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What's the most interesting place you've ever visited, and what made it special?

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What's the most interesting place you've ever visited, and what made it special?

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Key Leaders Luncheon- Sunnyside, Granger, Mabton

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Key Leaders Luncheon- Sunnyside, Granger, Mabton

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Luncheon on May 31st

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Trissa Schiffner, Catholic Charities Serving Central WA

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Trissa Schiffner, Catholic Charities Serving Central WA

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Why Early Learning is Important:

Research has shown that children who are able to participate in early learning programs perform better throughout their years of schooling. Early learning programs focus on six areas of kindergarten readiness:

Social-Emotional - Children do better in school when they can regulate their emotions, establish positive relationships with others, and constructively participate in group settings.

Physical - The early years are important for the development of fundamental gross-motor and fine-motor skills needed to be active learners.

Language - Children need to understand increasingly complex language and use language to express their thoughts, ideas, needs, and feelings.

Cognitive - Children are more successful in school when they have positive approaches to learning, and are able to attend, engage, and persist to solve problems.

Literacy - A child's progress in reading and writing is one of the best predictors of whether the child will function competently in school and in life.

Math - Research shows that math is the number one predictor of future success in reading and math.*

*Duncan, Greg. University of California, 2007. Early Childhood Longitudinal studies. "The strongest predictors of later achievement are school-entry math, reading, and attention skills. Early math skills have the greatest predictive power."

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Research has shown that children who are able to participate in early learning programs perform better throughout their years of schooling. Early learning programs focus on six areas of kindergarten readiness: Social-Emotional - Children do better in school when they can regulate their emotions, establish positive relationships with others, and constructively participate in group settings.

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The Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) was created by the Legislature in 2007.

ELAC representatives from around the state meet regularly to provide input and recommendations to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) so our strategies and actions are well informed and broadly supported by parents, child care providers, health and safety experts and interested members of the public.

Governor Jay Inslee holds final authority for policy decisions.

The council has adopted a Racial Equity Framework through which it conducts its business as an advisory board to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families.

Members

The Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) members are a diverse group of people whose role is to provide DCYF with input and recommendations to inform DCYF's work.

ELAC includes parents, child care providers, health and safety experts, legislators, representatives of Tribal Nations, independent schools, K-12 and higher education, and others who are interested in creating a statewide early learning system that helps all children realize their full potential.

Some ELAC members are appointed by the Governor. Others are appointed by various entities as required in the legislation that created ELAC.

Meetings

The Early Learning Advisory Council has six regular meetings each year, held on the first Tuesday of odd months. At each meeting, ELAC members get updates on DCYF's work and provide input and recommendations to DCYF.

Members of the public are welcome to attend ELAC meetings. Public comment periods are offered throughout each meeting. The locations and times vary for each meeting.

2022
December 6, 2022 August 2, 2022 October 4, 2022 June 7, 2022 April 12, 2022 February 1, 2022
At the time of the meeting, please join the Zoom meeting via the link below.

9:00am-3:00pm

Meeting number (access code): 824 9183 1069
Meeting password: 904723

Join by phone: 1 253 215 8782 US Toll
Passcode: 904723

2021
December 7, 2021 October 5, 2021 - Joint Early Learning Advisory Council, Provider Supports Subcommittee, and Parent Advisory Group Meeting August 3, 2021 June 1, 2021 - Joint Provider Supports Subcommittee Meeting March 30, 2021 - Joint PAG Meeting February 2, 2021

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Department of Children, Youth & Families

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The Early Learning Advisory Council (ELAC) was created by the Legislature in 2007. Read the statutory language ELAC representatives from around the state meet regularly to provide input and recommendations to the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) so our strategies and actions are well informed and broadly supported by parents, child care providers, health and safety experts and interested members of the public.

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What's your favorite way to unwind after a busy day?

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What's your favorite way to unwind after a busy day?

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Webinar opportunity: Celebrating Fatherhood-Empowering Dads for Positive Impact

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Webinar opportunity: Celebrating Fatherhood-Empowering Dads for Positive Impact

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Celebrating Fatherhood: Empowering Dads for Positive Impact Webinar - 1663771

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Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know.

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Please follow this link to sign in for today's meeting!

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Mindful Breathing Meditation for Kids | Sloth Cartoon Video (Relaxation Yoga for Children)

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YVCF Fiscal Sponsorship: Victor, Marilyn, Dieter

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YVCF Fiscal Sponsorship: Victor, Marilyn, Dieter

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Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, conference, huddle, and training rooms, as well as executive offices and classrooms. Founded in 2011, Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done.

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Preamble: Cecilia, Lowell, Andrea, Stacey D. 

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Preamble: Cecilia, Lowell, Andrea, Stacey D. 

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Columbia Records, Sony Music Entertainment, HJ Conte

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Commitments: Michele, Carina, Trissa, Rebecca

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Commitments: Michele, Carina, Trissa, Rebecca

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Gladys Knight and The Pips came to Motown as an established group that had performed together since the 1950s. A family affair, the group included Gladys and her brother Merald "Bubba" Knight and cousins William Guest and Edward Patten. While Gladys Knight and The Pips had scored hits for other companies, the group really took off when they signed with Motown Records in 1966.

Their first big Motown hit, "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," was released in 1967. The single, which was produced by Norman Whitfield, sold 2.5 million records, reaching #1 on the R&B charts and #2 on the pop charts. Under Whitfield's guidance, the group released more chart-topping singles over their remaining six years with Motown, including "The Nitty Gritty" in 1968 and another #1 R&B hit in 1970, the unforgettable "If I Were Your Woman."

Gladys Knight and The Pips won a Grammy Award in 1973 for their single, "Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)."
Spotify Discogs

Gladys Knight & The Pips perform "Friendship Train" on Soul Train, 1970.

Gladys Knight & The Pips perform a medley of hits on The Ed Sullivan Show, February 25, 1968.

Motown Note

Gladys Knight won Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour in 1952 at the age of seven.

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Gladys Knight And The Pips | Motown Museum | Home of Hitsville U.S.A.

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Gladys Knight and The Pips came to Motown as an established group that had performed together since the 1950s.

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Like the rest of the nation, Washington state is experiencing a workforce gap - a gap that must be addressed with targeted funding to fill the workforce pipeline and support both workers and employers.
Read up on the latest ACTION being taken in Washington in regards to the state's economic recovery in our new ACTION news category.

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The Washington Workforce Association (WWA) is a nonprofit non-partisan membership organization of the twelve WDCs of Washington State.