A NEW VISION - PUBLIC POLICY
Monday | October 19, 2020
Join OCDEL, federal experts, and state early education providers to discuss the challenges and opportunities for Pennsylvania's early care and education system as we move forward.
It is an Early Childhood Education Summit tradition that we open our three-day Summit with a Keynote and Workshop track that focuses on Federal and State Policy. The last seven months have brought much attention to the integral role early care and education plays in supporting working families and the economy. However, the industry and its workforce were struggling before the coronavirus hit and we are finding that the resources and policies targeted to address the virus may not be enough to save it from collapse. During Monday's public policy sessions we will hear from OCDEL, federal experts and state early education providers on how we take the challenges and vulnerabilities of the sector that have become so apparent as a result of the pandemic, learn and move forward.
Opening Keynotes | 8:30 to 10:00 AM
Tracey Campanini
Tracey Campanini
Tracey Campanini
Deputy Secretary
Departments of Education & Human Services
Office of Child Development and Early Learning
Albert Wat
Tracey Campanini
Tracey Campanini
Senior Policy Director
Alliance For Early Success
Build Stronger: A Child Care Policy Roadmap
OCDEL TOWN HALL
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM | Session 1.04
How have OCDEL’s initiatives and investments made an impact in your early learning program, your community and the families you serve? Ask questions, share your experiences, and hear comments from the OCDEL Executive Staff on how the initiatives from the PA Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) are being implemented in communities throughout Pennsylvania.
- Kesley Shaw, Director, Bureau of Policy and Professional Development
- Christine Reber, Director, Bureau of Early Learning Resource Center Operations
- Lisa Parker, Director, Bureau of Early Intervention Services and Family Supports
- Christine Baldini, Bureau of Finance, Operations and Planning
- Brent Gordon, Chief of Staff
- Karen Grimm-Thomas, Director of External Relations
- Marnie Aylesworth, Director, PA Key
- Colin Day, Communications Director
- Deb Daulton, Director, Early Intervention Technical Assistance
- Tracy Duarte, Director, Head Start State Collaboration Office
STATE & FEDERAL POLICY PANELS
A recent article on Fatherly.com asked a group of national experts “How to Save Child Care” and “How can we fix it?” We are asking our federal and state panelists for their vision. How do we take the challenges and vulnerabilities of the sector that have become so apparent as a result of the pandemic, learn and move forward? We are asking … It’s 2025 ... where will child care be ... what will it look like ... what will we need to get there?
New Visions for Child Care | Federal Panel
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM | Session 2.04 | New Visions for Child Care: Federal Panel
Moderator: Sue Russell, Executive Director, T.E.A.C.H. National Center
Panelists
- Patricia A. Cole, Senior Director of Federal Policy, Zero to Three
- Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Director, Child Care And Early Education, CLASP
- Natalie Renew, Director, Home Grown
- Tommy Sheridan, Deputy Director, National Head Start Association
- Albert Wat, Senior Policy Director, Alliance For Early Success
2:30 PM to 4:00 PM Session 3.05 A New Vision for Child Care: PA Providers Speak Out
Moderator: Miles Bryan, Reporter, WHYY
Panelists:
- Zakiyyah Boone, Wonderspring, Narberth
- Abigail Enz-Doershner, Once Upon a Time, Washington
- Bridget Heinl, Family Child Care Home, Middletown
- Aliya Johnson-Roberts, Pratt Street Learning Center, Philadelphia
- Leslie Spina, Kinder Academy, Inc., Philadelphia
- Dr. April Torrence, Zion Education Center, Farrell
Monday | October 19, 2020 | 7:00 PM
LEGISLATIVE AWARDS CEREMONY
Join Early Learning PA in celebrating 10 years of support from the largest bi-partisan, bicameral early childhood education caucus in the country. On October 16th, we will recognize past and current members of the Pennsylvania Early Childhood Education Caucus for their leadership in supporting high-quality early care and education opportunities for Pennsylvania's children.
