I am a resident of Howard
County Maryland . I researched organizations and communities of
practice that were related to poverty.
Poverty is the issue I am focusing on during this course hence the
reason I selected these particular organizations.
Local Organizations or Communities of Practice
- This
organization advocates for the needs of low-income residents of
- Howard County Community Action Council has a variety of job opportunities available
- Head
Start Director: Responsible for the overall administration of the Head
Start Program in
- Skills and Experience
- Considerable knowledge of family
and child development, social services, human services programs
- Considerable knowledge of
Federal, State and local laws, regulations and guidelines relating to
Head Start
- Ability to develop and maintain
effective working relationships with parents, co-workers, boards and
commissions and other community groups
- Teacher
- Skills and Experience
- Experience working with preschool
children in the three to four year old age range
- United Way of
- Composed of local volunteers to
assist residents of
State
Organizations or Communities of Practice
- MD State Dept of Education Division of Early Childhood Development
·
Office of Childcare
o Responsible for licensing, credentialing and subsidies for low income
families
o EXCELS Branch which provides voluntary quality rating improvement
systems for child care centers, homes and public pre-k
·
Early Learning Branch
o The Maryland Model for
School Readiness (MMSR) assessment which provides data for students entering
Kindergarten
o Maryland
o Judy Centers
·
Collaboration and Program
Improvement Branch
o
Works to improve the accessibility, availability and quality
of child care programs and services through the use of grants
o Houses:
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Head Start State
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Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH)
Project
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Contract management of the Maryland Child Care Resource and
Referral Network in the Maryland Family Network
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State ECAC and the RTT-ELC grant – Project 1 Local Early
Childhood Advisory Councils (LECAC)
In order to
perform in any of these organizations in any capacity, experience with children
and working with low income families or families of poverty would be a
requirement. Positive communication
skills among colleagues as well as the families and children with whom I would
work would also be essential.
Resources
As I read through blogs it is wonderful to know that there are so many communities that support early childhood. I hope that one day we can define standards nationally.
ReplyDeleteAshli,
ReplyDeleteWhat great resources you have available to you. If only all communities and states put this kind of effort into early childhood! It is interesting to see that Maryland has a Quality Rating System. I worked on the pilot project for KQRIS in Kansas. This system lost funding and so no longer exists. It is also impressive that Maryland works to address issues of program quality and accessibility. Great Information!
Geralyn
Ashli,
ReplyDeleteIt is good to find so many organizations in just one county working to lift people out of poverty or provide support for them, that is a great one. Thanks for sharing insightful information