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Dear
YAAEYC
Members,
Winter
sure
is
doing
us
in!
I
don’t
know
about
you
but
I
am
anxiously
awaiting
the
Spring
and
our
exciting
upcoming
events.
Are
you
planning
anything
exciting
for
the
Week
of
the
Young
Child
–
April
11
‐
17,
2010?
Our
Week
of
the
Young
Child
Committee
is
busy
plan
‐
ning
our
events.
Hopefully
you
have
received
their
letter
about
facility
and
family
involvement
for
door
prizes
for
our
recognition
event.
Please
consider
participating.
If
you
have
not
received
this
information,
please
contact
me
at
and
I
will
be
sure
that
you
receive
it.
The
date
has
been
set
for
Early
Childhood
Action
Day;
Tuesday,
June
8,
2010.
Mark
your
calendars
and
be
ready
for
the
upcoming
registration.
2009
may
have
been
a
year
of
trials
and
tribulations,
let’s
work
together
to
make
2010
a
positive
and
rewarding
year
for
Early
Childhood
Educa
‐
tion.
Sending
warm
wishes!
Sincerely,
Mindy
Miller
YAAEYC
President
Letter
From
The
President
Inside
this
issue:
The
White
RoseThe
White
Rose
Winter
2010
Page
1
Letter
from
the
President
1
Week
of
the
Young
Child
Info
2
YMCA
Healthy
Kid
Day
2
Networking
Night
2
Recognition
Banquet
2
Outstanding
Early
Childhood
Profes
‐
sional
Parent
Nomination
Form
3
White
Rose
Award
Nomination
4
York
County
Early
Childhood
Educa
‐
tion
Professional
Award
5
Library
Update
5
Early
Childhood
Action
Day
5
Vita
Tax
Program
6
‐
7
YAAEYC
Contacts
8
New
&
Renewing
Memberships
8
Conference
Committee
Update
8
Nominating
Committee
Update
8
Page
2
The
annual
recognition
banquet
will
be
held
on
Thursday,
April
15
at
the
Valencia
Ballroom.
Doors
will
open
at
6pm.
The
meal
choices
are
roasted
turkey
and
four
cheese
lasagna.
Mary
Ellen
Pann,
from
Fox
43,
will
be
the
Mistress
of
Ceremonies
again
this
year.
Featured
speaker
is
PA
“One
Book,
Every
Young
Child”
author
Will
Hillenbrand.
His
featured
book
What
a
Treasure
will
be
given
to
each
attendee
cour
‐
tesy
of
the
York
County
Library
System.
The
White
Rose
Award,
the
Early
Childhood
Educa
‐
tor
Professional
Award
and
the
Outstanding
Early
Childhood
Professional
Parent
Awards
will
be
presented.
Registration
information
will
be
sent
to
you
over
the
next
few
weeks.
Contact
Angie
Sparks
or
Trish
Bissett
for
additional
information.
Week
of
the
Young
Child
The
Week
of
The
Young
Child
will
be
April
11
‐
17,
2010.
Activities
will
include
visits
from
our
legislators,
rec
‐
ognition
banquet,
Healthy
Kids
Day,
PA
Libraries
Early
Learning
Forum
and
networking
night
which
will
be
held
the
next
week.
PA
Libraries
Early
Learning
Forum
‐
Wednesday,
April
14
at
the
Harrisburg
Hilton
from
9am
until
3pm.
Recognition
Banquet
‐
Thursday,
April
15
at
the
Valencia
Ballroom
with
doors
opening
at
6pm.
YMCA
Healthy
Kids
Day
‐
Saturday,
April
17
at
the
Graham
Aquatic
Center
from
11am
until
3pm.
2nd
Annual
Networking
Night
‐
tentatively
scheduled
for
Wednesday,
April
28.
Did
you
ever
wonder
how
other
centers
organized
their
block
area,
incorporated
early
learning
standards
into
documentation,
or
displayed
child
work?
Join
us
for
YAAEYC’s
Second
Annual
Networking
Night
tentatively
scheduled
for
Wednesday,
April
28,
2010
to
find
out.
Networking
Night
is
a
wonderful
time
to
get
to
know
other
child
care
teachers
and
visit
their
cen
‐
ters.
This
year,
beginning
at
6:30
PM,
we
are
scheduled
to
visit
brand
new
facilities
at
the
YWCA
of
York
and
Cris
‐
pus
Attucks
in
downtown
York.
We
will
also
visit
one
other
center.
At
each
center,
you
can
talk
to
staff,
tour
the
facility,
and
get
ideas.
We
will
have
appetizers
at
one
center,
a
“main
course”
at
the
next
and
dessert
at
the
final
location.
This
event
is
free
to
YAAEYC
members
and
$10
for
non
‐
members.
Look
for
more
details
during
Week
of
the
Young
Child
events
and
we
hope
to
see
you
there!
2nd
Annual
Networking
Night
Recognition
Banquet
YMCA
Healthy
Kids
Day
will
be
held
on
Saturday,
April
17,
2010
from
11am
until
3pm
at
the
Graham
Aquatic
Center,
543
N.
Newberry
St.,
York.
There
will
be
games,
health
information,
health
screen
‐
ings
and
fun
for
the
entire
family.
For
more
infor
‐
mation
call
the
YMCA
of
York
County.
Healthy
Kids
Day
Page
3
Outstanding
Early
Childhood
Professional
Parent
Nomination
Form
Each
year
YAAEYC
(York
Area
Association
for
the
Education
of
Young
Children),
celebrates
our
communities’
success
in
the
quality
and
care
of
early
childhood
education
offered
throughout
our
county
during
the
Week
of
the
Young
Child
in
April.
As
a
parent
you
have
daily
interactions
with
many
excellent
child
care
providers/teachers.
These
individuals
often
are
not
recognized
for
the
hard
work,
dedication
and
love
they
give
daily.
YAAEYC
would
like
to
recog
‐
nize
these
Outstanding
Early
Childhood
Professionals
at
our
event
on
April
15,
2010.
If
you
wish
to
nominate
a
teacher
or
assistant
for
an
Outstanding
Early
Childhood
Professional
Award,
please
complete
the
information
below.
Provider’s
Name
(First
&
Last):
________________________________________
Program
Name:
__________________________________________________
Briefly
tell
us
why
this
person
is
an
outstanding
Early
Childhood
Professional:
Your
Name:
____________________________________________
Phone
Number:
______________
You
will
be
contacted
only
if
there
is
a
question.
May
we
share
a
copy
of
this
nomination
with
the
award
recipient
at
the
banquet?
YES
or
NO
Please
return
your
nomination
by
March
13
to
Wendy
Latshaw,
Otterbein
Early
Education
Center,
PO
Box
386,
Mount
Wolf,
PA
17347.
You
may
email
your
nomination
to
You
may
nominate
one
teacher
for
each
child
enrolled
in
a
program.
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