Council Blog
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Celebrating Advances in Child Rights: A Historical Timeline
On November 20th, the international community celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Convention on Rights of the Child and the annual U.N. World Children’s Day. The Council for Professional Recognition is proud to participate...
CDAs are Key to Stemming COVID-Related Learning Loss
A clearer picture is emerging as we enter the ninth month of COVID-19 restrictions. From the initial lockdowns to the on-going need for social distancing and mask wearing, we’ve all been affected. Data and public...
Grief as a Gateway to Education
This is a moment of profound loss in our country and world; the death toll from COVID-19 is overwhelming. At another time, dealing with another tragedy, Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl wrote, “Everything can be taken...
Want Your Best Life? Be Your Best “You”
Grab yourself a tea or coffee (or wine!), and let’s chat about your life. How’s it going? Are you happy with how you’re living? With your achievements? How you’re showing up every day for the...
Some Hope on the Horizon
The news coming out of early education has been discouraging and disheartening of late, with so many of our colleagues having to close their centers and home based-care programs and not knowing whether they will...
Manning Up for Men: Recruitment and Retention in the Early Childhood Field
The early childhood care and education field tends to be no man’s land. Nationwide, a meager 2.2 percent of ECE and kindergarten teachers are men, and 44 percent of them leave the field within...
The best way to prepare for a career in ECE: The High School CDA®
The countdown to graduation is a rite of passage for many high school students. Even before senior year, students dream about the day when they will march across the stage, receive their diploma, and...
Good Times and Gossip with Ruth: Remembering RBG
“One of my fondest memories growing up was sitting on my mother’s lap while she would read to me,” Ruth Bader Ginsburg told a group of families in Santa Fe, NM, a few years...
Honoring Hispanic/Latinx ECE Champions
VER EN ESPAÑOL By: Savannah DiMarco This month, the Council for Professional Recognition is delighted to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month! We are grateful for the Hispanic/Latinx individuals who comprise 24.6% of child care...