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Children, Choices, and Us

Children, Choices, and Us. September 29, 2009 Administrators’ Conference on Early Childhood Pat Anderson, Associate Superintendent Geary County USD 475. I had finished my dinner Gone for a walk It was fine Out and I started whistling It wasn’t long before I met a

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Children, Choices, and Us

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  1. Children, Choices, and Us • September 29, 2009 • Administrators’ Conference on Early Childhood • Pat Anderson, Associate Superintendent • Geary County USD 475

  2. I had finished my dinner Gone for a walk It was fine Out and I started whistling It wasn’t long before I met a Man and his wife riding on A pony with seven Kids running along beside them AN EASY DECISION

  3. I said hello and Went on Pretty soon I met another Couple This time with nineteen Kids and all of them Riding on A big smiling hippopotamus I invited them home By Kenneth Patchen • by Kenneth Patchen

  4. Choices: Current programs • Little coordination or coherence • Financing shifting; uncertain • Sites varied • Quality uneven • Oversight inconsistent • Results nebulous

  5. Us: Recommendations for Collaboration • Quality must be defined to include learning. • Quality must be monitored. • All workers must be screened. • Professionally qualified staff must be required. • Programs must be inspected. • High quality must be affordable. • Consensus on licensing terms must be reached across the country.

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