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Seniors4Kids visited The Children's Place in Albany during a March 11th advocacy day event that included the release of a Generations United report
Generations Unite for Quality Pre-K: New York. (photo: Sara Harmon) |
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Seniors4Kids visited The Children's Place in Albany during a March 11th advocacy day event that included the release of a Generations United report Generations Unite for Quality Pre-K: New York. (photo: Sara Harmon) |
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Evelyn Efinger, Infant Toddler Coordinator at the NYSCCCC, and Dr. Dina Lieser of Docs for Tots, at the Feb. 13th Advocacy Day event in Albany. Docs for Tots released a policy brief Investing in Early Care and Education is a Powerful Public Health Initiative for New York's Children. (photo: Jenn O'Connor) |
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Jenn O'Connor, Winning Beginning NY project coordinator, testified at a Dec. 13th NYS Division of the Budget Education Budget Hearing in Albany. (photo: Sara P. Harmon) |
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Seniors4Kids presented testimony at a November 30, 2007 Long Island hearing on the 2008-09 NYS Budget. (From the left) Amparo Sadler, Florence Boroson, Pegi Orsino and Diana Wolffer. (photo: IG Strategies)
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Cynthia Gallagher, Coordinator,
Early Education and Reading Initiatives,
NYS Department of Education, gave an early care and education overview at the Field Captains Retreat in Albany.
October 4, 2007 (photo:
Sara P. Harmon)
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Peggy Liuzzi, Child Care Solutions, makes a statement at the Field Captains Retreat in Albany. October 4, 2007 (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Claire Wilker, Generations United campaign manager of Seniors4Kids explains how senior advocates can play an important role in civic engagement of children's issues, at the Field Captains Retreat. October 4, 2007 (photo:
Sara P. Harmon)
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Pre-K Now's "Champions for Children" awardees met with Senator Hillary Clinton following a Capitol Hill event honoring their successful expansion of New York State-funded prekindergarten programs. (From the left) Kelly Bowes of Docs for Tots, Nancy Kolben of Child Care, Inc., Senator Hillary Clinton, Jenn O'Connor of Winning Beginning NY and Dr. Dina Lieser of Docs for Tots. (photo: U.S. Senate Photographic Services, July 19, 2007)
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Winning Beginning
NY Co-convener Kristen Kerr with an early childhood teacher
at the 1st annual Early Childhood Workforce Rally in Albany.
June 20, 2007. (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Home Away From
Home : students at the first annual Early Childhood Workforce
Rally in Albany. June 20, 2007. (photo: Todd Boressoff)
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I Love My Teachers:
students at the first annual Early Childhood Workforce Rally
in Albany. June 20, 2007. (photo: Todd Boressoff)
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Early Childhood
Workforce Rally participants at the state Capitol in Albany.
June 20, 2007. (photo: Todd Boressoff)
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Ruth Pelham of
the Music Mobile with an early childhood educator
expressing the current reality of low wages at the first annual
Early Childhood Workforce Rally in Albany. June 20, 2007.
(photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Daycare student
with sign at the first annual Early Childhood Workforce Rally
in Albany. June 20, 2007. (photo: Todd Boressoff)
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Jenn O'Connor,
Winning Beginning NY project coordinator, being interviewed
at the first annual Early Childhood Workforce Rally in Albany.
June 20, 2007. (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Noisemakers at
the first annual Early Childhood Workforce Rally in Albany.
June 20, 2007. (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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The Winning Beginning
NY Children's Art Project on display in the Legislative Office
Building in Albany on June 18 - 20, 2007. (photo: Sara P.
Harmon)
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One portion of
the Winning Beginning NY Children's Art Project on display
in the Legislative Office Building in Albany on June 18 -
20, 2007. (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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PreK students
from the Saratoga Independent School with examples of artwork
they made for the Children's Art Project. Feb. 28, 2007.
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PreK students
from the Campus Children's Center at Jamestown Community College
used their "engineering and architectural" skills
to construct Governor Spitzer's office building. Photo
accompanied art submitted for the WBNY Children's Art Project.
Feb. 2007.
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WBNY Co-conveners
Kristen Kerr and Karen Schimke present the 2007 Early Learning
poster to NYS Assemblyman William Scarborough in appreciation
of his efforts as Chair of the Assembly Committee on Children
and Families. Feb. 28, 2007. (photo: Jenn O'Connor)
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BC Center 3-year-olds
from Binghamton, NY producing bubble art for Winning Beginning
NY's Children's Art Project. February 2007.
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BC Center 3-year-olds
from Binghamton, NY doing watercolor painting for Winning
Beginning NY's Children's Art Project. February 2007.
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NYS Senator Stephen
Saland receives the 2007 Early Learning poster from WBNY Co-convener
Karen Schimke in appreciation of his efforts as Chair of the
Senate Education Committee. Feb. 5, 2007. (photo:Jenn O'Connor)
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Carol Saginaw,
Executive Director of NYSCCCC and Co-convener of Winning Beginning
NY at the Dec. 12, 2006 press conference where advocates called
for the creation of an Early Learning Commission. (photo:
Sara P. Harmon)
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Pierce Hall at
the Child's Center day care infant with staffperson at the
Dec. 12, 2006 Winning Beginning NY press conference in Albany.
(photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Advocates from
across the state rally in front of the Court of Appeals building
in Albany for the October 10th final hearing on the CFE lawsuit.
(photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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The Alliance for
Quality Education organized the Oct. 10th rally at the Court
of Appeals building in Albany on the final hearing for the
Campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit. (photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Dr. Augusta Souza
Kappner, President of Bank Street College of Education speaks
at a January 19, 2005 Education Conference Board & WBNY
roundtable on the lifelong learning journey that begins at
birth, and facilitated a discussion around the concept of
a "New York State Pre-K - 16 public education system."
(photo: Sara P. Harmon)
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Jaret Gates, a
PreK graduate from Oxford, New York stands in front of a sunflower
he grew from seeds he received in June while at kindergarten
screening. September 2004. (photo: Julie Gates) |
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Student from the
West End Temple Sinai Congregation Nursery School in Neponsit,
NY. May, 2004. |
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Student from the
West End Temple Sinai Congregation Nursery School in Neponsit,
NY. May, 2004. |
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A class from the
YWCA of NYC Early Learning Center, Flushing branch. Spring
2004. (photo: Fanny Bravo) |
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More students
from the YWCA of NYC Early Learning Center, Flushing branch,
on a field trip. Spring 2004. (photo: Fanny
Bravo) |
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Clive R. Belfied,
Ph.D., Teachers College Columbia University professor and
author of the recently released cost analysis Early Childhood
Education: How Important Are the Cost-Savings to the School
System, explains his study at at March 3, 2004 Winning
Beginning press conference in Albany. (photo: Sara P. Harmon) |
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Group leaders
at the October 2003 unveiling of a draft Blueprint for a comprehensive
system of early care and education in New York State include
Peggy Liuzzi (Onondaga Child Care Council); Anne Mitchell
(Early Childhood Policy Research); Pat Myers (NYSAEYC); and
Carol Saginaw (NYSCCCC). (photo: Sara Harmon)
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The Greater Ridgewood
Youth Council Little Stars Pre-K program held a Hooray for
UPK celebration to mark the state's continued funding of univeral
pre-kindergarten. Among those on hand for the event were Senator
Serphin Maltese and his wife, Constance Del Vecchio Maltese;
Council members Dennis Gallagher and Diana Reyna; and Nubia
Holzherr, representing Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan. Council
members Gallagher and Reyna are shown in photo, along with
GRYC President Bob Monahan, UPK Director Lydia Nwogu, teachers,
parents and children. (photo: Robert Molina)
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NYS Assembly Member Susan John
reading the Very Hungry Caterpillar to universal
pre-kindergartners at Rochester's Children's Nursery in October
of 2003. |
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Students from the Samaritan
Renesselaer Children's Center deliver an invitation to Senator
Joseph L. Bruno's office in Albany, inviting the Senator to
visit their pre-k program. The Senator's receptionist, Meg
Brown, received the June 2003 invitation. (photo: Sara P.
Harmon) |
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At an April 15, 2003 press
conference in Albany, children from St. Anthony's UPK program
in the Schenectady City School District gather at the feet
of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, after presenting petitions
gathered statewide by the Emergency Coalition to Save Universal
Prekindergarten.
(photo: Sara P. Harmon) |
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4-year-olds from St. Anthony's
UPK program in the Schenectady City School District with signatures
presented to state leaders on April 15, 2003 backing a simple
plea: "Don't eliminate state funding for Universal Prekindergarten."
(photo: Sara P. Harmon) |
