Arizona McDonald’s restaurants and Read On Arizona, a statewide public/private collaborative working to improve literacy, are partnering to host Family Reading Day on Saturday, Nov. 2, to encourage families to pick up a book and read together! 

Beginning at 1 p.m., the first 100 families that visit their local McDonald’s restaurant, will receive a FREE Scholastic book (toddler to 6^th grade), ice cream cone and Read On Arizona Early Literacy Guide for Families to help support their child’s reading.  A total of 25,000 books and early literacy guides will be given away to families at Arizona McDonald’s restaurants. The FREE book offer excludes Walmart and mall McDonald’s restaurant locations.

For more information click HERE

The Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs is pleased to extend a personal invitation to the upcoming listening sessions in October and November.  They’ve had the pleasure of partnering with the Maricopa County Department of Public Health focusing on the inclusion of children and youth with special health care needs and their families in policy development.  The needs assessment and listening sessions are but the first step in gathering information about families experiences and community needs.  Should you have any questions about this initiative, please contact Marta.Urbina@azdhs.gov

Please click on the link below to access  flyer listening sessions that the Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Saguaro Evaluation Group and several community partners are providing for parents of children & youth with special health care needs (CYSHCN).

 CYSHCN Listening Sessions

CYSHCN Sesión de audiencia

 Arizona Early Learning Workforce Knowledge and Competencies 

Dear Early Childhood Stakeholders,

First Things First and The BUILD Initiative invite you to provide comment on the DRAFT of the Arizona Early Learning Workforce Knowledge and Competencies.

 To learn more about the competencies, please visit http://www.azftf.gov/early-learning-workforce. 

Your opinion matters!

There are two ways to provide your input on this critical document:

• Participate in the online survey between October 4-31, 2013 by visiting: http://www.azftf.gov/early-learning-workforce.
• Attend a focus group in your area. If you would like to attend the Phoenix Focus Group on the 29^th but can’t attend in person, you may join us virtually!  You just need to register by visiting: https://azftf.ilinc.com/register/szscczw.  

Once you register, you’ll receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions for joining the meeting.  Please do NOT share or forward the link in your confirmation e-mail.  It will not work for multiple users.  Each user MUST register to receive a link for participation. 

Yuma, Tucson and Phoenix

Spread the word!

Please forward this e-mail to your colleagues and encourage their participation.

Thank you for your help!