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title: "Tuesday Newsday: March 28, 2023"
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What's happening at Early Learning Indiana?

| View in browser Tuesday Newsday March 28, 2023 Follow Early Learning Indiana on social media! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Website TEAM HAPPENINGS  Team Member Anniversaries  Congratulations to the following team members celebrating a work anniversary in April!  Timeka Harvey, Federal Building, CSP — 20 years Patricia Britton, State Government Center, Teacher — 17 years Angelina Laureano, Fort Harrison, Teacher —10 years Debra Roberts, IU Health, Teacher — 10 years Seth Pederson, State Government Center, CSP — 10 years Corrie Reed, IU Health, Teacher — 9 years Emily Jarboe, Statewide Team, Director of Health & Safety — 8 years Navil Vargas, Federal Building, CSP — 6 years Andrea Bergman, Fort Harrison, Operations Manager — 5 years Kailah Lee, Statewide Team, Practice & Policy — 3 years Melissa Bloomer, Solution Center, Solution Center Rep. — 2 years MaQuinn Thompson, Patty Jischke, Teacher — 2 years Kirsten Yeager, Statewide Team, Director of Development — 1 year Casey Skaggs, Federal Building, CSP — 1 year Tiffany Mack, Fort Harrison, CSP — 1 year Morgan Stewart, Park 100, CSP — 1 year Mary Newman, Purdue University, CSP — 1 year Tyla Ayers, State Government Center, Operations Manager — 1 year Iesha Collins, State Government Center, CSP — 1 year  ELI Town Hall  In today's Town Hall, our team members gave an update on the Early Years Initiative, DEL reset, Early Head Start, upcoming DEL family engagements and presented rewards and recognitions.    Click the button below to watch the recording. Watch the Town Hall TRENDING ACROSS OUR DAY EARLY LEARNING CENTERS EHS Home Visits As part of the Early Head Start (EHS) program, teachers perform home visits for all of our EHS students to share about the child’s education and developmental progress as well as encourage parent-child interactions, activities and learning in the home. During each home visit, families receive an activity kit including a book, manipulatives or toys and suggested activities. Our theme for this round of home visits is animals. Check out and share the EHS Amazon Wish List.  A Family-Fun Night Join us for a night of music and fun for the entire family. Thanks to our partnership with the Indianapolis Public Library, 123 Andrés will be live in concert at Christel House South Academy – where our Day Early Learning at Manual center is also located. All ELI and DEL team members and families are welcome.    Click the button below to RSVP for this exciting event. RSVP Here Week of the Young Child Week of the Young Child (WOYC) is an annual celebration of children, their families and the early childhood programs that are critical in their development. We will be celebrating #WOYC23 in our centers and providing opportunities for all families to continue learning objectives at home with our activity kits. Families are also invited to a special reading event at their center in the month of April. Learn more about everything WOYC on our blog. Fresh Smiles Is there any better feeling than having clean teeth and fresh breath? Our toddlers are very serious about learning how to brush away germs and make sure their mouths are clean! Click the button below to send us photos so we can highlight what is happening in your center. Prior to sending photos, confirm photo releases for children shown. Submit Photos TEAM RESOURCES Safety Spotlight This month’s Safety Spotlight will cover several strategies to keep children safe in their environment. It’s crucial to think about these self-reflection questions when caring for children: How can you ensure you’re always watching and counting children when they’re playing indoors and outdoors? How do you accommodate individual children’s abilities? How do you adjust activities to prevent possible injuries? How often do you communicate with other team members who teach in or support your classroom? Minimize Burnout and Stress with Calm Burnout and stress don’t have to take over your professional and personal lives. There are different approaches you can take to develop healthy coping mechanisms and try preventive measures that’ll positively impact you in the long run.  Here are some recommendations from Calm — our mental wellness partner — that you can do in a few minutes anytime, anywhere:    7 Days of Managing Stress Within a week, you’ll have a robust toolkit for mastering stress — from creating balance to mind-body connection.  60 Second Reboot Quickly recenter yourself and ease any tension or anxiety whenever you need it during the day Upper Body Stress Do a few light stretches for your upper body to release any stress that might be still lingering within you. Join one of the Calm App Webinars to learn how to get the most out of your Calm experience and bolster your overall wellbeing. SUBMIT AN UPDATE If you have important news to submit to Tuesday Newsday, please do so via the ELI Internal Communications Submission Form. 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