Welcome to ELOP!

The Puget Sound ESD Early Learning Outreach Program (ELOP) connects early childhood educators to professional education, resources, and research based information.

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ELOP will not offer Building Bridges modules during the 2008-2009 school year.
Please contact local Community and Technical Colleges, Child Care Resources, Washington Association for the Education of Young Children (WAEYC), and/or Department of Early Learning (DEL), regarding Building Bridges with Higher Education classes or any other Early Childhood educational/professional development opportunities.

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New ECE Resources:

PBS TeacherLine

Online ECE Community around the Globe

 

 

 

 

Parent Involvement: A New Day, New Ways

As this article suggests, PTA may be going the way of the dinosaur. But that doesn't mean parents don't value education or want to participate...Read more

Wherefore Art Thou, Math?

  According to a 2005 study of six state-funded pre-K programs, only about 14% of the children's time was spent in math instruction.* Teachers/providers have not had the same supports for teaching math as they've had with literacy… Read more

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"Alignment" for School Success

Alignment” is a buzz word that crops up frequently in debates about what steps are needed to assure school success for all children. Just what is alignment? Read more

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PIERCE COUNTY ECE PROGRAMS LEAD THE PACK IN STOP-SMOKING EFFORTS

Washington State is a national leader in tobacco control activities. Its smoke-free workplace law protects all workers from secondhand smoke and its hefty tobacco tax prevents more children from starting to smoke. Washington invests substantially in tobacco prevention ... Read More