Kindergarten Transition

Updated 10/3/08

Stark County Transition Skills Checklist

The transition from preschool to kindergarten is an important time for children and their families. If you are working with young children moving on to kindergarten, you can be an enormous help in paving their way. Plan to share information on the STARK COUNTY-TRANSITION SKILLS CHECKLIST to assist kindergarten teachers in getting ready for their new students. For more information and to access forms click below:

• Frequently asked questions (PDF)
• Transition Skills Checklist (PDF)
• Pre-K Transition Contacts (PDF)
• Transportation Contacts (PDF)

State Quality Initiatives

Updated 11/09

Professional Development

State funds have been made available to support early childhood professional development. Check out these websites for more information.

www.ohpdnetwork.org
www.ecqnet.org/ecq/ProfDev/index.cfm
www.childcare-connection.org
dnet01.ode.state.oh.us/STARSv2/default.aspx

Step Up to Quality

Step up to Quality is a voluntary Three-Star Quality Rating System designed to recognize the efforts of licensed early care and education programs that take incremental steps towards improving quality.

To learn more about these and other quality initiatives go to www.stepuptoquality.org

Upcoming Professional Conferences

Updated 11/09

• Early Childhood Educators Consortium (ECEC) Annual Fall Conference at Malone University | Oct. 3, 2009 | Canton, OH | 330-494-4360
• Northeast Ohio Early Childhood Leadership Conference “Strengthen Your Skills as a Leader” | Oct. 29, 2009 | NEOUCOM Conference Center (Rootstown, OH) | Click here for a conference brochure