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Prescollers bundled up in winter gear playing in muddy/snowy conditions

By Geralyn Bywater Advocacy best practices Developmentally appropriate practice early childhood education education Equity exploration Grantees Mini Grants Mini-Grant Recipient Nature Play Playful learning Podcast Preschool Public School Research School Teachers

Equitable Access to Nature and Play

Duluth Preschool Head Start program located in Duluth Public Schools in MN was awarded a $500 mini grant from DEY to purchase 306 pairs of boots socks. Eight of the classrooms have requested boot socks to have on hand to keep toes warm in our cold Minnesota weather. Thank you DEY!

Bookshelf displaying a collection of books in support of play and playful learning

By Geralyn Bywater Advocacy Care Child Care Community Connection Developmentally appropriate practice early childhood education Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) How Children Learn How Children Learn: Child Development Mini Grants Mini-Grant Recipient Parents Play Playful learning Teachers

Play-Based Parent/Teacher Library Created

This lending library supplies parents and teachers with various books and resources on play-based learning to increase the knowledge in our community. It was funded through a DEY Mini Grant.

Young child at a table with a smiling grandmother

By Geralyn Bywater Community Mini-Grant Recipient Play

Let’s Play America’s Annual Play Day is a Success!

Cultural Kit Mini Grant 8

By Denisha Jones, Ph.D., J.D. Mini-Grant Recipient

Cultural kits to share with schools in other countries (PUERTA ABIERTA ATITLAN)

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By Blakely Bundy Mini-Grant Recipient

The Village School of Louisville, KY Shows the Film “Most Likely to Succeed”

Kenyan children play on a slide

By Blakely Bundy Mini-Grant Recipient

Kenya’s Mercy Youth Initiative/Hope School Hosts a Community-Wide Event on the Importance of Play

Peter 5

By Blakely Bundy Mini-Grant Recipient

Mini Grant Recipient: Love Our Children, New Hanover County, NC

By Blakely Bundy Mini-Grant Recipient

Little Govs Child Learning Center Grantee

poster for film Beyond Measure

By Blakely Bundy Advocacy Efforts Assessment How Children Learn: Child Development Mini-Grant Recipient

Mini Grant Recipient: Virtual Screening of the Film, “Beyond Measure,” with a Follow-Up Zoom Discussion

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By Blakely Bundy Mini-Grant Recipient

Mini Grant Recipient: Anti-Bias & Culturally Responsive Work in Early Childhood Special Education Classrooms in Rochester, MI

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