NAEYC Conference Brought Us Together, Generated News Since 1979 P.E.A.C.E., and its predecessor CEASE, have been meeting every year at the annual NAEYC Conference, the one time of the year when much of the early childhood profession can gather. A large and active group of us met at the Conference […]
Little Friends for Peace
With NAEYC’s national conference in Washington, DC, this year, we are excited to share information about a local organization that has been teaching peace in Mt. Rainier, Maryland, for decades. Check them out at http://www.lffp.org/ Here’s a quote from their About Us page: Little Friends for Peace Mission To counter violence […]
November 2018 P.E.A.C.E. News
Action Alerts! 2018 Election Results Thank you for voting on November 6. It’s a bit too early to read the tea leaves about results, but we may find it a bit easier to get positive financing and other changes for young children and their families through the new Congress. In […]
September 2018 P.E.A.C.E. News
Raising Awareness on Play’s Importance Two recent developments focused public attention on the importance of child-initiated play in children’s overall development and success in life, as well as the negative impact of play deprivation on our country’s prospects as a civil society practicing democracy. The first of these was […]
August 2018 P.E.A.C.E. News
Action Alerts! Re-Unite Immigrant Families! There still are well over 800 children who were torn away from their undocumented families recently and have been put in detention all over the U.S., with no push by the Government to get them back together again. The Government needs to compensate […]