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ABOUT LEAN Welcome to BCDI-Atlanta's professional online community - Leadership & Equity Advancement Network (LEAN)! This forum is space for early education stakeholders to connect and share with each other. Start by introducing yourself with areas of interest, posting your relative content, sharing media, or information for advancing equity in early care and education. ​ Learn more about our early educati on programs at bcdiatlanta.org/early-care Join the LEAN Community Download LEAN Resource Guide

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COVID-19 RESOURCES Stay updated with information via our email notices and newsletters. If you're not already receiving them, please register at bcdiatlanta.org/contact . Please stay safe and share these resources with your network. ​ Download COVID-19 Resources Postcard Covid and Young Children COVID-19 and Young Children BCDI-Atlanta promotes COVID-19 vaccines, as recommended by the CDC, for everyone ages 6 months and older, and COVID-19 boosters for everyone ages 5 years and up. Through continued monitoring of safety, COVID-19 vaccines have been found to be safe for children and teens. Many children between the ages of 5 and 17 years old have already received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine . The known risks and effects of COVID-19 are far more severe and adverse than having an extremely rare adverse reaction to the vaccine. Covid at School At School BCDI-Atlanta promotes a set infectious disease prevention program being put in place as a part of schools' (or any child-based centers') normal operations to ensure the upmost health and safety of children and their peers in these settings. The COVID-19-specific prevention strategies used within schools or child-based centers should be tied to the COVID-19 hospital admission levels and specific to the needs of the community being served, such as availability of resources, health status of students, and age of population served. Parents and children should be advised to stay home when they are sick to avoid the spreading of COVID-19 in larger settings. Ventilation is also an extremely important factor in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children and adults from COVID-19. Wearing a good mask indoors can assist in less particles being taken in that can lead to being affected by COVID-19, but having effective ventilation plays a huge role in this; even opening windows can be positively impactful. Hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette also need to be implemented into teaching and throughout the school day. Children should be allotted time to wash their hands before and after lunch, as well as after recess or any other high-touch areas. Also, it is important to implement children in teaching them how to cover their mouths and noses when they sneeze or cough. High-touch areas, along with the rest of these spaces should be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized at the end of each day. Consideration factors for prioritizing strategies need to include the age of the population being served, students with disabilities, people at risk of becoming extremely ill, equity, availability of resources, communities served, and pediatric-specific considerations. Covid at Home At Home BCDI-Atlanta promotes practicing healthy habits with your child, such as washing your hands frequently, covering your mouth properly when you cough or sneeze, and not touching your face frequently after being outside to maintain safety from COVID-19 in home-settings. Keeping your child safe at home and the outside world when it comes to COVID-19 begins with promoting positive practices in the home. It is crucial to keep your child home if they are not feeling well, or pull them out of the school day, when possible, to ensure their safety as well as their peers. It is also important to practice wearing a mask in public spaces, washing their hands and respiratory etiquette, and taking care of your child’s mental health . Additional COVID Resources Additional COVID-19 Resources Services and Supports for Longer-Term Impacts of COVID-19 (PDF) RECOVER: Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery | An initiative funded by the National Institute of Health ​The RECOVER Consortium is also making progress toward recovery and sharing their findings through RECOVER Publications . The meaning and impact of those publications is described on this page in plain language as short and long-form Research Summaries . ​ Pediatric Informational Video

Our Programs BCDI-Atlanta promotes the equitable distribution of quality across the birth to eight continuum and the connection between early childhood settings and elementary schools, by coordinating programs and training to increase the well-qualified, culturally & racially diverse workforce. BCDI-Atlanta coordinates programs, activities, and training to ensure reading proficiency by the end of 3rd grade for all students, engaging students, families, and educators. BCDI-Atlanta promotes family engagement as a long-term commitment shared between multiple stakeholders from many settings, by coordinating family empowerment outreach, programs, and activities that build partnerships and equips families with information and resources. BCDI-Atlanta advances the quality of life for Black children, families, and communities by connecting programs, policy, and advocacy, through the engagement of members and the broader community in activities designed to address local and state civic matters affecting Black children and families in Georgia. COVID-19 RESOURCES

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COVID-19 RESOURCES Stay updated with information via our email notices and newsletters. If you're not already receiving them, please register at bcdiatlanta.org/contact . Please stay safe and share these resources with your network. ​ Download COVID-19 Resources Postcard Covid and Young Children COVID-19 and Young Children BCDI-Atlanta promotes COVID-19 vaccines, as recommended by the CDC, for everyone ages 6 months and older, and COVID-19 boosters for everyone ages 5 years and up. Through continued monitoring of safety, COVID-19 vaccines have been found to be safe for children and teens. Many children between the ages of 5 and 17 years old have already received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine . The known risks and effects of COVID-19 are far more severe and adverse than having an extremely rare adverse reaction to the vaccine. Covid at School At School BCDI-Atlanta promotes a set infectious disease prevention program being put in place as a part of schools' (or any child-based centers') normal operations to ensure the upmost health and safety of children and their peers in these settings. The COVID-19-specific prevention strategies used within schools or child-based centers should be tied to the COVID-19 hospital admission levels and specific to the needs of the community being served, such as availability of resources, health status of students, and age of population served. Parents and children should be advised to stay home when they are sick to avoid the spreading of COVID-19 in larger settings. Ventilation is also an extremely important factor in maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children and adults from COVID-19. Wearing a good mask indoors can assist in less particles being taken in that can lead to being affected by COVID-19, but having effective ventilation plays a huge role in this; even opening windows can be positively impactful. Hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette also need to be implemented into teaching and throughout the school day. Children should be allotted time to wash their hands before and after lunch, as well as after recess or any other high-touch areas. Also, it is important to implement children in teaching them how to cover their mouths and noses when they sneeze or cough. High-touch areas, along with the rest of these spaces should be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized at the end of each day. Consideration factors for prioritizing strategies need to include the age of the population being served, students with disabilities, people at risk of becoming extremely ill, equity, availability of resources, communities served, and pediatric-specific considerations. Covid at Home At Home BCDI-Atlanta promotes practicing healthy habits with your child, such as washing your hands frequently, covering your mouth properly when you cough or sneeze, and not touching your face frequently after being outside to maintain safety from COVID-19 in home-settings. Keeping your child safe at home and the outside world when it comes to COVID-19 begins with promoting positive practices in the home. It is crucial to keep your child home if they are not feeling well, or pull them out of the school day, when possible, to ensure their safety as well as their peers. It is also important to practice wearing a mask in public spaces, washing their hands and respiratory etiquette, and taking care of your child’s mental health . Additional COVID Resources Additional COVID-19 Resources Services and Supports for Longer-Term Impacts of COVID-19 (PDF) RECOVER: Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery | An initiative funded by the National Institute of Health Pediatric Informational Video

CHILD WELFARE What We Do "There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights are respected, that their welfare is protected, that their lives are free from fear and want and that they can grow up in peace." - Kofi Annan ​ BCDI-Atlanta promotes the improvement of the child welfare system by coordinating outreach, pr ograms, and activities that focus on prevention and effective, supportive, culturally competent care of children in all settings. As part of our mission to improve and advance the quality of life for Black children and families, we are committed to addressing multiple aspects of the child welfare system, with a focus on prevention and effective, supportive, culturally competent care. To help support the transformation of child welfare systems, BCDI-Atlanta commits to the following priorities: 1. Ensure culture is recognized, respected and reflected in child welfare practices, by integrating culturally responsive professional development into social work and kinship care support. Learn about BCDI-Atlanta's Lifted Voices program . ​ 2. Engage in effective prevention efforts, including parenting and family support practices, to keep Black children safely in their homes and reduce the number of Black children removed from their homes. Learn more BCDI-Atlanta's Powerful Families and Strength Within programs.