Long Island Pre-K Initiative

For teachers, teacher assistants, administrators
and other early childhood educators.

Keynote: “What if Everybody Understood Child Development,”
presented by Rae Pica

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The Long Island Pre-K Initiative is a grant-funded project that seeks to strengthen partnerships between school districts and community-based organizations and to share information about research, policy and best practices for early learning. Administered by Nassau BOCES, it is supported with expertise from The Early Years Institute and funds from the Rauch and Hagedorn Foundations. Our partners: Eastern Suffolk BOCES, Western Suffolk BOCES, and the Child Care Councils of Nassau and Suffolk.

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