Ronald V. McGuckin and Associates

06/16/2026

We are one week away from our event in Hershey, PA! There is still time to register! We can’t wait to see you there!!!

06/15/2026

It is time to plan your PD for Back to School in August and September! Reach out for in person and virtual sessions with us on a range of topics for staff including: Supervision of Children, Professionalism, Communication Skills, Appreciation in the Workplace, Working with Outside Therapists and Special Care Needs Children, Documenting Behavior etc.

Also, if you are looking for in person or virtual training sessions for Indigenous People/Columbus Day or Veteran’s Day we still have speakers available!

Email Dawn: [email protected] to get something booked!

06/12/2026

Any program running field trips this summer should have their staff take this 3 hours course for a refresher and to start off setting the standard for excellence this summer!

TECPDS and PAKeys approved.

06/09/2026

Join me tomorrow for our second Leader’s Lens webinar session.

It's not too late to sign up for The Leader's Lens: "Job Descriptions: The Most Versatile Employment Document in Your Program"

Join us tomorrow to learn why a well-written job description is one of the most important tools in your HR toolkit.

We'll explore how accurate job descriptions can help define expectations, support performance evaluations, strengthen hiring practices, and reduce legal risk. If your employees' daily responsibilities don't match what's on paper, this session is for you.

Register today!
https://www.tymthetrainer.com/leaders-lens/

06/05/2026

Looking forward to this new event hosted by AELL in September! As always great content will be delivered in a beautiful and relaxing setting. We hope to see you there.

Mr. McGuckin is a graduate of Duquense Law School and is the owner of Ronald V. McGuckin and Associates Law Firm, which represents child care agencies in Pennsylvania, and has consulting agreements with child care agencies across the country, including several large Head Start programs. Because of h...

05/29/2026

Today and Monday are the last days to register for our Leadership Boot Camp in the DFW area. We have a great group of Leaders set to attend and would love for you to join us next Tuesday and Wednesday!

Our Hershey, PA event is also still open and there is still plenty of time to register to join us there! Harrisburg Airport is minutes away and the hotel is local to Hershey Park if you are looking to also have a little fun while there!

05/27/2026

Last chance to register for our 12:30 central session today!

Last chance to register for The Leader's Lens, May 27th at 12:30 PM! 🔍

Today, the use of center management platforms, parent/teacher communications applications, email, online subscriptions, and portals is deeply entrenched in all operational and administrative processes of a modern ECE program. Comprehensive policies regarding ownership and access to these must be clear and enforced to protect and preserve those records.

Live on Zoom, we will discuss policy language explaining ownership of accounts created and used by staff, along with practical procedures for maintaining records of logins, account passwords, and preservation.

We hope to see you there!
🔗 https://www.tymthetrainer.com/leaders-lens/

05/26/2026

The downward displacement of reading skills is something that has concerned Early Education Leaders for decades. The US treats reading early as a parent fitness competition where parents proudly boast their 3-4-5 year old can read…but we miss the result that by about 4th grade when we shift from learning to read to reading to learn, that elementary school children often express feelings of despair and disinterest in books which then makes middle school and high school a drudge when most learning happens through reading.

Carlsson-Paige, Nancy; McLaughlin, Geralyn Bywater; Almon, Joan Wolfsheimer work in conjunction with the Alliance for Childhood to release a new report "Reading Instruction in Kindergarten: Little to Gain and Much to Lose." In the report they concluded that Common Core reading requirements for kindergarten are inappropriate and not well-grounded in research.

Download full report here:
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED609172.pdf

05/26/2026

How is everyone feeling on this Monday-est of Tuesdays?