JANUARY 12th, 2012 - EC Directors Group

Join Us for the Monthly Center Directors Group

THURSDAY, January 12^th  - What’s Ahead for Early Childhood

                                              Programs in 2012?

MN Recently Won $45 Million in Race to the Top Funding and instituted an Office of Early Learning. What Could This Mean for Your Program?

10:00 AM – 12:00 noon  -  RCC West office – 2021 E. Hennepin Ave., Mpls

Speaker:  Barb Yates, RCC executive director and

Chair of the Governor’s Early Learning Council

On January 12^th we’ll hear about the plans for Minnesota’s $45 million in Race To The Top funds.  Barbara Yates, Chair of the Governor’s Early Learning Council and executive director of Resources for Child Caring, will discuss the Race To The Top and the plans for statewide expansion of  Parent Aware Ratings, scholarships for high need children in top rated programs and the policy directions of the Governor’s Early Learning Council and the newly created Minnesota Office of Early Learning.

All center directors and assistant directors are invited to RCC’s FREE directors networking groups on the second Thursday of the month.

SAVE  February 9^th  -  Meeting Topic: Children with

                        Challenging Behavior

Need strategies and resources for working with children with challenging behavior? Colleen Dockendorf, Special Needs Consultant, will join us on February 9^th to discuss how directors can support their staff and engage with parents of children with behaviors that are challenging.

March 8^th Meeting Topics  -  Meet the NAZ   

                                         Successful Parent Conferences

April 12^th Meeting Topic  -  Trends in Schoolage

                                               Child Care

Questions? Call Nancy Johnson, 651-233-2260 or

email  njohnson@resourcesforchildcare.org