Early Childhood Director's Group

Happy New Year – 2015

 

Join Us for the Early Childhood Directors Group

Thursday, January 8^th  -  10:00 am – noon

Think Small - 2021 Hennepin Ave. E., Mpls  55413

Discussion Topics:

• Do you know how to raise your voice for children through social media?  Minnesota’s Legislature started yesterday (January 6^th).  What’s ahead for child care this  session? How you can be an effective advocate for your program, children and families? Kat Kempe, Think Small Policy Advocate, will cover how to connect directly with your state legislators using social media.
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• BEST Field Trips for 2015
  Share your suggestions for the best field trips and get ideas from other directors
• Directors Group Topics for 2015
  What leadership, management, licensing, or other program issues do you want to discuss with your peers?   

A reminder: At our February 12^th meeting we’ll discuss the first Early Childhood Directors Book Club pick:  Doing the Right Thing for Children: Eight Qualities of Leadership  by Maurice Sykes. You can check out the book from our library or purchase a copy from Redleaf Press: www.redleafpress.org

Early Childhood Directors Group meetings are free and open to all. 

RSVP to Nancy Johnson – njohnson@thinksmall.org

Visit our blog at: www.ecdirectorsgroup.blogspot.com

 

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Free resources from the CDC

Learn the Signs. Act Early.

Your child’s early years include many developmental milestones for how he or she plays, learns, speaks, acts and moves.  The CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. program offers free milestone checklists and other resources to help you learn what to look for along the way!

 

Jeanne VanOrsdal, Manager, Early Education and Child Care Initiatives

jvanorsdal@aap.org   -   847/434-7638   -   Facebook

New Trainings for January - June, 2015

The January-June 2015 professional development trainings for early childhood and school-age providers and staff are available on www.mnstreams.org  Also find information about Eager to Learn online courses and Anytime Learning webinars along with instructions for accessing professional development DEVELOP and MNStreams.org and applying for CDA, MN Child Care Credential, T.E.A.C.H. Scholarships and REETAIN financial awards.  

What's new in Parent Aware?

The new website, parentaware.org, connects parents to an expanded database of more than 12,000 child care and early education programs. Search results feature programs with Parent Aware Ratings.