The tenth annual United for Children Conference on Early Care and Education will be held Saturday, April 9th from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM at the Park Rapids Century School.
Pre-registration closes on April 3rd. The fee is $50 and six training hours are earned. More information and online registration is available at www.nwmf.org or by calling the Northwest Minnesota Foundation at 218-759-2057.
In celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the United for Children conference, all registered participants will receive a free United for Children t-shirt. Pertussis vaccinations are also being offered at no cost to all participants.
The United for Children Conference is a day-long event offering sessions on building vocabulary; infant/toddler development; literacy planning; the impact of grief, loss and trauma; social–emotional development; self-regulation; understanding autism; and, developing a child care business model.
The opening keynote “How Do We Get What We Want for Our Children” will be given by Cindy Croft, the director of the Center for Inclusive Child Care at Concordia University in St. Paul, MN. Croft believes that helping children to be all that they can be is not just a cliché. She will explore the role that child care plays in achieving a happy and healthy early childhood for each child.
The afternoon keynote “Using Your Personal Power Tools” will be given by Cory Woosley, who is the program manager for Eager to Learn at the Minnesota Child Care Resource &Referral. She will speak about the strengths each person applies in the workplace and how identifying personal “power tools” and knowing how to use them can help in every aspect of life.
The United for Children Conference was initiated by Mahube Child Care Resource and Referral in 2002 as a partnership of early childhood programs in the area. It is currently sponsored by the Minnesota Early Childhood Initiatives of Park Rapids, Bemidji and Bagley, in conjunction with the Northwest Minnesota Foundation and Child Care Resource and Referral.
Additional CEUs and one college course credit from Northwest Technical College are offered for additional fees. See www.nwmf.org for more information.
Contact Holly with questions at 218-759-2057 or hollyt@nwmf.org.
