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Saturday, October 25, 2008

NEW LOCATION: 

Radisson Plaza Hotel, 100 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo

 For more information about the conference, contact Robin Frisbie Cummings: 
 Robin@WorkFamilySolutions.com or call 269-349-3296 or 800-343-3470, ext. 228.

  • Want to spend Friday night, October 24 in Kalamazoo? Call the Radisson at 269-343-3333 for special room rates. Tell then you are coming for the Child Care Resources' conference.

 

THANK YOU to these Supporters 
of the 2008 Conference!

Child Care Champion:

Gold Partners:

Bronze Partners:

Friends of Child Care:

Little Angels Daycare, Sturgis

Keynote Speaker  2008:  

Jeff Johnson

After 16 years directing a child care center and community center, Jeff Johnson became a Family Child Care Provider in 2003 with his wife, Tasha. Their program focuses on emergent learning in a play based environment.

According to Jeff, "The best thing about our program is the great kids we get to work with each day. Our days are spent with laughs, conversation, play, exploration, discoveries, and fun. We enjoy creating an environment conducive to 'light bulb moments'—you know, the moments where kids grasp new ideas. It is wonderful to get to see them rediscover the world."  Jeff travels around the country presenting on topics such as combating stress and burnout in family child care and inexpensive, easy-to-make toys that promote learning.

Jeff is the author of the best-selling Redleaf Press book Do-It-Yourself Early Learning: Easy and Fun Activities and Toys from Everyday Home Center Materials. A second Redleaf book on combating caregiver stress and burnout, Finding Your Smile Again: A Child Care Professional’s Guide to Reducing Stress and Avoiding Burnout, was released in the spring of 2007. His third book for Redleaf, Everyday Early Learning, will be released in the spring of 2008.

He has self-published two books, The Child Care Alphabet Book of Early Learning and The Child Care Alphabet Book of Manipulatives which are fun for children and help educate the adults reading them about life in a quality child care setting. Jeff also publishes a monthly electronic newsletter that is distributed to early care and education professionals in all 50 states and Canada.

He serves on the board of the NAFCC and never misses a chance to promote child-directed play, exploration, and discovery. For more information, you can visit his website at www.explorationsearlylearning.com.

Who should attend? 
 Anyone who works with and/or loves young children. Parents, child care providers and teachers in home and centers, other early childhood educators and advocates are invited to participate in this fun, educational and motivating conference that will benefit our most precious resource – our children. 

Variety of Workshops: 
 Child Care Resources' Early Childhood Conference will offer each  participant the opportunity to pre-register and attend a variety of different workshops! Workshops will focus on children of all ages and are geared for parents, child care providers in homes and centers, administrators, etc. Check out the 19th Annual Conference 1-hour Workshops and 2-hour Focus sessions now!

Conference and Corporate Partners and Supporters: 

  • Why is the business of child care important to you? Child care professionals in southwestern Michigan provide care for more than 30,000 children. 
    Together local child care programs generate more than 150 million dollars in revenue each year. These are dollars that they spend in this area of Michigan for their business as well as for their personal lives.
  • Another reason you should invest in the quality child care: Quality child care means less employee absenteeism and the potential for a more productive work force. Additionally, quality child care guarantees that children get a good start in school and will become a part of Michigan’s educated workforce in the future. In the long run, "You work when Child Care Works."
  • How can you invest in your business and the future of our children? Your tax deductible donation will help support the conference, the early childhood professionals that attend it and the children in their daily care. And the free advertising you receive will help promote your business!   

Conference Brochures:  

Conference brochures will be mailed in early September. Contact Robin, Robin@WorkFamilySolutions.com, if you are not on our database and would like to receive one. 
Conference Registration Fees FOR 2008 
  • Registration Fees 2008: 
    • Early Bird - $50 for CCR Partners and $75 for non-Partners 
    • Registration after October 10 - $60 for CCR Partners and $85 for non-Partners 
.5 CEU (CONTINUING EDUCATION UNIT)

Sign up and PAY AT THE CONFERENCE. Do not send payment to CCR.

You may earn .5 CEU through Kalamazoo Valley Community College for attending the Early Childhood Conference. (You MUST attend the entire conference in order to earn the .5 CEU.)

  1. Sign up for CEU at the Early Childhood Conference on Saturday, October 25, 2008.

  2. KVCC table open for CEU sign up from 7:15am to 8:30am ONLY.

  3. Pay the $5.00 CEU fee to KVCC when you sign up on October 25.

  4. Receive the materials you will need to complete the CEU requirements.

  5. Register for the CEU BEFORE the keynote address starts at 8:30am.

  6. No CEU Registration after 8:30am.

  7. Attend all five hours: Keynote address and four hours of sessions.

  8. Return all completed CEU materials at the end of the conference.

NOTE: CEU is NOT necessary to document training hours for BCAL (Licensing).

Questions or Comments regarding Child Care Resources' Early Childhood Conference? 
For more information, call us at 269 349 3296 or 800 343 3470 or contact Robin Frisbie Cummings, Robin@WorkFamilySolutions.com. 

Interested in attending the conference? Contact Robin, Robin@WorkFamilySolutions.com.

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