The National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) Annual Conference & Expo is happening next week from November 3-6th in Anaheim, CA! We’ll be there- will you? If you’re attending the conference, we invite you to join us as we co-present a creative and important session entitled “I’m a teacher, not a babysitter: [...]
Archive for October, 2010
WECA to present at NAEYC Conference: “I’m a Teacher, not a Babysitter!”
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Professionals, I'm a Teacher, NAEYC conference, Not a Babysitter, stuart stotts, Wisconsin Early Childhood Association on October 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Business Tips for Family Child Care Providers
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family child care business practices, family child care providers, Professional Practices for child care, Tom Copeland on October 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Strong professional business practices are an integral part of a high-quality child care program. Additionally, one of the four categories used to determine ratings in YoungStar highlights different aspects of professional business practices. Tom Copeland has created a new blog- and a great resource- to help family child care providers become even more successful with [...]
Have you Registered for the WECA Conference Yet?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Early Childhood Education, Early Education Conference, ECE Professionals, weca conference, Wisconsin Early Childhood Association on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wisconsin Early Childhood Association’s 56th annual conference begins in Madison in just one month from today! Have you registered yet? With over 60 sessions that have been designed to promote excellence in early care and education, the 3-day WECA conference is the place to be November 11-13. This year’s conference theme is Nurturing Quality Together. [...]
New Sessions Added to Help Prepare You for YoungStar!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, Early Childhood Education, ECE Professionals, prepare for YoungStar, SEFEL trainings, WECA training, WMELS trainings, YoungStar, YoungStar trainings on October 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
WECA has added NEW training sessions on the Social-Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (SEFEL) pyramid model, the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (WMELS), and question-based business planning. These trainings are in addition to several others that have been taking place across the state since September. Learn more about all of WECA’s trainings for programs preparing [...]
Talking to Children: What if Mom, Dad, or Grandma Has Cancer?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged child care, child care provider training, Early Childhood Education, ECE Professionals, Susan G Komen for the Cure-Madison, talking to children about cancer on October 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month the Monona Public Library is hosting a FREE workshop on using books and other resources to discuss cancer with children from preschool age through young teens. This program is targeted to child care providers, parents and caregivers. Continuing education credits may be available. The FREE presentation will highlight [...]