Sponsor: Procare Solutions

May 26, 2022

Strategic Curriculum Implementation, by Kathe Petchel and Molly Hichens

Sponsored by Procare. Curriculum implementation is more vital than ever in early childhood classrooms. The past two years has been entirely disruptive for children and families. In fact, many children have missed out on preschool entirely. Programs are suffering from severe staffing shortages and restricted operations. Now more than ever, every moment in a preschoolers’ day matter, and teachers are feeling the pressure to make[...] Full Description

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Molly Hichens

Kathe Petchel

Topics :
Administration, Management, Supervision, Teaching Practices

October 20, 2021

Secrets to Finding Talent Amidst a ECE Staffing Crisis: Think Outside the Toybox, by Lauren Small and Virginia Marsh

Sponsored by Procare Software. Have crippling staff shortages forced you out of the director’s office and back into the classroom? Are you struggling to recruit and train employees? Does your existing staff complain about burnout? Perhaps you’ve even turned away potential enrollments due to being short-staffed. As overwhelmed directors must ask more and more of their loyal workers—who often play multiple essential roles, from food[...] Full Description

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Virginia Marsh

Lauren Small

Topics :
Administration, Business, Leadership, Management, Staffing

October 14, 2021

How Optimistic Leaders Can Create Equity in Early Learning Programs, by Judy Jablon and Nichole Parks

Sponsored by Procare Solutions. To create the next generation of critical thinkers and leaders, we must ensure that every child has a sense of agency — that they are problem solvers and decision makers! For this to happen, educators make a difference. Children must learn in equitable settings where power is shared and all the adults define themselves as Optimistic Leaders. This interactive webinar[...] Full Description

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Nichole Parks

Judy Jablon

Topics :
Administration, Equity, Leadership, Management, Professional Development

September 23, 2021

New Options for Health Care for Early Childhood Professionals, by Louise Stoney, M.A., Sharon Easterling, B.A. and Jeremy Smith, M.A.

Sponsored by Procare Solutions. NEW DATE: September 23rd Very few child care centers can afford to offer employee benefits like health insurance and retirement plans. This workshop will explore ways that recent investments from the American Rescue Plan Act and other pandemic recovery measures may be used to expand access to employee benefits. Strategies such as tapping the Affordable Care Act health care exchange,[...] Full Description

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Jeremy Smith

Sharon Easterling

Louise Stoney

Topics :
Business, Health, Workforce Development

June 9, 2021

Staff Retention from Inception: Effective Interviews and Onboarding in ECE, by Beth Cannon

Sponsored by Procare Solutions. Do you ever wonder why recently hired staff don’t hang around for long, or worse, behave in ways that make you question your own judgment in hiring them? Every childcare business should have interview and onboarding/orientation processes that are streamlined, consistent and empowering for new staff members. From the moment you first screen applicants through the moment you make the job[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Beth Cannon

Topics :
Administration, Leadership, Management, Retention, Staffing

April 29, 2021

Understand the Roots of Anti-Asian Racism to Build Asian Allyship in Early Learning Programs, by Nadia Y. Kim, Ph.D. and Jennifer Park, Ph.D.

Sponsored by Procare Software. Increased awareness of racism has elicited responses to reflect and respond in varying ways. These reflections and responses have followed the visibility of lynchings across the country. While these lynchings have been occurring for hundreds of years, the current pandemic of Covid-19 that led to increased engagement of news and media, brought to light many instances of racial injustice. This past[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Nadia Kim

Jennifer Park

Topics :
Anti-bias, Equity, Inclusion, Teaching Practices

January 7, 2021

Rebuilding Your Child Care Business: Technology Makes it Possible, by Louise Stoney, Sharon Easterling and Monique Reynolds

Sponsored by Procare 2020 was an extremely challenging year for early care and education (ECE) businesses, and while the new year brings a fresh perspective it will likely take time to steer your business toward calmer waters. This workshop will focus on a tool that is key to success: Child Care Management Software (CCMS). Presenters will focus on how the right CCMS can help you[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Monique Reynolds

Sharon Easterling

Louise Stoney

Topics :
Administration, Business, Leadership, Management, Supervision

October 14, 2020

Boosting Enrollment When Your Program Needs it Most, by Kathe Petchel and Molly Petchel

Sponsored by Procare Software. Preschool owners across America are navigating the ‘new normal’ as states open back up under various and continually changing protocols. Many are anxious about their schools’ chance for survival struggling between the need to build enrollment quickly and the critical element of developing post-COVID-19 systems and procedures. Quality care continues to the gold standard but how do we do it[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Molly Hichens

Kathe Petchel

Topics :
Business, Enrollment, Program Management

October 7, 2020

Strategies to Raise Wages, Enrichment and Hope: Align Your Mission and Financial Model, by Karen Foster-Jorgensen

Sponsored by Procare Software. When your early childhood program’s mission calls for the highest quality services for families and the most qualified staff available, you need the finances to deliver! In this webinar, presented by experienced early childhood program leader and business expert, Karen Foster-Jorgensen, we will explore the challenges and the opportunities that come with strong financial management. Strength in the current North American[...] Full Description

Presenter(s):

Karen Foster-Jorgensen

Topics :
Business, Program Management, Staffing

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