2019 Child Care & Early Childhood Education Business Summit
2019 Child Care & Early Childhood Education Business Summit
November 15, 2019
Virginia Crossings Hotel & Conference Center
1000 Virginia Center Parkway
Glen Allen, VA 23059
HR Building Your Bench: Will You Be Ready When Opportunity Knocks?
Growth opportunities are everywhere. Need to open a new classroom? Dreaming about adding an Outdoor Classroom or Tinkering Lab? Is the school down the street for sale? This session will cover assessing your current team, determining strengths, and creative ways to engage and appreciate your team.
Bio and Presentation
Email: kpetchel@hingebrokers.com
Prepare for the Worst: Protection and Prevention in the Active Shooter Era: *Double-Session (Part 1)
This session has been designed specifically for early childhood professionals and focuses on strategies that you can use to prepare yourself, your staff and your program for active assailant events. The session will discuss prior incidents, ways to harden your facility and real world solutions to help keep everyone more safe.
Click here for our morning sessions!
3:50
Conclusion: Prize Drawings and Closing Remarks
Reminder: You have to be present to win one of our many door prizes!
Angela Wirt, Executive Director, Child Care Aware of Virginia
2:30 - 3:45
Session 3 (Select one)
Session 2 (Select one)
1:00 - 2:15
Prepare for the Worst: Active Shooter Training: *Part 2 (2:30 - 3:45)
Child Care Aware of America has developed the first active shooter response training for child care providers. Participants will learn strategies for preparing for and responding to an active shooter incident. Presenter: Andy Roszak
BIO and https://www.childhoodpreparedness.org/
Email: Andrew.Roszak@childhoodpreparedness.org
Healthy Environments
Learn more from a panel of experts about the new Virginia Breastfeeding Friendly Early Care Recognition program, updates to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), healthy meal resources and how to incorporate Farm to CACFP in your program.
Virginia Department of Health:
- Melicent Miller, Health Improvement Supervisor, Office of Family Health Services; BIO and email: melicent.miller@vdh.virginia.gov
- Brittany (Bee) Thorp, Special Nutrition Programs Specialist: BIO and email: brittany.thorp@vdh.virginia.gov
- Ashley Smith, Special Nutrition Programs Supervisor; BIO and email: ashley.smith@vdh.virginia.gov
Emily Keenum, Coordinator of Health Initiatives, Virginia Early Childhood Foundation; BIO
Parent Engagement & Communication Strategies Using Mobile Apps
Learn more about using mobile apps to communicate with parents, track attendance, track curriculum adherence and provide reporting to various agencies.
Bio, Presentation, and Handout
Email: abhas.jain@jwu.edu
Staff Retention and Tools that Work!
Quality care demands quality teachers and staff. The number one stress in our industry is retaining highly qualified, engaged staff. Learn why we're struggling and what we can do about it.
BIO and Email: kpetchel@hingebrokers.com
Conclusion
Afternoon Sessions
Operations and Staffing Consultant Specialist, Hinge Brokers
Interactive Strategies: The Foundation for Fun and Effective Staff Training
Do you provide staff training but need some fresh ideas? Come join this session to experience a variety of interactive strategies including openers, closers, refreshers, and rechargers that will make learning active and fun.
Bio and Presentation
Email: Emily@vecf.org
Coordinator of Health Initiatives, Virginia Early Childhood Foundation
Parent Communication -- How to be a S.T.A.R.
Learn how to be proactive with parents to avoid negative interactions and how to best handle an angry or upset parent. Participants will share successes/failures, generate practical ideas for daily communication, and identify common complaints and how to best handle them.
Bio and Presentation
Owner/Director, Stepping Stone Academy, LLC
Protecting Yourself & Your Business: Risk Management Strategies
Gain expert advice on maintaining a well-rounded risk management program to ensure the safety and security of your business.
Bio and Presentation
Email: MSwain@markelcorp.com
Sr. Loss Control Specialist, Markel Insurance
Understanding, Addressing, and Preventing Bullying in the Early Years
This session will help participants understand what bullying is, what it looks like in young children, and why we should be concerned about it. Participants will learn to intentionally build young children’s social-emotional skills, reduce aggression, and effectively curb bullying behavior.
Bio and Presentation
Email: mlwhite@wingspanworks.com
National Outreach Specialist, Wingspan
Executive Director, Institute for Childhood Preparedness
Senior Safety Advisor, Institute for Childhood Preparedness
Executive Director, Institute for Childhood Preparedness
Senior Safety Advisor, Institute for Childhood Preparedness
Health Improvement Supervisor, VDH
Special Nutrition Programs Specialist, VDH
Special Nutrition Programs Supervisor, VDH
Coordinator of Health Initiatives, VECF
Johnson & Wales University’s College of Business
Operations and Staffing Consultant Specialist, Hinge Brokers
Save Time & Money with Shared Services!
Hear what’s new with the Virginia Shared Services Network -- an easy-to-use website offering many tools and services to help child care centers, family child care homes and after school programs manage their programs more cost-effectively and efficiently. We call it “child care in a box” because the site contains so many resources you can download and customize for your program needs – to save money, save time, and improve quality.
BIO and Presentation
Email: gracereef2013@gmail.com
Policy Consultant, Child Care Aware of Virginia
Six Principles for Effective Feedback: Supporting Teacher Practice Growth
We know that feedback is key to maximize teachers’ performance. Yet, teachers often don’t get enough feedback—especially the kinds of feedback they need from coaches/supervisors/directors. In this session, we’ll review 6 elements of feedback that both support and challenge teachers to grow. Participants will have opportunities to see feedback in action, reflect on their own practices, and even plan…with feedback, of course!
BIO and Presentation, Effective Feedback Handout, CLASS Feedback Best Practices Handout
Email: aes3n@virginia.edu
The University of Virginia Curry’s Center for the Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)
