ExpiredCaregiving Today: SCLFCCA Spring Conference 2020

Join us for a full day of training, shopping, and networking!  We have hand-selected some of the best trainers to share a Saturday with you!  Our goal is to have you leave feeling like a superhero who can conquer the days ahead with your crew with excellence! February 15, 2020

Your admission includes 6 MNCPD approved training hours (Keynote followed by 2 sessions of your choice.)

7:15 AM– Doors open for a light breakfast, vendor shopping & optional fire extinguisher checks for a small fee by Central Fire Protection Inc.

8:00 AM- 10:00 AM- Keynote: Sharing Secrets by: Beth Wolff

After 30 plus years of experience in the Early Childhood Field, Beth believes she has developed some tricks of the trade.  In this hand’s on workshop, she will share those hints and tips with you.  This workshop will help participants streamline their time managment skills and their budgeting skills.   KCF:VI

SESSION ONE- 10:30AM-12:30PM ( You may choose 1 of the following options):

#1. The Beauty of Mixed Age Groups (Beth Wolff)   Beth likes to think of mixed age groups as a palette filled with beautiful colors; each one blending into another, allowing some to mix and form vivid new shades.  Unlike an artist canvas children are not blank when they start their day with us; they arrive already created, full of ideas.  The relationships they have with one another fills your program with lasting friendships.  Just as an artist may use different brushes for different techniques, we as professionals understand that each age agroup is at a different point of growth.  In this workshop, Beth will help participants work through the struggles various ages can bring and see the beauty of mixed aged groups in all settings: family, group, and center.  Participants will be challenged to look beyond the traditional grouping of children according to age and encouraged to see the value of mixed age groups.  Beth will share thoughts on how the children’s interactions with one another help them to grow into well-rounded individuals with empathy and consideration of other’s no matter their age or abilities. KCF: VI

#2 The Nurtured Heart Approach (Molly Hughes)  Children with high intensity temperaments are often seen as children who are challenging in school/child care. The “Nurtured Heart Approach”, based on the work of Howard Glasser, is a unique approach for working with children who have challenging behaviors. This course combines 4 effective strategies for helping caregivers transform the way they see children who have high energy/intensity from a challenge to a gift KCF: II.C

#3 Active Supervision: Preventing Child Injuries in Family Child Care Settings (Sherry Tiegs)   Meets the family child Care provider annual supervision training requirement.  This training curriculum will identify the leading causes of early childhood injuries in general, and specific to child care settings; discuss strategies to prevent child injuries in family child care settings via risk assessment and hazard mapping tools; and identify procedures to follow if an injury occurs during care to be incompliance with licensing regulations. KCF: VII B

12:30 PM- 1:30PM – A delicious and hearty lunch along with vendor shopping.

SESSION TWO- 1:30PM – 3:30PM (You may choose 1 of the following options)

A. Who’s Taking Care of me? (Beth Wolff)  Learning to identify stress builders and stress busters in our professional and personal lives. This training focuses on the stress in an adult’s life, the importance of learning to combat it and the importance of self care. KCF: VI

B. Early Childhood Mental Health: Why Your Role Matters (Key #1)  (Molly Hughes)  This training helps participants discover ways in which their early childhood role can nurture the emotional development of young children through interactions, practices, and modeling in order to build secure attachment relationships.  Participants will examine what mental health means in young children and discuss specific strategies for providing consistency, responsiveness, and security in an emotionally healthy environment. KCF: II.C

C. SUID/AHT (Sherry Tiegs)  This class meets DHS Licensing training requirements for both Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) and Abusive Head Trauma (AHT). Content included recommendations to reduce Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) includes SIDS, suffocation, and other sleep related infant deaths; safe sleep environments; MN Child Care regulations related to safe sleep; as well as symptoms and consequences of abusive head trauma, risk factors for abusive head trauma; strategies to use when stressed, angry or frustrated. KCF: VII B

NOTE: You will select your preferred sessions later in the registration process, just before checkout!

When you sign up for the Spring Conference make sure this is the only item in your cart so that it will give you the option to pick your session choices.

Only one attendee allowed per transaction. If you would like to register a helper or substitute, you will need to do so in a separate transaction.  Thank you!