Conference
The goal of the conference is to bring together local Infant/Toddler childcare center educators and collaborate on values, teaching strategies, and new skills that will energize us in our purpose as educators.
Know the Stats
90% of a Childs Brain Develops By Age 5
Almost one-quarter (23.4 percent) of children under the age of five are in some form of organized child care arrangement
An estimated 1 million teachers and caregivers working in center-based
programs
Our Neighborhood Child Development Center is hosting a conference in October 2019. We are providing an opportunity for the local infant/toddler center community to connect and learn from one another. In order to truly change practices, professional development should occur over time and be ongoing. The emotional, social, and physical development of young children has a direct effect on the young adult they will become.
Topics
Challenging Behaviors
Coach children through their emotions and model your values.
Play Based Learning
Social play and collaborating, calculated risk taking, and making connections.
Building Emotional Intelligence
When children are upset we have a choice. We can hold in our minds this goal of emotional intelligence, model composure and empathy, and coach children.
Our attachment with our primary caregivers predicts children's attachment to us, but we can change.
RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers)
RIE's basic principles, care giving routine, providing a safe environment for time apart and allowing infants to do what they can.
Language
Opportunities for language development, speaking at vs. speaking with and slowing down.