Welcome - Tafta Miller, CCAL President 8:30 AM
Family Engagement: The Difference Maker for ALL
Sherry Palmer 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Learn about a recognized Family Engagement Program. This program was a step an early childhood center took that turned into game changer for all stakeholders. The program has become a way of life for this center’s staff and an expectation of families who enroll. The program has paid dividends for families even after they aged out of the center. The Participants will
- Identify research behind family engagement.
- Recognize changes that must occur within and without a center to create and sustain
- a high-quality family engagement program.
- Practice strategies that will turn a good family engagement program into a great one.
Part I Ready Set Eat Food Safety 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Ready Set Eat Food Safety resumes after the membership benefits update
Dianna Constant, Agenda for Children
Ready Set Eat Food Safety is a session on how children grow and develop. This is an interactive session that includes information on handling children with special needs. After completion of this three-hour training class, participants will be able to:
- Define the grasping status
- Describe a positive and supportive learning environment for feeding children
- Be able to discuss how language and feeding are related.
- CLASS language is used. This workshop meets the health and safety requirement of the Louisiana Department of Health’s Sanitary Code and the LDOE.
Overview of CCAL Membership Benefits 12 Noon - 1:15 PM
Moderated by Cindy Bishop, CCAL Executive Director
12:10 Terrell Peterson, Walden University
12:20 Beth Fletcher, Inspire Care 360
12:40 Bryan Fulton, Kaplan Early Learning Company
Overview of the membership benefits from CCAL including partnerships with a health insurance company, a website design company, playground equipment companies, furniture and center supplies companies, property, and casualty insurance companies, etc. This one-hour overview will highlight some of the most popular benefits for CCAL members.
Part II Ready Set Eat Food Safety 1:15 PM - 3:15 PM
Dianna Constant, Agenda for Children
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