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    • 10/18/2024
    • 01/24/2025
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    In Case You Missed It

    Virtual Registration 

    Fall Education Conference

    Owners & Directors Track

    Friday, October 18, 2024

    5.5 hours

     

    Keynote Speaker -  Vernon Mason      

    LDOE Updates           

    • Moderator - Karen Powell, Deputy Assistant Superintendent of Early Childhood Care and Education
    • Mellyn Baker, Assistant Superintendent of Early Childhood Care and Education 
    • Shelia Campbell – Executive Director, Early Childhood Education Operations
    • Edlink Update - Robert Klein
    • CCAP Update – Melinda George
    • Licensing Updates – Andrea Burl
    • Child Care Criminal Background Checks – Kayla Batiste

    Leading for Success and Happiness! 

    Vernon Mason

    Being an early childhood leader or entrepreneur should be a gift, not punishment. Vernon will share practical steps to set you up for success and happiness even in the most challenging times. Stop being the fixer, empower your leader. 

    Embark on a transformative journey with this veteran director turned speaker and author.  He redefines early childhood leadership as a gift, not a punishment. In this empowering keynote, discover practical steps to ensure both success and joy in your leadership role, even amid challenges. This roadmap extends beyond problem-solving, emphasizing the art of empowerment and inspiring growth within your leadership team.

    Navigate the dynamic world of early childhood leadership with insights, shifting from a fixer to a nurturing leader. Gain valuable tools to cultivate a positive and resilient mindset, enabling graceful navigation through challenges. Uncover strategies for fostering a collaborative work environment where team success becomes a collective achievement.

    Join us in this enlightening experience as the presenter shares wisdom on achieving both success and happiness in early childhood leadership. It's time to embrace your leadership role as the extraordinary gift it should be, setting a course for a fulfilling and joyful professional journey.

    • 10/19/2024
    • 12/31/2024
    • VIRTUAL Registration -
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    VIRTUAL REGISTRATION

    Fall Education Conference 

    Teachers & Support Track  


    No Mine! I wanna Do it!  Help me Navigate My Big Emotions 

    Karen Stevens, TIKES Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultants

    Our goal for the workshop is to help teachers utilize routine parts of their day to highlight and strengthen their classrooms social-emotional literacy. We plan to validate the concerns and frustrations commonly felt by teachers of students with big emotions. We also want to educate an equip teachers with tools such as their social stories, a curated book list, and additional knowledge about social-emotional health, that will give them the confidence necessary to teach children how to identify and regulate their big emotions.   

    Behavior Has Meaning  

    Rachelle Gramstad

    Analiezel Hall, Co-Presenter – Agenda for Children

    During this workshop, participants will gain information about the importance of understanding that all behavior has meaning. During this workshop, participants will be encouraged to think about how the infants, toddlers, or preschoolers in their classrooms communicate their wants and needs, intentions and emotions, and how they respond to their attempts at communication. 

    Creating a Literacy Rich Environment 

    Dr. DeShannon Burrell

    Join us for an empowering presentation on fostering a love for reading and writing within homes and communities. This session aims to equip childcare owners, educators, and parents with practical strategies to create enriching literacy experiences for children. We will cover strategies on how to involve parents in their child’s literacy journey along with building community partnerships. Attendees will leave with actionable steps to support children’s literacy development, engage families with setting the home environment for a learning adventure, and collaborating with local organizations to create a supportive literacy network and establish community connections. 

    6 Clock hours - approved by LDOE & Louisiana Pathways

    Attendance Certificates will be mailed.

    • 11/05/2024
    • 01/17/2025
    • VIRTUAL Registration -
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    VIRTUAL REGISTRATION

    Ready Set Eat Food Safety 

    Earn 3.0 Clock Hours

    Qualifies for Health & Safety Training

     

    • 11/05/2024
    • 01/17/2025
    • VIRTUAL Registration -
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    VIRTUAL REGISTRATION

    Medication Administration & Epinephrine Training

    Earn 3.0 Clock Hours

    Qualifies for Health & Safety Training

     

    • 12/11/2024
    • 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
    • Educare, 3801 St. Bernard Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana
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    CCAL Greater New Orleans  

    Early Childhood Education Road Show

    Wednesday, December 11, 2024

    Educare 

    3801 St. Bernard Avenue 

    New Orleans, Louisiana 

    2:00 PM - 3:30 PM


    We will be presenting CCAL's prestigious "Champion for Children" Award to The Honorable John Bel Edwards to recognize his enormous and significant contributions on behalf of early care and education. As a show of support for our former Governor, we are asking as many childcare providers as possible to attend the GNO CCAL Early Childhood Education Road Show.

    There is no cost to attend but we would like you to

     RSVP so that we may reserve a seat for you.

    This meeting is for CCAL members and "not-yet" members.

    Click the link below to RSVP  

    childcarelouisiana.org/events 

    Agenda  

    Welcome and Introductions – Bryan Fulton,

    CCAL Corporate Board Representative  

    Remarks by Councilman Oliver Thomas, City Councilman

    Updates from Cindy Bishop, CCAL Executive Director and Lobbyist

    • Technical Support: How to get Help with CCAP, Edlink, Fire Marshal and CC CBC Issues 
    • CCAL's New Food and Janitorial Supply Savings Program
    • CCAL's Voluntary Enrollment Health, Vision and Dental Plan
    • Political Landscape - Advocacy Issues - Cindy Bishop 
    Provider Concerns - Stacey Byes-Byarse, CCAL Vice-President, Pamela Marshall and Olivette Temple, CCAL Board Representatives

    Door Prize Giveaways!   

    There is no cost to attend but reservations are required.

    Please RSVP as soon as possible to hold your spot!

    RSVP online at childcarelouisiana.org/events

     or text your name and email address to 225 933 5435

    In partnership with Agenda for Children and the Jefferson Parish Ready Start Network 

    Remember to register for this week's Last Chance Virtual  Education Conference scheduled for Saturday December 7th.  Most of the topics are centered around sustainability of childcare programs - Increasing enrollment, communications, CCAP Navigation etc.

    childcarelouisiana.org/events  

    It is not too late to register for the recording of the Fall Education Conference held on Friday October 18th and Saturday October 19th. 

    Register at childcarelouisiana.org/events

    Earn 6 clock hours for the Directors and Owners track (Friday October 18) and 6 hours for the Educators Track (Saturday October 19) childcarelouisiana.org/events

    • 12/17/2024
    • 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    • NAMI Safe Haven Conference Room, 23577 Martin Way, Mandeville, Louisiana
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    CCAL Northshore 

    Early Childhood Education Road Show

    Tuesday, December 17, 2024

    1:30 - 3:00 PM

    NAMI St. Tammany

    Safe Haven Training Room

    23577 Martin Way

    Mandeville, Louisiana 

    Agenda 

    1. Welcome and Introductions – Jennifer Stevenson, CCAL Secretary & Northshore Board Representative
    2. Updates from Cindy Bishop, CCAL Executive Director and Lobbyist
    3. CCAL's new food and supply savings program
    4. Technical Support:  How to get Help with CCAP, Edlink, Fire Marshal and CC CBC Issues
    5. The Political Landscape – How and When to Advocate to your local State Representatives and State Senators and BESE - Cindy Bishop
    6. Provider Concerns:  An Open Dialogue  - Jennifer Stevenson
    7. Door Prizes
    8. Adjournment 

    CCAL Training Calendar:

    You can register for these professional development and clock hours at http://childcarelouisiana.org/events

    CCAL Virtual Last Chance Education Conference

    Friday December 6 and  Saturday, December 7

    featuring Dr. Teri DeLucca and Dr. Brittany Hewett, Damien Brooks, Enrollment Pros AI and Chelsea Reue, Maximizing Enrollment, Setting Goals for Child Care Professionals,  Sara Schreiner,  Words Matter - Tym the Trainer and Jennifer Stevenson

    Register at http://childcarelouisiana.org/events 

    You can also obtain the Recording for Day 1 of the Last Chance Education Conference

    Owners and Directors Track  Recording featuring Vernon Mason and LDOE Regulatory Updates

    Six Clock Hours

    October 18, 2024  

    Teacher and Support Staff Track 

    10/19/2024 Fall Education Conference Recording available

    Six Clock Hours

    Register  at http://childcarelouisiana.org/events

    Health and Safety Classes 

    $20/ per person

    Medication Administration and Food Safety 

    Register at http://childcarelouisiana.org/events


     

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