Conference Schedule:


8:00 - 8:30 AM .................................. Registration & Breakfast (vendor/networking) / Inscripción y Desayuno (proveedores/networking) - GREAT HALL

8:30 - 8:45 AM .................................. Opening Remarks (Child Care Support Services) / Palabras de apertura (Servicios de apoyo para el cuidado infantil) - GREAT HALL

8:45 - 9:45 AM .................................. Excellence Award Ceremony (County Executive/Jennifer Arnaiz) / Ceremonia de entrega de premios a la excelencia (Ejecutivo del condado/Jennifer Arnaiz) 

9:45 - 11:45 AM ................................ Morning Keynote /Discurso de apertura de la mañana:  (Daniel Hains, Chris Swanson, & Nicole Rodriguez-Hernandez)– GREAT HALL 

11:45 - 12:30 PM .............................. LUNCH (vendor/networking/raffle) / Almuerzo (proveedores/networking/rifa)  – ATRIUM & GREAT HALL

12:30 – 2:00 PM .............................. Breakout Sessions / Sesiones de trabajo 

2:00 – 2:15 PM ................................. Break  (vendor/networking) / Descanso (proveedores/networking) 

2:15 – 3:45 PM .................................... Afternoon Keynote / Discurso de apertura de la tarde:  (Children's Opportunity Alliance (COA) will moderate a panel of child care association leaders)  – GREAT HALL 

3:45 - 4:00 PM ..................................... Closing remarks (Child Care Support Services) / Palabras de clausura (Servicios de Apoyo para el Cuidado Infantil)


*MSDE Approval # CWO-163807
Course ID: MC-07242025-01
COK Hours: 6 total (3 Professionalism & 3 Community)
Número de aprobación del MSDE: CWO-163807
ID del curso: MC-07242025-01
Horas de conocimientos básicos: 6 en total (3 de profesioonalismo y 3 de comunidad)

Keynote Summary:

How government works, what committees there are (when you want to advocate, it’s important to know about these and who serves on them), and what funding streams are involved in early childhood education (i.e. Head Start, Early Head Start, Child Care Block Fund)

At this conference we aim to achieve the following objectives:

  • Increase ECE educators' understanding of government structure.
  • Teach ECE educators effective ways to share their professional experience with others to create change.
  • Showcase child care associations' work and goals to familiarize educators with avenues for engagement that are available for them.