This session, which will be delivered in Spanish, is designed for Illinois family child care providers who are interested in applying for ExceleRate Illinois and is a requirement for Bronze, Silver, and Gold circles of quality. After completing this three-hour training, family child care providers will have a basic knowledge of the Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS), be able to use the tool for program self-improvement, and know how to prepare for an ExceleRate BAS assessment.

This session looks at the importance of staff meetings as the primary vehicle for staff development and community building. Topics include an analysis of social interaction in groups and how interpersonal orientation among group members affects group functioning. A key focus is applying methods for managing meetings that achieve maximum participant satisfaction and productivity in a minimum amount of time.