Tom Copeland is the nation’s leading expert on the business of family child care. He is an independent consultant, trainer, author, and family child care advocate. Since 1981, Tom has helped hundreds of thousands of people understand complex business and tax issues. Join us to learn how to navigate your ECE program through these difficult times to reduce the financial impact. Tom will address the pressing questions of unemployment, what you should do if you receive an SBA forgivable loan, and what changes in your policies you may want to consider.

The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) serves as a guide for program improvement and can be a great resource for those supporting family child care providers. Learn strategies for providing technical assistance to improve program quality using the BAS. Receive an overview of the BAS, learn how the BAS is scored, and take a deep dive into one item. Put all of this information together to learn how to support family child care providers with data-based decision making and action plan development and implementation.

This webinar will assist early childhood leaders to recognize and apply the concepts of motivation theory to support staff as they continue to move forward. This will include identifying strategies to support a positive work environment with embedded norms of communication and collaboration. Join us to learn more as you guide your program beyond the pandemic.

The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) serves as a guide for program improvement and can be a great resource for those supporting family child care providers. Learn strategies for providing technical assistance to improve program quality using the BAS. Receive an overview of the BAS, learn how the BAS is scored, and take a deep dive into one item. Put all of this information together to learn how to support family child care providers with data-based decision making and action plan development and implementation.

This webinar is designed for certified Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) Assessors looking to renew their certification. The training includes updates to the BAS and Additional Notes. Assessors must participate in the BAS Assessor Recertification webinar within four months prior to their certification expiration date. In addition, participants complete an assessment of learning to determine recertification status.

This webinar is designed for certified Program Administration Scale (PAS) Assessors looking to renew their certification. The training includes updates to the PAS and Additional Notes. Assessors must participate in the PAS Assessor Recertification webinar within four months prior to their certification expiration date. In addition, participants complete an assessment of learning to determine recertification status.

Susan MacDonald is passionate about inspiring positive change in the early childhood field. Her expertise is reflected in her professional speaking, coaching, and books, Inspiring Early Childhood Leadership and Inspiring Professional Growth. Susan is the founder of Inspiring New Perspectives. Join us to explore new ways to raise your energy level, and gain an in-depth understanding of Appreciative Inquiry and the current positive psychology research on developing strengths-based strategies for living and working in uncertainty.

The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) serves as a guide for program improvement and can be a great resource for those supporting family child care providers. Learn strategies for providing technical assistance to improve program quality using the BAS. Receive an overview of the BAS, learn how the BAS is scored, and take a deep dive into one item. Put all of this information together to learn how to support family child care providers with data-based decision making and action plan development and implementation.

The Business Administration Scale for Family Child Care (BAS) serves as a guide for program improvement and can be a great resource for those supporting family child care providers. Learn strategies for providing technical assistance to improve program quality using the BAS. Receive an overview of the BAS, learn how the BAS is scored, and take a deep dive into one item. Put all of this information together to learn how to support family child care providers with data-based decision making and action plan development and implementation.

Cynthia D. Jackson leads the Educare Learning Network—a generative, coast-to-coast network of high-quality birth-to-five schools that function as innovative learning labs for the field of ECE. The webinar will highlight how we cope and help families and children cope with the new realities. We will also share learned experiences about re-opening from early childhood program providers who have already embarked on the journey.

Geania is a consultant at Arkansas State Childhood Services; the principal of dot2dot consulting, LLC; and a member of the McCormick Center’s Advisory Board. Geania has over 27 years of experience in the ECE field and her recent endeavors include facilitation of the Arkansas State Board of Education’s Family and Community Engagement Taskforce and work highlighting the tribulations of the ECE workforce. These days, her favorite quote is, “In the rush to return to normal, use this time to consider which parts of normal are worth rushing back to.” Join us to reflect on strategies that will help guide you through these chaotic times, both personally and professionally.