Local, State, and National Conferences in Early Care and Education
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Oklahoma
Conferences
August 7, 2010 - Norman, OK - Central Oklahoma Friends of Early Education (COFEE), OKDHS Training Center. Contact Tammy Maus at 405-364-4343 or email brightstart@sbcglobal.net.
August 7, 2010 - Tahlequah, OK - Cherokee Nation's 10th Annual Child Care Conference at Tahlequah High School from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Registration begins at 7:00 a.m. Contact Cherokee Nation Resource and Referral for registration information at (918) 453-5049 email Andria-hummingbird@cherokee.org. Website is www.cherokee.org.
September 18, 2010 - Ada, OK - Chickasaw Nation, Child Care Assistance Program. Contact Denisia Deramus at 580-421-7711 or email Denisia.Deramus@chickasaw.net. Website is www.chickasaw.net.
September 20 - 23, 2010 - Norman, OK - The National Registry Alliance (TNRA) Annual Conference State Workforce Registries and Child Care: It's All About Quality! Presentations, workshops and networking opportunities designed to enhance, strengthen, and support the work of state early childhood and school-age registries and states wishing to implement a workforce registry. Click here for more information.
September 23 - 25, 2010 - OKC, OK - Oklahoma Afterschool Association (OKAA) at Moore Norman Technology Center, South Penn Campus. Contact Vikki Dobbins at 405-316-8831 or email vikki@okaaweb.org. Website is www.okaaweb.org.
October 2, 2010 - Lawton, OK - Red River Early Childhood Association (RRECA) at Great Plains Technology Center. Contact: Sybille McKay at 580-280-0582 or email Sybille.mckay@yahoo.com. Website www.freewebs.com/rreca.
October 2, 2010 - OKC, OK - Family Child Care Conference OSU/OKC, OSU Campus, OKC. Contact: Rebecca Pruitt at 405-945-9140 or email pruittr@osuokc.edu. Website www.osuokc.edu.
October 2, 2010 - Tulsa, OK - Oklahoma Child Care Association (OCCA) at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino. Contact: Jennifer McCord at 800-580-4181 or email occa@att.net. Website is www.oklahomachildcareassociation.com.
October 8 - 9, 2010 - OKC, OK - Early Childhood Association of Oklahoma (ECAO). Contact: Sandy Hunter at 405-607-4089, 1-866-813-ECAO or email ecao@coxinet.net. Website is www.ecaok.org.
October 9, 2010 - Idabel, OK - Southeastern Oklahoma Child Care Association (SEOCCA). Contact: Anita McGowen at 580-584-9544 or email mrsnitasdaycarehome@yahoo.com. Website is www.freewebs.com/seoccamembers/ourteam.htm.
October 21, 2010 - Tulsa, OK - OECTA Fall Conference at Kendall Whittier Elementary. Click here for more information, www.oklahomaearlychildhood.org.
November 19 - 20, 2010 - Norman, OK - "University of Oklahoma Health Science Center - Oklahoma Autism Network at The 2nd Annual Oklahoma Statewide Autism Conference at Embassy Suites Norman Hotel & Conference Center. For more information, call 405-271-2131, ext. 47120.
February 25 - 26, 2010 - Lawton, OK - Oklahoma Afterschool Association (OKAA) at Great Plains Technology Center. Contact: Vikki Dobbins at 405-316-8831 or email vikki@okaaweb.org. Website is www.okaaweb.org.
February 26, 2011 - Ada, OK - Ada Early Childhood Association (AAECA) at East Central University. Contact: Cheryl Bell at 580-559-5873 or email cbell@ecok.edu. Website is www.ecok.edu/ccrra.
March 5, 2011 - OKC, OK - Smart Start Central OK/Rainbow Fleet. Contact: Lisa Fry at 405-521-1426 or email lfry@rainbowfleet.org. Website is www.rainbowfleet.org.
April 2, 2011 - Enid, OK - Wheat Capital Early Childhood Association at Cherokee Strip Conference Center. Contact: Terrie Dally at 580-548-2050 or email Terrie.Dally@okdhs.org.
April 9, 2011 - Lawton, OK - Red River Early Childhood Association (RRECA) at Great Plains Technology Center. Contact: Sybille McKay at 580-280-0582 or email Sybille.mckay@yahoo.com. Website is www.freewebs.com/rreca.
April 22 - 23, 2011 - Del City, OK - Oklahoma Child Care Association (OCCA) at First Southern. Contact: Jennifer McCord at 800-580-4181 or email occa@coxinet.net. Website is www.ecaok.org.
May 17 & 19, 2011 - OKC, OK - OCCC Child Development Center & Lab School, 7th Annual Early Childhood Conference. Conference Theme: "Learning Environments for the 21st Century". For more information, call 405-682-7561.
Oklahoma Training
FREE ASTHMA EDUCATION FOR CHILD CARE CENTERS - Click here for the Asthma Friendly Flyer (pdf) or Click here for the Asthma Friendly Child Care Program brochure (pdf).
HEART SMART SAFETY TRAINING - OKC, OK - Monday Evening Classes at Panera Bread from 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.on 71st and Garnett. Course completion includes two-year certification through The American Heart Association and Heart Smart. Everyone must enroll prior to class. Child care providers can receive two clock hours of tier 1 training. Click here to enroll.
Safe Kids Oklahoma - Statewide, OK - Safe Kids Oklahoma offers one of the OKDHS-approved courses that meets the transportation requirements for child passenger safety training. Cost is $25.00. Click here to register online. Click here to download the registration form.
July 27, 2010 - Ada, OK - "How to Ace a Licensing Visit" from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at Pontotoc County DHS. For more information, call 405-203-1034.
July 29 - 30, 2010 - Bartlesville, Oklahoma - The Power of Play at Tri-County Technology Center. Contact: Osage Nation Child Care Program at 918-287-5377.
August 7, 2010 - Beaver, OK - Child Care Providers Seminar at Beaver County Fairgrounds. Contact: Terrie Dally at (580) 977-9606.
August 16, 2010 - Westville, OK - "Contracting with Cherokee Nation and DHS". Adair County Child Care Provider Bi-monthly Trainings at Westville Public Library from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Cherokee Nation and OKDHS subsidy personnel will be available to answer your questions about contracting with their Agency. To register, call 1-918-453-5049.
October 18, 2010 - Westville, OK - "How to Get Organized". Adair County Child Care Provider Bi-monthly Trainings at Westville Public Library from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Buried under piles of paper? Get it under control by getting it organized...we will show you how! To register, call 1-918-453-5049.
December 20, 2010 - Westville, OK - "Christmas Activities to Use in Your Classroom". Adair County Child Care Provider Bi-monthly Trainings at Westville Public Library from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. You will get several ideas for developmentally appropriate activities to use in your classroom and some fun craft ideas. To register, call 1-918-453-5049.
February 21, 2011 - Westville, OK - "Child Care Licensing Requirements/Revisions Training". Adair County Child Care Provider Bi-monthly Trainings at Westville Public Library from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Open discusion regarding review and revisions of child care licensing regulations. To register, call 1-918-453-5049.
April 18, 2011 - Westville, OK - "Infectious Disease Prevention and Immunization Information". Adair County Child Care Provider Bi-monthly Trainings at Westville Public Library from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. A discussion of best practice for preventing infectious disease and immunization compliance to share with parents. To register, call 1-918-453-5049.
June 20, 2011 - Westville, OK - "Got Math? We Do!". Adair County Child Care Provider Bi-monthly Trainings at Westville Public Library from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Participants will have an opportunity to make age appropriate math activities for the preschoolers in your care. To register, call 1-918-453-5049.
Regional and National Conferences
August 3 - 4, 2010 - Washington, D.C. - Early Childhood 2010: Innovation for the Next Generation. Click here for the website.
September 15 - 17, 2010 - Minneapolis, MN - Professional Development Institute at Millennium Hotel. Click here for more information.
September 20 - 23, 2010 - Norman, OK - The National Registry Alliance (TNRA) Annual Conference State Workforce Registries and Child Care: It's All About Quality! Presentations, workshops and networking opportunities designed to enhance, strengthen, and support the work of state early childhood and school-age registries and states wishing to implement a workforce registry. Click here for more information.
October 21 - 22, 2010 - Windsor, ON - 30th Annual Conference of the Ontario Association for Infant and Child Development (OAICD): The Power of Relationships: Families, Professionals & Policy Makers. Click here for more information.
November 3 - 6, 2010 - Anaheim, CA - NAEYC 2010 Annual Conference & Expo. Click here for more information.
December 9 - 11, 2010 - Phoenix, Arizona - Zero to Three's 25th National Training Institute. Click here for the website.
December 10 - 14, 2010 - Virginia Beach, VA - National Head Start Association (NHSA) 27th Annual Parent Training Conference. Click here for more information.
January 27 - 29, 2011 - Savannah, GA - 62nd Annual Conference of the Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA), "Moving and Playing - Keeping Southern Children Healthy and Happy". Click here for the website.
March 10 - 13, 2011 - Washington, D.C. - NACCRRA's 24th Annual National Policy Symposium. The Policy Symposium is the premier conference dedicated to presenting innovative sessions on the latest policy, research and practice developments in child care and child care resource and referral. Click here for the website.