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Central Community Church

6100 W. Maple
Wichita, KS

Two Conferences
One Location
Growing With Children

A conference for family child care providers, child care center staff and elementary teachers.
Approved for 6 in-service hours. More information on pages 4-8.

Directors Chair

A conference for child care center directors. Approved for 6 in-service hours. See page 3.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULES

7:00 - 8:00
8:00 - 9:00
9:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 11:00
11:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 1:00
1:00 - 2:00
2:00 - 3:00
3:00 - 4:00

Growing With
Children

Directors Chair

Registration

Registration

Session 1

12 Mistakes
Directors Make

8:00 - 10:00

8:00 - 9:30

Break
Break
12 Mistakes
Directors Make
Session 2

10:00 - 12:00

10:30 - 12:30

Lunch

Lunch

12:00 - 1:00

12:30 - 1:30

Session 3
1:30 - 3:30

12 Mistakes
Directors Make
1:00 - 3:30

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Information
#gwcdc15

Reserve Early!

Session choices fill fast! Reservations are on a first come first

serve basis - plus save money by returning your registration by
February 25th! See Registration Instructions next to the Growing
with Children registration form.

Enjoy exhibitors, lunch and win door prizes!

All Growing with Children & Directors Chair participants will
be registered for door prizes, treated to lunch and will have the
opportunity to purchase items in the exhibitor area.

Sponsored by:
Current Exhibitors

Plus Many More!

Central Community Church

6100 W. Maple, Wichita

I-235

Ridge Rd.

Central Ave.
Tyler Rd.

Constructive Playthings
GS Memory Makers
Imagine That Toys
Exploration Place
Holmberg Wellness Group
Friends University
Wichita Public Library
Child Nutrition & Wellness KSDE
Jamberry
Mental Health Association
Waddell & Reed

Maple St.
W. Kellogg St.

(US 54)

Directors Chair
Conference
A conference for Child Care Center Directors

12 Mistakes Directors Make

Mary Hornbeck, Special Beginnings Early Learning Center

This interactive session will focus on universal mistakes that

all Directors make in order to learn from them and plan for
future success! Attendees will participate in lively discussion
regarding hiring and retaining staff, increasing enrollment and
saving money, recognizing and preventing stress and burnout,
as well as positive ways to take care of themselves in order to
effectively lead their programs. Each participant will have the
opportunity to leave with at least 12 action steps that can be
confidently implemented into their programs and into their
own lives right away.
ECDO Membership holders receive discounted admission
to Directors Chair!
Directors Chair is a fundraiser for ECDO. ECDO members receive a discount
to Directors Chair. Membership to ECDO is $50.00 per person. Contact
Leslie Holeman at 943-2088 for more information.
Growing With Children is a fundraiser for Child Start . Child Start members
receive a discount to Growing With Children. Membership to Child Start
starts at $30.00. Contact Child Start at 682-1853 for more information.

Session 1
Session 2
Session 3

Growing With Children

Growing With Children

Growing With Children

Growing With Children Session Choices

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B
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H
K
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F
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Conscious
Discipline; The
Classroom/Home
Application

The Period Of
Purple Crying

The ABCs of
Developing
Pre-School
Literacy Skils

Kids in the
Kitchen

Record Keeping for

Tax Purposes

Im Moving
Im Learning
Take it Outside

Work isnt Just

a 4 Letter Word

LETRS Early
Childhood
Professional
Development
Overview

Read Aloud to Your

Children... A
Dialogical Approach

New Resources for

Improving Nutrition
and Activity in
Child Care

Active Learning and

Parent Engagement

Fit and Fun

Children and Their

Behavior

Infant Massage
to Promote Bonding
and Attachment

6x6 Literacy Skills Getting Ready

to Read

Early Childhood
Language and
Literacy Skills
in the Kitchen

Disaster Preparedness
for the Home and
Small Business

Science of Music

Alphabetical Listing of
Growing With Children Sessions

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6x6 Literacy Skills - Getting Ready to Read

Lena Vogt, Wichita Public Library, Alford Branch

Session 3
Will the children in your care be ready to learn how to read when you send them
off to school? There are six specific early literacy skills children need to learn before
they turn six. You can help children develop these skills by choosing certain books,
using specific techniques while reading with them, and offering language-based
activities during the day. Come learn more about the fun and easy things you can
do help your children get ready to read.

Active Learning and Parent Engagement

Regina Miller, Princeton Childrens Center
Session 2
How do you help parents become more involved? We will discuss creative ways to
engage parents in active participation of their childs education. In addition, we will
explore 5 ways to promote active learning and how this tool can help you succeed
with parents and other interactions.

Children and Their Behavior

Beth Reeder, Make a Difference Training & Consultation

Conscious Discipline; The Classroom/Home Application

Beth Reeder, Make a Difference Training & Consultation

Session 3!!!!!!!!!
Does it ever feel like the students are out to get you? Are they holding private
meetings after their preschool session and plotting ways to get at you? They are
not out to get you but what are their behaviors telling us?

Session 1
Persons will gain useful tools to start the basics of Conscious Discipline in their
classrooms or homes. Using the Emotional intelligence program consisting of
Brain Smart strategies for responding rather than reacting to life events. Through
responding, conflict moments are transformed into cooperative learning
opportunities

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Disaster Preparedness for the Home and Small Business

Cody Charvat, Sedgwick County Emergency Management
Session 3
The first 72 hours after a disaster are critical for surviving at home; for your business,
though, thats just the beginning. Disaster Preparedness for Home and Small
Businesses focuses on the basics that everyone needs to follow: build a kit, make a
plan, stay informed, and get involved. There also will be a discussion on continuity
of operations planning for small businesses.
Early Childhood Language and Literacy Skills in the Kitchen
Holly Aranda and Angie Schreiber, Cradle to Career Literacy Center
Session 3
Learn a recipe for planning daily activities to build vocabulary and early literacy
skills. Experience hands-on activities, songs, and stories while learning about letters,
print, and phonological awareness. This class highlights the unit, In the Kitchen,
from the Neuhaus Education Center.
Fit and Fun
Susan Kendall
Session 2
Eating well and being physically active is fun, makes us feel good and gives us
energy. Come learn simple activities to help children better understand how
physical activity and identifying healthy nutrition choices leads to a productive and
energetic lifestyle.
Im Moving Im Learning Take it Outside
Elizabeth Brunscheen-Cartagena, K-State Research & Extension - Sedgwick County
Session 1
The power of touch can have many benefits for both the infant and the caregiver.
Good touch stimulates healthy physical development and promotes healthy brain
development. When a parent or caregiver learns these skills, it can empower them
to feel more competent in interpreting the needs of the infant.
Infant Massage to Promote Bonding and Attachment
Margo Breckbill, Wichita State University
Session 3
The power of touch can have many benefits for both the infant and the caregiver.
Good touch stimulates healthy physical development and promotes healthy brain
development. When a parent or caregiver learns these skills, it can empower them
to feel more competent in interpreting the needs of the infant.

Alphabetical Listing of Growing With Children

Sessions Continued

Kids in the Kitchen

Denise Dias, Sedgwick County Extension Office
Session 1
This course will teach you ways to feel comfortable with working in the kitchen with
youth. In addition to confidence, one will begin to learn how to encourage youth
and providers to want to cook. There will be discussions on age appropriate tasks,
your plate, strategies for successful experience, while experiencing and practicing
recipes and teaching methods.

LETRS Early Childhood Professional Development Overview

Holly Aranda and Angie Schreiber, Cradle to Career Literacy Center
Session 2
This workshop provides the bridge between research and practice. Its design
enriches and extends professional development for all care providers in helping
pre-kindergarten children learn the early literacy and language skills shown in
research to be critical for later literacy success. Also includes practical strategies to
build these skills.

New Resources for Improving Nutrition and Activity in Child Care

Hilary Gee, Director of Health Policy
Session 2
Kansas Action for Children, in partnership with Child Care Aware of Kansas, recently
released top priorities for improving the health of children in child care related
to nutrition, physical activity and screen time. This workshop will explore those
priorities, share best practices and lessons from providers, and connect participants
with new resources.

Read Aloud to Your Children... A Dialogical Approach

Jeanine Phillips, Fundamental Learning Center
Session 2
This workshop will teach teachers how dialogical reading can increase future
comprehension skills along with how to use the CROWD Procedure which
emphasizes 5 different types of comprehension strategies.

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Record Keeping for Tax Purposes

Alicia Drydale, H&R Block
Session 1
This workshop will help you understand the Family Child Care record keeping
process to ensure that you have the proper records for filing your taxes. Step by
step instructions for filling out the forms will be included. In addition, detailed
information about child care liability insurance will be tackled in great detail.
Science of Music
Susan Kendall
Session 3
The science of sound is demonstrated by learning to change the pitch of
instruments. Music helps teach fractions, patterns, sequencing and pitch in a fun
and interactive environment. Making instruments out of everyday materials gives
children the opportunity to create their own sound.
The ABCs of Developing Pre-School Literacy Skills
Jeanine Phillips, Fundamental Learning Center
Session 1
This fun, hands-on, and interactive session is designed to introduce early childhood
educators to the current research related to developing pre-literacy and language
skills. Participants will engage in a conversation about how to best develop
phonological, letter identification, vocabulary and print awareness skills using a
pre-school childs storybook.
The Period of Purple Crying - A New Way to Understand Your Babys Crying
Anne Auld, Click for Babies
Session 1
The Period of Purple Crying is an evidence-based prevention program offered by
the National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome. This program approached Abusive
Head Trauma, also known as Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS), prevention by helping
parents and caregivers understand the frustrating features of crying in normal
infants that can lead to shaking or abuse
Work Does Not Need to be a Four Letter Word
Beth Reeder, Make a Difference Training and Consultation
Session 2
Persons will gain useful tools to motivate staff and volunteers as well as gain insight
into the positive attributes. There will be insight into how to encourage your staff
to be, A Healthy Staff is a Happy Staff. If you work with adults this workshop is a
must.

Registration Instructions
Conference Choice:
Please identify which conference you wish to attend on the registration form.

Growing With Children Registrations:

For each session, please choose one workshop and two alternative workshops from those listed. You
will be assigned classes based on this ranking and space availability. The earlier we receive your paid
registration, the more likely it is you can have your top choice. (In the unlikely event there is no room for
you to attend any of your choices, we will call). If you would like confirmation of your assigned classes
please include your email address on your conference registration. Online registrations save money and
choose the exact class they will attend.

Directors Chair Registration

Directors Chair Conference has no optional choices of workshops. Online registrations save money.

Lunch:
A buffet lunch is included in your registration fees. If you are needing a vegitarian meal, please indicate
that on your registration form.

Early Bird Discount:

Registrations postmarked after the Early Bird cut off date (2/15/15) will not qualify for a discount and any
balance will be due at the time of check-in on the day of the conference. You will be sent an email detailing
if and why you owe an additional registration fee.

Member Discounts:
The cost for Growing with Children is reduced for those who have a current 2015 membership with Child
Start.
The cost for Directors Chair is reduced for those who have a current 2014-2015 membership with the Early
Childhood Directors Organization.
Child Start Professional Development credits do not apply to this conference.

Refunds:
Sorry, there are no refunds for either Growing With Children or Directors Chair. If you are wanting to add a
different name to an existing registration, you must do so by 2/28/15.

Mail the registration form to:

Child Start
GWC Conference Registration
1002 S. Oliver St
Wichita KS 67218

Conference Registration Form

Participant Information

Please fill out one form per participant. Copies can be made.
Name:
Center Name:
Address:
City:

State:

Day Phone:

Zip:

County:
Evening Phone:

Email:
Profession:

Growing With Children Session Choices

Directors Chair Conference

Please place workshop LETTER found next to its

description in the appropriate box.
Classes fill on a first-come-first-choice basis
Session 1
Session 2 Session 3

No session choices available for

Directors Chair. See page 3.

1st Choice
2nd Choice
3rd Choice
Lunch included with registration

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Early Registration: Postmarked by 2/15/2015
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Wichita, KS 67218

Take advantage of this opportunity to receive

six in-service hours, win great door prizes and network
with early childhood professionals from across the state.

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Central Community Church

6100 W. Maple
Wichita, KS

Support Child Start by attending!

Growing With Children is Child Starts CCR&R
programs annual fundraiser!