Kids First Conference - Child Care Aware of MN West/Central District

Cancellation requests must be in writing and
postmarked by February 19, 2016. A processing fee of $15.00 will be deducted from all
refunds. Mail or fax cancellation requests to:
Prairie Five Head Start
422 5th Ave. Box 166
Madison, MN 56256
Fax: 320-598-3025
Lodging at Prairie’s Edge
Rooms are available for $69/night + tax. Call
1-866-293-2121 before February 5, 2016 to
make a reservation. Be sure to mention that
you are with the Kids First Conference.
Conference Details
Dates:
February 26-27, 2016
Location:
Prairie's Edge Casino
Granite Falls, MN
Registration:
$60.00 Early Bird Registration
$70.00 For Registration Received From February 2nd-12th
(February 12th is last day to register)
Includes a light breakfast and lunch.
Student registration is $30.
CEU’s: .6 CEU’s are available ($3)
Includes: 6 clock hours of training
Prairie Five Head Start
422 5th Ave. Box 166
Madison, MN 56256
Cancellation & Refunds
Kids
First
Early Childhood
Conference
Friday
6:00-7:00
Appetizers and Sign-in
7:00-9:00
SUIDS/AHT
Dawn Braa (Cost $10)
OR
"Yes, You Can!"
CACFP Training
Krista Zeug (No cost)
Saturday
Conference hosted by:
*Keynote: "Play Counts!" — Denita Dinger
Breakout Sessions: These will be offered at the same
time—and providers choose one:
• Let Them Play—Denita Dinger
• Enhancing Young Minds Through Signs:
Songs and Stories—Dawn Braa
Non-Profit
U.S. Postage
Paid
Permit. No. 113
Montevideo, MN
56265
Child Care Aware - West Central District
MN West Community & Technical College,
Granite Falls
Child Care & Nutrition, Inc.
Lakeshore
And the Head Start programs at:
Heartland Community Action
Prairie Five Community Action
Southwestern MN Opportunity Council
Western Community Action
7:15-8:15
Light breakfast/registration
Vendor Shopping
8:15-10:15
Welcome & *Keynote with
Denita Dinger
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:30 Breakout Session
(Choose from Denita or Dawn)
12:30-1:30
Lunch and Vendor Shopping
1:30-3:30
Breakout Session
(Choose from Denita or Dawn)
3:30
Final Remarks
Door Prizes
Prairie's Edge Casino and
Convention Center
5616 Prairie's Edge Lane
Granite Falls, MN
February 26-27, 2016
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Prairie Five Head Start
422 5th Ave. Box 166
Madison, MN 56256
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Keynote Presentation
"Play Counts!" - Denita Dinger
Play counts... if we let it. Denita's passion for following a
child's lead is contagious. Through 16 years of working
with young children, she has learned that teaching isn't
so much about showing and doing, as it is about stepping back, observing, and supporting. You will leave her
session with a new appreciation for play and a fresh perspective on the value of trusting children to lead their
learning. This keynote is filled to the brim with simple
ideas for setting the environment for successful playbased, child-led learning. Denita shares steps she went
through in order to put age-appropriate learning IN,
and take her adult-ideas and plans OUT. Participants
will leave this session refreshed, energized, and feeling
empowered with valuable tools that will help them let
PLAY COUNT, and educate the parents as well!
CDA# _2_ Core# _II_
Break Out Sessions
"Let Them Play!" - Denita Dinger
Please check training(s) you will be attending:
ONLY Friday, February 26, 2016:
SUIDS/AHT - $10
"YES, You Can!" (CACFP Training) - FREE
"YES, You Can!" (CACFP Training)
Last day to register is February 12th.
NO PHONE REGISTRATIONS!
SUIDS/AHT
ONLY Saturday, February 27, 2016:
$60/person if postmarked by February 1st.
$70/person if postmarked from February 2nd-12th.
Please circle one:
Friday & Saturday Training:
Same price as Saturday (Friday evening training included)
$30/Student (copy of Student ID required with registration)
I need CEU’s (.6) at $3 per person
Total $_______
she shares her day with ten 2-5 year olds in a playschool
environment. At other times, she is traveling the country
engaging with early childhood professionals around the
importance of play and the ways to incorporate more of
it into your day. She is also the co-author (with Jeff A.
Johnson) of three books on play. You can learn much
more about Denita at www.playcounts.com, where you
will find how she arrived where she is today, as well as
links to her blogs and Facebook page.
Denita Dinger is a defender of play. During the week,
ment instructor. Dawn has an MA in Early Childhood
Education from the University of Phoenix. She also
attended Minnesota State University in Mankato, earning
her bachelor's degree in Family Life/Child Development.
She minored in Early Childhood Education and Parent
Education at MSU. She has worked as a lead preschool
teacher in both metro and rural Minnesota cities. Dawn
has won many professional awards and is passionate
about networking and motivating those around her.
Blog: http://blogs.dctc.edu/dawnbraa/
Signature: __________________________
Dawn Braa is an Early Childhood and Youth Develop-
I am employed by: __ Head Start __ Family Child Care __ Center __ ECFE/ECSE __ School Age ___ Foster Care ___Parent __ Other
This Year's Speakers
These sessions meet Parent Aware requirements and have been approved
through the Minnesota Center for Professional Development.
Sadly, many programs can't just let children play. Early
childhood professionals must PROVE learning is occurring in their programs. This workshop proves the value
of play (dissecting play) and how to document that value. Through group discussions and sharing, participants
will practice articulating the learning that is occurring
during play, and more importantly, WHY that learning is so important for a young child's future academia.
Developmentally appropriate practice will be at the
forefront of this workshop. In addition, participants will
explore roughly 30 stations where they can play, dissect,
and take LOADS of ideas back to their programs.
CDA# _2 & 8_ Core# _I & II_
"Enhancing Young Minds
Through Signs: Songs and Stories"
- Dawn Braa
Participants will learn early childhood songs and stories
using American Sign Language. Your group time will
come alive through the use of sign. Guaranteed to provide you with content you can incorporate with children
right away!
CDA# _2_ Core# _II_
Friday Night
Sudden Unexpected Infant
Death/Abusive Head Trauma
This class meets DHS Licensing training requirements
for both Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID)
and Abusive Head Trauma (AHT). Content includes
recommendations to reduce Sudden, Unexpected
Infant Deaths (SUID) including: SIDS, suffocation, and
other sleep related infant deaths; safe sleep environments; MN Child Care regulations related to safe sleep;
as well as symptoms and consequences of abusive head
trauma, risk factors for abusive head trauma; and strategies to use when stressed, angry, or frustrated.
CDA# _1_ Core# _VI_
OR
CACFP Training "Yes You Can!"
- Krista Zeug
With Federal Regulations requiring certain standards
for commercial entrees, such as pizza, corn dogs, and
chicken nuggets, we need to follow packaging that includes CN labels for those foods to be creditable. However, that can be very confusing and murky when going
to the grocery store. We will demystify the process
and make the program easy to understand and follow.
Especially now, when there are so many fewer products
available in the store with a CN label. In addition to
this subject, we will be looking at mandatory training for the CACFP and there will be lots of interesting
"bites" of information shared.
CDA# _1_ Core# _VI_