We are an organization of Early Childhood Professionals representing Family Child Care, Preschool and Infant/Toddler center caregivers, School Age providers, Head Start, Resource & Referral, Elementary School teachers and others who work for young children and their families in Thurston, Mason, Lewis, and Grays Harbor

 We are the local affiliate of the Washington Association for the Education of Young Children and the National Association for the Education of Young Children.  We provide scholarships for Early Childhood Education to our members and support other organizations that also support the Early Care and Education of Young Children.

 

2011 SSAEYC Regional Tapestry Early Childhood Conference
“Strengthening the Threads of Professionalism”
P.O. Box 11275, Olympia, WA 98508-1275
February 15, 2011

 

Dear Early Childhood Trainer:
We invite you to submit a workshop proposal for the annual SSAEYC Regional Tapestry Early Childhood Conference which will be held:

Saturday, September 24, 2011- 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM at:

South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA

We are seeking workshop presenters from a variety of early childhood professions including family child care, center-based infant, toddler, preschool, and school age care, elementary schools; military child care; colleges; resource and referrals; Head Start and ECEAP; and mental and physical health.  We ask you to share your expertise in any early childhood topic of great interest to you.

We will select workshops based on format, content, balance of topic areas, and interests indicated by last year’s evaluations. Child care providers will receive STARS Continuing Education hours for this conference. The presenter application guides you through the standards required for STARS. We encourage interactive, hands-on, culturally-relevant workshops.  Clock hours for certified teachers and SPSCC credit will also be available to participants.

Presenters receive free admission to the conference and an honorarium of $75 for each workshop.
A continental breakfast will be provided and you may purchase a lunch for $10.00!  Please return a conference registration form if you plan to attend other sessions (this will be mailed to you after printing in late July), so we can keep an accurate count for each presenter’s limits and room space.

Please mail your Presenter Application(s) by May 1, 2011 to:
SSAEYC Regional Early Childhood Tapestry Conference, Program Committee
P.O. Box 11275
Olympia, WA 98508-1275
Accepted presenter proposals will be notified by July 1, 2011.
Please feel free to pass this application on to others who may want to present at this conference.

If you have questions, please contact:
Nancy Hobson, nancy@ccacwa.org or 360-754-0810 x107
Laura Scheffer, lcdjd@aol.com  or: 360-459-2273,
Nancy Thomas, nthomas365@comcast.netor 360-943-0921

If you have products that you would like to sell at the conference, contact us about arranging for a vendor table.