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    • 01/12/2023
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    • PREMIER LAGNIAPPE MEMBERSHIP BENEFIT PLAN
    • 03/28/2024
    • 08/23/2024
    • VIRTUAL
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    ZOOM Recording for Saturday Only

    2024 Spring Education Conference

    Saturday March 23, 2024

    Featuring Ty Clark "The Child  Care Whisperer" 

     

    Teaching Transforms the Heart and Minds of Teachers

    Ty Clark "The Child Care Whisperer"  

    The Four Generations in the Workplace and How to Successfully Support Each One, Kathe Petchel, Hinge Advisors

    How to Change Challenging Behaviors


      • 03/28/2024
      • 06/21/2024
      • VIRTUAL
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        Spring Education Conference Recording for 

      Friday, March 22, 2024

      Featuring Ty Clark "The Child  Care Whisperer" 

        Motivational Speech 

      "Pushing Through Whatever Life Brings You"

      LDOE Updates               1.5 hours          

      • Moderator - Karen Powell, Deputy Assistant Superintendent, Early Childhood Care and Education 
      • Shelia Campbell – Executive Director, Early Childhood Education Operations
      • EdLink Update - Robert Klein
      • CCAP Update – Melinda George
      • Licensing Updates – Andrea Burl
      • Child Care Criminal Background Checks – Kayla Batiste 

      Ty Clark The Childcare Whisperer - 3 hours 

      Cultivating a Dynamic Leadership Culture



      • 05/10/2024
      • 11/29/2024
      • Virtual
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      Medication Administration 

      Dianna Constant, Agenda for Children

      Target Audience:  Owners, Directors, and Teachers

      This three-hour health and safety class provides staff training on how to properly administer medication to children in early learning centers. Participants will learn the state’s policies and procedures to follow to implement a clear guiding principle for medical administration. Upon completion of this training session, participants will receive a certificate to demonstrate compliance with the Louisiana Department of Education and Louisiana Pathways.

      Dianna Constant has been part of Agenda for Children’s team since 1990. She has over forty years of experience in early childhood education. She spent twenty years directing and operating her own childcare center and has more than two decades of experience as a trainer and technical assistance advisor for early childhood programs. She serves on the board of United Way of St. Charles and is actively involved with the Parish Networks in New Orleans and Houma supporting interaction improvements in Early Child Care Center and has served on the Child Care Health Care Consultant board since 2000. Dianna holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Youth and Family Services from Nichols State University. Certifications include Certified Reliable CLASS Observer (Infant, Toddler, Pre-K), CLASS Affiliate Trainer (Pre K), Inter-Rater Reliable in GOLD by Teaching Strategies, Child Care Health Consultant, Louisiana Pathways Trainer Level II.  Dianna is a lifelong resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana.  



      • 05/21/2024
      • 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
      • Louisiana State Capitol, 900 N Third Street, Baton Rouge
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      Early Ed Day at the Capitol

      Tuesday, May 21, 2024

      Louisiana State Capitol

      1st floor - Memorial Hall

      900 N. Third Street

      Baton Rouge, Louisiana

      Agenda


      8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. 

      Set up CCAL Table 

      9:00 a.m. 

      Arrival in Memorial Hall (1st floor of State Capitol)

      9:15 a.m.

      Group Coalition photo on the Capitol steps

      9:25 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.

      Networking with Ready Louisiana Coalition Members

      10:00  a.m.

      Press conference attendees should start heading to the Governor’s Press Room

      10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

      Press conference/briefing in the Governor’s Press Room (4th floor of the Capitol). Advance registration is required here. Will also be live-streamed on Facebook.

      11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

      Luncheon at Lt. Governor's Apartment at the Pentagon Barracks

      All Day

      Meetings with legislators (independently organized)

      All Day

      Emails and calls to legislators

      All Day

      Social media posts


      Please join us to meet with your legislators to advocate for CCAP Funding and learn more about issues that impact early childhood education during the 2024 Regular Session of the LA Legislature! 

      • 05/25/2024
      • 11/29/2024
      • Virtual
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                                Virtual Medication Administration

       Dianne Constant, Agenda for Children

      Virtual Presentation - Saturday May 25, 2024

      9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon 

      Target Audience:  Owners, Directors, and Teachers

      This three-hour class provides staff training on how to properly administer medication to children in early learning centers. Participants will learn the state’s policies and procedures to follow to implement a clear guiding principle for medical administration. Upon completion of this training session, participants will receive a certificate to demonstrate compliance with the Louisiana Department of Health. Dianna Constant has been part of Agenda for Children’s team since 1990. She has over forty years of experience in early childhood education. She spent twenty years directing and operating her own childcare center and has more than two decades of experience as a trainer and technical assistance advisor for early childhood programs. She serves on the board of United Way of St. Charles and is actively involved with the Parish Networks in New Orleans and Houma supporting interaction improvements in Early Child Care Center and has served on the Child Care Health Care Consultant board since 2000. Dianna holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology/Youth and Family Services from Nichols State University. Certifications include Certified Reliable CLASS Observer (Infant, Toddler, Pre-K), CLASS Affiliate Trainer (Pre K), Inter-Rater Reliable in GOLD by Teaching Strategies, Child Care Health Consultant, Louisiana Pathways Trainer Level II.  Dianna is a lifelong resident of Thibodaux, Louisiana.  

       



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