Wednesday-Friday | October 16-18, 2024

Renaissance Orlando at Sea World | Orlando | Florida

REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

May 1 - June 15 | Early Bird Rate

$575 OppEx Clients/Government/Sponsors
$750 Standard Early Bird Rate

June 16 - October 1 | Regular Rate

$750 OppEx Clients/Government/Sponsors
$875 Standard Regular Rate

Conference Information + Registration

After October 2

$1075 (if space is available)

Why Connect the Dots?

The early care and education system in the U.S. is in a pivotal moment. New resources are urgently needed, but far too many opportunities are missed when we fail to harness the power of modern technology, re-think the traditional business model and leverage existing resources in powerful and innovative ways. This conference will highlight what’s possible when we make critical connections to create a “greater whole”

Preliminary Program

more sessions to come …

Solving the ECE Workforce Crisis

Substitute Pools: A Critical Workforce Support
Health and Retirement Benefits: Yes We Can

Promoting Positive Change

Coaching for Transformation & Results
Building and Sustaining Strong Family Child Care Businesses: A Changing Mindset

Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion

Building Child Care Supply in Under-Resourced Neighborhoods
Elevating Provider Voice in Home Based Networks

Reforming Policy & Finance

A Look at Micro-centers through a Policy Lens
The New CCDF Rules: Impact on States, Intermediaries and Providers
Taking CCMS to Scale Statewide

Optimizing Data & Evaluation

Putting the REAL in Real Time Supply and Demand
Using CCMS Data to Streamline Reporting and Inform Public Sector Systems
Data-Driven Business Coaching: What is it and Why Does it Matter?

Leveraging Automation & Technology

ECE Technology Ecosystems: An Overview
The New CCDF Rules: Impact on States, Intermediaries and Providers
Technology Powered Provider Support through ECE Shared Resources

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Questions Considered.

Where do I begin to build a Shared Service Alliance? How can I find the right ECE programs to participate? Who will provide funding for this work? The Shared Services journey begins with asking the right questions—the conference is a place to hear how others have found answers.

Ideas Discussed.

It all begins with an idea...maybe we could find a way to improve wages … maybe we could do a better job connecting parents with ECE programs … maybe we could spend more time on education and less time on paperwork … the conference is fertile ground to plant the seeds of your idea.

Community Nurtured.

Let’s face it, changing the ECE sector is not for the faint of heart. You need time to be with kindred spirits who see not just “what is wrong and ask why”, but see “what could be and ask why not”? Fellow world changers, there is a seat at this table for you.