An Opportunities Exchange webinar with:

Megan Irwin and Louise Stoney, co-authors of  Owning Change: Revising Child Care Regulation with Providers at the Center

Mary Graham, Executive Director, Children’s Village

July 28, 2026
12 ET/11CT/10MT/9PT

This webinar builds on licensing reform sessions held at national conferences sponsored by Opportunities Exchange, NAEYC and BUILD as well as two Issue Briefs authored by Irwin and Stoney. Participants will be encouraged to explore options beyond traditional approaches to licensing compliance and documentation with a focus on two vexing issues: staff to child ratios and electronic compliance documentation.

Please join us for a provocative discussion. This with NOT be a licensing reform 101 session. We will assume that participants have reviewed the following resources:

• Right Sizing Child Care Regulation:
  Crafting Standards That Encourage Supply and Protect Children

• Owning Change: Revising Child Care Regulation with Providers at the Center

• Modernizing Child Care Technology to Support Choice, Business Strength, and Program Integrity

• Child Care Management Software & Licensing Compliance

• Modernizing Licensing Oversight: Using CCMS to Streamline Compliance

• Right Sizing Licensing Regulation

• Building and Fire Codes: Addressing State and Local Barriers

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