California Association for the Education of Young Children

2011 Call for Presentations is NOW open!

If you are interested in presenting at the 2011 CAEYC Annual Conference and Expo, we would be delighted to have you submit your workshop for review. We are expecting approximately 3,000 attendees over the dates of March 24-26, 2011 in Sacramento, California and this is a great opportunity to share your enthusiasm and knowledge in the ECE field. The theme for the upcoming conference is “We’re Better Together: Collaborating to Improve the Lives of Children”.

If you are interested in submitting a presentation for review, please click here for more details.

The Forum

Join us for a two-day educational experience with the leading experts on Leadership and Play. Featuring two wonderful and inspiring keynote speakers, you will leave The Forum reinvigorated and ready to put practical and sound strategies to use in your daily work with administrators, teachers, families and children. Celebrate with us as we connect, learn and PLAY together!

Your Presenters
Friday, September 24
Steve Swafford, Balance Warrior

Purposeful Play: Imagination, Collaboration and Connection
In this highly interactive and playful environment, we will explore a variety of techniques and approaches that model purposeful play:

Attendees will:

Learn and use Appreciative Inquiry as a tool to build community
Experience new ways to identify and manage critical issues
Explore spheres of influence and how to collaborate more effectively
Discover how qualities of play contribute to Social Capital

"Take aways" include valuable tools, insights and techniques that you can use in both your professional practice and personal life.

Saturday, September 25
Walter F. Drew, Ed.D.
Baji Rankin, Ed.D.
Marcia Nell, Ph.D.

Hands, Heart & Mind – The NAEYC Play Symposium
Get ready for a unique and enjoyable hands-on self active PLAY training that promotes and strengthens play-based learning as part of Developmentally Appropriate Practices within early childhood programs that serve children from birth-age 8 and their families.

Engage in hands-on PLAY experiences using open-ended materials
Explore the role of the teacher in the learning process
Focus on self active play and creative expression in a professional practice
Understand the value of play in building social competence and resiliency
Develop reflective teaching practices
Construct, implement and evaluate new approaches to teaching
Strengthen teacher’s vision of Self as play advocate

For more information on The Forum Presenters, click here.

The Forum: Daily Schedule

7:30 am – 8:30 am - Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 am – 12:00 pm - General Session
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm - Lunch/Networking
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm - General Session

Location & Accommodations
Marriott San Jose
301 South Market Street, San Jose, CA 95113
(408) 280-1300
Room Rate: $119 + taxes (Single/Double)
Online Reservations

Deadline for room reservations: September 2, 2010. Please identify yourself with CAEYC in order to receive the discounted group rates. Room rates are available for September 23-25.

Registration Deadline and Fees
Space is Limited! Advanced registration is on or prior to Friday, September 10, 2010. A late registration fee of $50 will be charged after September 10.

Online registration is for check and credit card payments only (Visa or MasterCard). If paying by Purchase Order, please download the registration form and either fax or mail it to CAEYC.

Fees
Registration fees include breakfast, lunch, Forum materials and a Play: The Optimal Way to Learn t-shirt. Please have your NAEYC member number available to receive the discounted member rate.

	Advanced Registration		After September 10
	Member	Nonmember	Member	Nonmember
Full Forum (Two Days)	$295	$335	$345	$385
One Day Only (Friday or Saturday)	$185	$225	$235	$275
On-line registration \| Download Registration Form

This CAEYC Affiliate event is sponsored in part through a grant from the National Association for the Education of Young Children – Affiliate Relations Office

Sponsored in part by Kaplan Early Learning Company

Registration fees include

Play T-shirt Breakfast, lunch, Forum materials and a Play: The Optimal Way to Learn t-shirt.

2010 CAEYC Conference & Expo

2010 Recap
We hope you enjoyed your time at the 2010 Annual Conference & Expo as we all learned, laughed and connected with one another. We are looking forward to seeing you at the March 2011 Conference & Expo in Sacramento, CA.

2010 Conference Images

For more conference photos, visit the CAEYC Facebook Fan page.

2010 Workshop Schedule and Handouts
For information on the 2010 speakers, workshop titles, and schedule, click here.

2010 Schedule of Events
For information on the 2010 speakers, workshop titles, and schedule, click here.

2010 Conference Exhibitors
For information on the 2010 Conference Exhibitors, click here.

2010 Conference Sponsors

CAEYC proudly thanks its sponsors in recognition of their generous financial support and other donations which contribute greatly to the success of this event.

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Public Policy

CAEYC advocates for advancement in the early care and education profession and improvement of the lives of young children. Our Public Policy Committee reviews bills related to the importance of early childhood issues and communicates regularly to our legislators regarding these concerns. The Committee develops a policy platform yearly with consultation from the CAEYC Board of Directors.
View CAEYC Public Policy Goals

Contact
Fran Chasen, CAEYC Public Policy Chair
franchasen@msn.com
View Public Policy Commitee Reps

California Legislative Bill File
CAEYC reviews bills that we believe are of interest to early childhood professionals. If you have a bill that you would like our CAEYC Public Policy Committee to review, please contact CAEYC at info@caeyc.org.

Federal Legislative Bill File
Listed below are the Federal Legislative Bills currently being watched by CAEYC.

HR 460 - Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009 | Click here
S. 210 - Right Start Child Care and Education Act of 2009 | Click here

Public Policy Links

California Legislative
California Assembly	Allows you to see your Assembly members. As a bonus, you will also see a map of your district showing your location and the member's district office. \| www.assembly.ca.gov
California Senate	Allows you to view and search for Senate members, bill updates, communications and press releases. \| www.sen.ca.gov
California Governor	Allows you to view and search for Senate members, bill updates, communications and press releases. \| www.gov.ca.gov
Bill Information	Provides you with current updates on Senate Bills and Assembly Bills. \| www.leginfo.ca.gov
Department of Finance	Allows you to view current state budgets. \| www.dof.ca.gov
Legislative Analyst's Office	Allows you to view detailed examination of the Budget Bill based on the Governor's Budget. \| www.lao.ca.gov
On The Capitol Doorstep	Provides information on California and federal legislation affecting young children. \| www.otcdkids.com

U.S. Government
U.S. House of Representatives	Allows you to view current house communications, house directory, member offices, committee offices and other organizations. \| www.house.gov
U.S. Senate	Allows you to view committee hearing, legislative activities, and to search for your local Senator. \| www.senate.gov
U.S. President	Provides citizens with easy access to government information. The Your Government section provides users with sources for information on all branches and agencies of the federal government. \| www.whitehouse.gov
Bill Information	Allows you to access government information products. \| www.access.gpo.gov
Childcare.gov	Lists federal resources that support children in child care. \| www.childcare.gov

NAEYC Public Policy
NAEYC Children's Champions	www.capwiz.com/naeyc/home

Additional Public Policy Sites
Action Alliance for Children	www.4children.org
Center for the Child Care Workforce	www.ccw.org
Child Care Law Center	www.childcarelaw.org
Child Development Policy Institute	www.cdpi.net
Children's Defense Fund	www.childrensdefense.org
Children Now	www.childrennow.org

With the passage of Senate Bill 1629, California established a new advisory body to develop policy and an implementation plan for an Early Learning Quality Improvement System. The goal of the committee is to improve outcomes for children and reduce California's school readiness gap by improving the quality of early learning and care programs.

The Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee (ELQIS) has 13 members. Each member is also a Chair or Co-Chair of various subcommittees charged with clarifying issues, outlining possible alternatives and presenting likely results.

In addition, the California State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care (ELAC) will build on the work of the California Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee (CAEL QIS) in helping define the future policy direction for early learning in California. The ELAC is co-chaired by a representative from the Secretary of Education, Gavin Payne, State Superintendent of Public Instruction designee, and Kris Perry, California Children and Families Commission designee. The co-chairs invite stakeholders in early learning and members of the public to participate in the upcoming meetings of the ELAC.

CAEYC leadership, public policy committee and staff are attending the ELQIS meetings. Below is a brief update on the process and emerging issues from the subcommittees.

Design
This subcommittee is examining how a quality improvement rating system will look and function. Existing requirements (licensing, Title 5 and Title 22), third party accreditations, size ratios, educational level and more are all being discussed in the creation of a draft model. [more information]

Finance
This subcommittee is working on the determining how to finance the operation of a quality improvement rating system. Examination of current finance models has been done. This subcommittee will become increasingly active in 2010 once a draft system is more complete. [more information]

Workforce
This subcommittee is developing professional standards and a delivery system related to professional development that are linked to quality learning standards and financial incentives for enhanced training. This group is looking at: [more information]

Possible combining of professional standards for Title 22 and Title 5
How we set the minimum professional standards for all ECE programs
What alternatives should be considered
What defines a "quality" teacher
How to create career pathways with multiple points of entry into the field
Ways to improve compensation via this system
Ways to make ECE education accessible to all

Data
This subcommittee's purpose is to identify information about current child, family, teacher, and program level data systems for children from birth to five years old, and identify attributes of data systems that will support continuous program improvement linked to better outcomes for children, reduced school readiness gaps, and improved school success. [more information]

Engagement and Outreach for Families, Providers, and Public
This subcommittee is charged with: 1) developing a communication plan to ensure broad input on the QRS design, and 2) developing an engagement and outreach plan for families, programs/providers, stakeholders, and the public for California's 'rating structure and process' and support systems. [more information]

To keep current on the California Early Learning Quality Improvement System Advisory Committee work and to check on the dates and locations of meetings, click here.