Association for Early Learning Leaders Brochure

Formerly National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP)

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Welcome to the Association for Early Learning Leaders!For 28 years, the National Association of Child Care Professionals (NACCP) has been a leader in the child care industry serving directors, owners, and administrators. We recently completed a rebranding campaign as the first step in pursuing our vision of a well-connected, more involved organization of leaders, where ideas are shared, relationships developed, and best practices learned.

Being an active part of this organization… is to be a part of an astonishing network of professionals including program owners, directors, and emerging leaders. These influential leaders work together to promote best practices in the highest quality programs; providing early care and education to young children across race, religion and socio economic boundaries. Now is a great time to participate in the association. Our new vision has us adding new benefits...benefits designed to make you a stronger leader and your program more successful.

AssociAtion BEnEfits

◆ A professional network collaborating on all aspects of administration including staff management and leadership, customer service and marketing, as well as sound fiscal practices and legal issues unique to our industry.

◆ Multiple professional development opportunities geared specifically to the leaders who administer early care and education programs.

◆ The National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs recognizes excellence, providing a comprehensive system for ongoing quality improvement.

◆ Partnerships with vendors and suppliers; offer access and discounts to the most current resources.

Creating strong early learning leaders is the key to building a strong foundation for our young children and ensuring the success of our industry. As one of these leaders, your ideas and active participation are welcomed in helping our organization fulfill its vision. Our board, staff, and leaders look forward to continuing our important work together!

Colleen Tracy Haddad Executive Director

Board of Directors

PrEsidEntBobette thompson, Brentwood, TN

VicE PrEsidEnt (President Elect)Mary Hornbeck, Lenexa, KS

sEcrEtArysally Harris, Tampa, FL

trEAsurErshannon Hendricks, Dallas, TX

Kathie Boe, Portland, OR

Lori Buxton, Houston, TX

Lynette Galante, Jersey City, NJ

cathy Henris, Franklin, TN

Leighan rinker, Edd, Atlantis, FL

Bob siegelt, Chicago, IL

Michael swain, Glen Allen, VA

ron McGuckin, J.d., Bristol, PA

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Mission The Association for Early Learning Leaders is committed to excellence in the field of early childhood care and education by

promoting leadership development and enhancing program quality.

Our goal is to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and abilities of owners, directors, emerging leaders, and other early learning professionals to ensure quality programs for young children.

PurPosE

◆ networking and collaboration

Promote and create meaningful collaborative connections among members, other professionals and national early childhood organizations.

◆ training and Education

Provide professional development opportunities to strengthen the leadership skills of administrators and enhance the quality of early learning programs.

◆ Program Quality

Promote quality improvements to achieve and recognize excellence in early care and education programs.

◆ resource Access

Provide access to a variety of quality professional resources impacting the early childhood field.

Table of Contents

A Note from Your Executive Director . . . . . . .2

Mission/Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

National Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Executive Seminar at Sea . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Webinars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Online Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Vendor Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14


“ The purpose of the recent

rebranding campaign was

to strengthen alliances with

members, centers, and vendors

by offering greater opportunities

for growth and excellence within

the early learning field. After

three decades of leadership, we

felt it was an opportune time to

refresh the organization’s mission,

purpose, and direction”

Bobette Thompson Board President

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Membership Join a professional organization committed to leadership excellence. Create collaborative connections with fellow professionals through networking opportunities. Strengthen your knowledge and skills through training webinars and our quarterly trade journal, Professional ConnectionsTM. Connect with fellow professionals for training, networking and revitalization at our annual conference and seminar at sea. Access a variety of quality professional resources including legal insights, exclusive member discounts and quality vendor services.

◆ individual: $130

One year membership, complete with leadership-driven benefits. New Directors receive additional support with targeted resources.

◆ Affiliate: $85

Check online to see if you can become a part of one of our current affiliate groups. Have 20 or more directors in your region that meet? Benefit by forming an affiliate group.

◆ career in caring: $40 Entry level emerging leader- student membership. Membership does not include free webinars or Professional Connections.“This organization is committed to

providing what you need—and

asking for your input to determine

what your needs are! The

focus on leadership provides

the necessary framework for

developing a quality child care

center-- starting with the Director!”

Marilyn Rice Virginia Commonwealth University Member since 1999

MEMBEr onLy BEnEfits

◆ Member of online leader network—and access to membership directory of fellow leaders

◆ Free webinar trainings—earn administrative training hours

◆ Quarterly Professional Connections trade journal

◆ Conference and Seminar at Sea discounts

◆ Free job postings

◆ Eligible for the prestigious Director of the Year award

Additional Benefits

• AccesstolowcostqualityIACETCEUCreditonline training through Smart Horizons

•MemberDiscountsonProductsandServices

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do you want to bring your program to the next level of quality?The National Accreditation Commission offers early care and education programs the opportunity to demonstrate and document quality performance using research-based criteria. The system recognizes the diversity of programs and promotes the uniqueness of each through the self-study and award process.

• Developedforearlycareandeducationprofessionalsbyearlycareandeducation professionals.

• Promotesprofessionalismandprogramquality.

• Comprehensiveperformancestandardsandevaluationforallprogramcomponents:Administration,Curriculum,InteractionsbetweenStaff and Children, Parent Communication Family Engagement, and Health and Safety.

• Fullyoperationalinearlycareandeducationprogramsacrossthenation.

• Alignedwithstateearlylearningoutcomesandqualityimprovementinitiatives.

• Respectsindividualprogramautonomyandphilosophy.

• Includedingovernment-fundedqualityenhancementinitiatives.


Association support and resources will guide you to success.

Join the over 1500 programs—Nationwide that have discovered how the National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Programs helped them reach quality programing.

Are you ready to gain National recognition for program excellence? For more information on how your program can begin,joinafreeIntroductorywebinar.Details at our events page on the website.

= Recognized


Jon GordonOpening Keynote

Entertaining motivational speaker and best-selling author of The Energy Bus, The No Complaining Rule,TrainingCamp,TheSharkandTheGoldfish,Soup, The Seed and The Positive Dog.

diAnE tristEr dodGE Gala Luncheon Keynote

FounderandpresidentofTeachingStrategies,Inc., Diane is the lead author of The Creative Curriculum® and many other Teaching Strategies resources.

sArturA sHuMAn sMitHClosing Keynote

With over 25 years in early childhood education, training and community outreach, Sartura Smith is the owner of JAS Consulting and is a dynamic presenter/facilitator...just ask anyone who attended her leadership session at last year’s conference!

2013 29th Annual National Conference How successful directors Lead!nashville, tennessee Wednesday, April 24, 2013 – friday, April 26, 2013

Join fellow leaders at the only national conference devoted to serving owners, directors, and administrators dedicated to the early childhood field. Sessions by experts focus on leadership, administration, business practices, legal issues and program quality!


MAriLyn r. ricE, M.Ed.Program Specialist, Early Childhood Education Virginia Commonwealth University

Pre-Conference • Session 1

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Pre-Conference • Session 2

COAChInG In ThE EArLy ChILDhOOD CLASSrOOM

Pre-conference April 23, 2013

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SAVE ThE DATE!

30th Annual National Conference

Orlando, Florida April 23rd–25th 2014

How successful directors Lead!

2013 Executive Seminar at Seaoctober 12–19 2013

Training raTES

Members: $250 Nonmembers: $325

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Wednesday Webinars!3:00PM Eastern, 2:00PM Central, 12:00PM Pacific

FREE to Members

$29 for non-members

Earn 1 Administrative Training Hour

• Designedtoprovideeducationandinsighttoallaspectsofdirectinganearly care and education program

• Sessionsbyexpertsfocusonleadership,administration,training,business practices, legal issues, program quality and resources

National Accreditation Commission QuArtErLy WEBinAr sEriEs

discover Excellence:Intro,Self-studyProcess,Administrative&FamilyEngagement,HealthandSafety,CurriculumandInteractions,Requestingyour Validation Visit, The Validation Visit and Maintaining Compliance.

FREE to Members

$35 for non-members

Earn 1.5 Administrative Training Hours

• Designedtoleadyouthroughthe accreditation process start to finish.

Go to the Events page on earlylearningleaders.org for dates and registration!

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cEntEr PAcKAGEs

online training Association for Early Learning Leaders Partnership with smart Horizons

The Association for Early Learning Leaders in partnership with Smart Horizons is dedicated to providing quality professional development and certification training programs to the early childhood field. Programs are web-based, self-paced, and available 24 hours a day, 7daysaweek.InadditiontoCDAandearlychildhoodcourses,theonline training center offers a variety of workforce education courses in management and leadership development including essential business skills in management, finance, and basic computer operations. Center Based Training packages proved state mandated in-servicetrainingandIACETCEUtraininghours.

◆ CertificatesandCEUsareavailableimmediatelyafter course/program completion

◆ Certificates can be printed or saved

◆ CEUcreditincluded—NOADDITIONALCOST!

◆ Annual Subscription

◆ Courses are accessible 24 hours a day/7 days a week

◆ Registertodaythroughtheonlinetraininglinkonourwebsite!


15 hours of online training for up to 20 of your center’s teachers: $499

15 hours of online training for up to 50 of your center’s teachers: $999

With a center-based annual subscription, center directors or training coordinators are able to select courses to meet the professional development needs of their child care staff on an annual basis. They can select up to three individualized catalogs that meet their state’s training requirements. The staff member then has the opportunity to select one of three catalogs.


cdA & cdA rEnEWAL ProGrAMs

indiViduAL coursE offErinGs

Ongoing professional development is not only required but is an essential part of maintaining a qualified and educated child care workforce. Smart Horizon’s professional development library has over 200 hours of child care specific courses from which a child

care provider or director can choose. This ability to design an educational program customized to career or educational goals will quickly launch child care professionals toward career success.

starting at $10

child development Associate (cdA) credential training $249

Designed to fulfill the 120 hours of professional development required by the Council for Professional RecognitioninthePreschoolorFamilyChildCaresetting, this program consists of six instructional units aligned to the competencies and content areas required to obtain the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. (Available in Spanish)

child development Associate (cdA) credential training (Infant/Toddler): $249

Designed to fulfill the 120 hours of professional development required by the Council for Professional RecognitionintheInfant/ToddlerCenter-basedsetting, this program consists of six instructional units aligned to the competencies and content areas required to obtain the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential.

child development Associate (cdA) credential training with Mentoring: $699

Designed to fulfill the 120 hours of professional development required by the Council for Professional RecognitioninthePreschoolorFamilyChildCaresetting, this program consists of six instructional units aligned to the competencies and content areas required to obtain the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential and provides step-by-step assistance with the creation of the Professional ResourceFile.(Available in Spanish)

child development Associate (cdA) credential training (Infant/Toddler with Mentoring): $699

Designed to fulfill the 120 hours of professional development required by the Council for Professional RecognitionintheInfant/Toddlersetting,thisprogramconsists of six instructional units aligned to the competencies and content areas required to obtain the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential and provides step-by-step assistance with the creationoftheProfessionalResourceFile.

child development Associate (cdA) credential renewal training: $159

Designed to fulfill the 45 hours of professional development required by The Council for Professional RecognitionforrenewaloftheCDACredential.Thisprogram consists of units aligned to the competencies and content areas required to renew the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. (Available in Spanish)

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Vendor Members

Vendor Members service the child care industry at large providing resources and materials for you and your program. Please contact these Vendor Members for your program’s needs

FindadditionalVendorResourcesandMemberDiscounts on our website under Vendor Listing and Member Services.

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