Friday's Events:

9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Maryln Appelbaum

"Taking Child Care Management to the Top"

» What Great Child Care Managers do Differently

» Tackling Turnover: How to Build Dedicated Staff

» How to Handle Hard to Handle Parents and Staff

*Lunch included

9:00 AM to 2:30 PM

Nature Playscapes Bus Tour

The journey begins at 9:00 am.  We will depart from Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church located at 11612 Memorial Drive Houston, TX. and return by 2:30 pm.

Our Nature Playscapes Bus Tour will include the following schools:

*Chinese Community Center

*Christ Church Presbyterian

*Sunnyside Head Start 

*Kandy Stripe Academy

Saturday's Events:

General Conference 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM

“Inspired by Nature”

Be inspired by hundreds of slides collected over many years by these two early childhood environment enthusiasts who are committed to natural and aesthetic environments for our youngest children.  Toni and Robin will share nature inspired indoor and outdoor early childhood environments from their work in New Zealand and from their worldly travels.

“We Dig Dirt”

Strategies for Supporting Infants and Toddlers Outdoors