August 15th, 2020 | Virtual
Keynote Speaker | Jessica Sager
Co-Founder & Chief Executive officer at All Our Kin
Jessica Sager is the co-founder and chief executive officer of All Our Kin, a nationally recognized nonprofit that trains, supports and sustains family child care providers to ensure that children and families have the foundation for success in school and in life. Through All Our Kin, caregivers succeed as business owners; working parents find stable, high-quality care for their children; and children receive early learning experiences that lay the groundwork for achievement in school and beyond. A graduate of Barnard College and Yale Law School, Jessica co-teaches a Yale University seminar on “Child Care, Society, and Public Policy,” and serves on the board of the Low Income Investment Fund and the William Caspar Graustein Memorial Fund. She is an Ashoka Fellow, a Pahara Aspen Fellow, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network, and has provided commentary on child care issues for Fortune, Time, The Hill, New America, and Education Week. Most recently, she was named to the CARE 100 list of the Americans doing the most to re-imagine and re-humanize our care system.
Elevate 20 | Sessions
Business Leadership and Technology, a Winning Combination
Sharon Easterling | Opportunities Exchange
Early childhood programs run on the thinnest of financial margins and the key to success is strong financial management practices that maximize every available resource. Today’s software tools make it possible for program leaders to collect, analyze, and use business metrics to make good fiscal decisions. Learn how business automation can address your most pressing challenges and how to choose from awide array of options.
Marketing Tactics for Early Childhood Professionals
Kelly Medwick | Firespring
Learn how to effectively market your child care program with a social media calendar and the support of free/low cost sharing tools.
NECC Family Child Care Network
Emily Aksamit & Michelle Swanson | Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative
The Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative Family Child Care Network exists to support the quality efforts of the Family Childcare Provider. How do we do that? This session provides an overview of the programs that make up the FCC Network and gives the participant the chance to learn about content offered in each.
Family Child Care on the Front Lines–Sustaining through Crisis, Building for the Future
Jessica Sager | All Our Kin
Champions across the country are rallying to reinforce the importance of the sector’s survival. We have the opportunity to build a new child care infrastructure, one that can outlast the present crisis and create a stronger system—one that truly works for children, families, and child care providers. Learn some of the key principles that should form the basis for such a system.
Step Up to Quality Financial Supports, Local Option Funding and Other Resources
Lauri Cimono & Lynne Cook | Nebraska Department of Education
Mike Feeken | First Five Nebraska
Learn more about the benefits and financial supports available for participating Step Up to Quality Programs. Some of these include increased Child Care Subsidy reimbursement, bonus dollars, tax credits and more. Come to this session armed with your questions and leave with knowledge to make an informed decision around enrollment in Step Up to Quality and also learn about other financial resources available to support the business of child care from local, state and federal sources.
Using Innocence to Undermine Implicit Bias and Stereotype Threat in Early Childcare Centers
Julian Condie & Matthew Brandt | Innocent Technologies, LLC
Every child and every family deserve to feel innocent – free of the negative influence of stereotypes and stereotyped expectations – in the time they are with you and in your early childhood center. This interactive presentation will focus on the impact of implicit bias, stereotype threat, and stereotype consciousness on children’s learning and growth from an early age. We will also center a conversation about how to construct spaces where the negative impact is minimal or non-existent, and learning and growth can flourish.