We’re excited to see that you’re planning to attend the 2025 SCECA Conference in Myrtle Beach, SC on February 6-8, 2025 at the Sheraton Hotel and Myrtle Beach Convention Center. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Naturalized outdoor play and learning environments stimulate the diversity of children’s play experiences and contribute to healthy childhood development. A planned outdoor play and learning environment includes activity settings purposefully arranged to promote movement, play and learning. Activity settings add value by supporting specific play and learning activities. Discover the activity settings commonly implemented in the outdoor space and the opportunities these settings can provide children.
Leave this session with at least 2 activities in the area of Growth and Development you can do in your classroom next week! You will also be able to identify three areas of gross and fine motor skills advancing physical development in Birth-Prek and list at least 2 milestones in physical development.
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This session will focus on how positive guidance promotes self-control, teaches responsibility and helps children learn to make thoughtful choices. Topics will include effective strategies that help children have a more pleasant, productive day by encouraging appropriate behavior while spending less time and effort correcting misbehavior.
In this course, participants will gain a deep understanding of children's growth and development, recognizing that each child progresses at their own unique pace. We will explore the pivotal role of play as a primary method for fostering learning and development. Additionally, the course will emphasize the importance of celebrating every developmental milestone, acknowledging and supporting each child's individual journey.
The content of this training will help caregivers implement best practice procedures for diapering and hand washing; to create a healthy and safe learning environment for children and caregivers.
This session will highlight how early childhood educators are facilitating early learning by creating meaningful experiences that support all areas of development. These experiences build on children’s interests and encourage curiosity, exploration, and problem solving. The session will discuss best practices to support children’s active learning in play-based environments.
This session will introduce Help Me Grow South Carolina and its pivotal role in connecting early childhood systems across the state, offering critical support to young children and families. We will explore how Help Me Grow SC collaborates with the Partners for Early Attuned Relationships (PEAR) Network to enhance the well-being of infants and young children through mental health consultation services. By providing early care and education professionals with the tools and knowledge needed to address infant and early childhood mental health concerns, this partnership strengthens the state's early childhood landscape. Attendees will learn how these programs work together to promote healthy development and support the workforce in fostering nurturing relationships during the earliest stages of life.
Participants will learn more about the T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Scholarship and how the scholarship can help pay for college coursework in Early Childhood Education.
