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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We will explore effective strategies for understanding and addressing biting behavior in child care settings. Participants will learn about the developmental reasons behind biting, preventive measures, and appropriate responses to incidents. Key takeaways include practical approaches for creating a safe and supportive environment, communication techniques for working with families, and strategies for long-term behavior management. Attendees will leave equipped with actionable insights to manage and reduce biting incidents effectively in their classrooms.
As a business owner, building value in both your business and real estate may not always be top of mind. Yet, strengthening your services to children and families also builds personal value. Join Nan Rikard, founder of Big Blue Marble Academy and Transaction Advisor for HINGE Advisors, and discover how to leverage the Five Pillars of Financial Health to create more resources for your early education center. In this session, you’ll explore practical strategies to grow your business and serve more families, all while boosting company value.
"Action" is a SC curriculum that helps students explore their environment with hands-on activities. Participants will receive the 30th Anniversary edition correlated to the SC Science Standards. Lessons on Recycling, Composting, Energy, Litter Prevention and Battery Recycling are presented.
Mary Margaret Mendenhall works with DES’s Office of Recycling as the presenter for the curriculum, Action For A Cleaner Tomorrow. Her passion and enthusiasm for recycling is evident in the way she presents pertinent information to teachers. Mary Margaret graduated from Winthrop... Read More →
Friday February 7, 2025 8:20am - 9:20am EST
Rm. 2052101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
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 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.
The presentation focuses on early childhood homelessness and its impact on access to early childhood education. We’ll discuss the importance of early childhood education in the development of young children and how experiencing homelessness can disrupt their learning and overall well-being. The presentation will also highlight the challenges and barriers that families experiencing homelessness face in accessing early childhood education, such as a lack of transportation and stable housing. We’ll discuss practical ways to properly identify families experiencing homelessness and ways to support them to ensure that all young children have the opportunity to thrive.
Homeless Support and Parent Referral Specialist, SC Child Care Resource and Referral
Aimee Dubé is a Referral Specialist for Child Care Resource and Referral and works specifically to support families experiencing homelessness. She previously lived in Eureka, California, working as the Coordinator for the Fortuna Family Resource Center. There, she acted as a Foster... Read More →
Friday February 7, 2025 2:40pm - 3:40pm EST
Rm. 2052101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
The Petra Agency is located in North Charleston, SC and we help individuals and organizations who desires to open a quality Child Development Center. We provide training, leadership development, and mentorship through the entire process of opening a licensed center.
Saturday February 8, 2025 7:00am - 8:00am EST
Rm. 2052101 N. Oak Street, Myrtle Beach, SC
This program will help educators to: Increase the awareness of authentic Latino poetry, folklore, music and storytelling among the Latin X community as whole, connecting diverse communities culturally through the performing arts. Increases the availability of cultural experiences for Hispanic families by sharing authentic music and storytelling from Latinamerica. Teachers who work with Latino parents will also gain a deeper understanding of and appreciation for their own heritage and what it means to their children, in addition to increasing their exposure to and appreciation of the performing arts at an early age.
In this session, participants will learn how to take the stories from the Bible and turn them into fun, engaging dramatic play. Participants will get ideas about how to both dramatize a story and how to add props and materials to their dramatic play area to extend the story in a developmentally appropriate way. We will provide connections to curriculum goals and early learning standards. Participants will have the opportunity to explore and engage with materials.
