COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO HOST
EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM CONFERENCE APRIL 14

   St. Charles Community College will host the fourth annual spring curriculum conference of the Rivers Bend Association for the Education of Young Children from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday,
April 14.

    Hundreds are expected at the conference, which is open to any child care provider including interested parents. Cost is $42 for members and $47 for non-members, and includes lunch. On-site registration is $47 for both members and non-members.  Professional child care providers may earn four clock hours of in-service time and .4 CEUs for attendance at the conference.  Registration and all conference sessions will be held in the Social Sciences Building.

    The Rivers Bend Association is the eastern Missouri chapter of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) whose mission is to promote excellence in early childhood programs through education, professional development, and advocacy.

    Participants will have nearly 35 topics to choose from at the day-long conference on the SCC campus. In addition to a number of sessions on curriculum, the conference offers sessions on administration and advocacy, child observation and assessment; child development; health, safety, and nutrition; family support; and staff development.

    For more information about the conference, call Cindy Imhauser at 314-513-4593. For more information about the college's child care and early childhood education program, call Linda Estes at 636-922-8669.    

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