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Child Care professionals can learn, network at Wabash Heartland Child Care Summit
The Child Care Summit is open to all child care providers in Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren and White counties. (Purdue Agricultural Communications photo/Tom Campbell) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Extension and its partners will offer training and networking opportunities to area child care providers during the Wabash Heartland Child Care Summit.
The summit will take place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the Beck Agricultural Center, located at 4550 U.S. 52 W. in West Lafayette. The event is open to all child care providers, including family home-based, ministries and centers in Benton, Carroll, Clinton, Fountain, Tippecanoe, Warren and White counties. Language services will be available.
Attendees can learn from an expert-led workshops, interactive sessions, expert panel discussions, networking opportunities and state agency vendors.
The event will also offer additional benefits to attendees, such as:
- Incentives to support their child care operation
- Door prizes
- Professional development training hour
A limited number of professional development stipends will also be available for those in the seven-county region.
This summit was supported by a Lilly Endowment grant and was organized by Purdue Extension with support from partners Purdue University Office of Engagement, Ivy Tech and Right Steps.
Those interested in attending should register here. Registration is $10 and closes at 4 p.m. Feb. 7. If you need a scholarship to cover the $10 fee, please send an email to extchildcareteam@purdue.edu. All questions can be directed to extchildcareteam@purdue.edu.
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Writer: Olivia De Young, odeyoung@purdue.edu
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Agricultural Communications: Maureen Manier, mmanier@purdue.edu, 765-494-8415
