Register now
to join us Monday, September 14, for the third annual Thriving Children, Families, and Communities Conference.
This year's exciting online format* of virtual learning, sharing, and planning will bring together community leaders from across Nebraska to focus on high-quality early childhood education and its connection to economic development and community vitality.
Date & Times
Thriving Children, Families, and Communities Conference
(
virtual
)
Monday, September 14, 2020
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Communities for Kids Convening
(
virtual
)
Monday, September 14, 2020
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Now, more than ever, the critical role high-quality early care and education plays in a community's ability to remain healthy is evident. This year's conference is in response to statewide calls for assistance and offers an opportunity to share success stories, learn from each other, and highlight action plans for implementing high-quality birth to Grade 3 care and education.
This
virtual
conference is designed for community leaders, including those in education, economic development, child care, business, government, health care, higher education, and philanthropy, who have an interest in learning more about high-quality early childhood education programs and services and their important role in economic development.
We are also excited to announce that Linda Smith
,
early childhood initiative director at the Bipartisan Policy Institute, will be the featured 2020 keynote speaker. From her start as an early childhood educator in Montana to her work as deputy assistant secretary for early childhood development in the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Smith offers relatable and practical information to connect early childhood and community vitality.
Representatives participating in the statewide Communities for Kids initiative are invited to meet in the afternoon to discuss successes and challenges and to connect and share strategies. The Nebraska Children and Families Foundation initiative is working with communities across Nebraska to advance their early childhood programming and services.
