The York Area Association for theEducation of Young Childrenpresents:

The 2011AnnualEarly ChildhoodConference

Saturday, October 1, 20118:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.Penn State York

2011 YAAEYC EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE

Dear Friend,The York Area Association for the Education of Young Children (YAAEYC) is pleased toinvite you and your colleagues to a day of learning, sharing, and professional growth at our2011 Fall Early Childhood Conference on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Penn State York.This event is specifically designed for early childhood professionals and advocates whowork with or on behalf of young children. This year’s conference again features threeexpanded two hour workshop sessions to allow more time for presenters to share currentinformation, ideas, and strategies related to issues pertinent to the early childhood field. Theselection of workshops was specially chosen to offer a wide variety of topics. All presentersare certified by the PA Keys PQAS Registry for the trainings offered that day.An assortment of vendors have also agreed to be on hand for part of the day, and will bring aselection of fun and educational materials, as well as information to share. They will also bedistributing door prizes to some lucky conference attendees!After you register, start the day early by taking time to visit our vendors in the ConferenceCenter. A light breakfast snack consisting of pastries and hot beverages will be available inthe Conference Center until 8:15a.m. Our lunch this year will again be provided by Lion’sDen Catering of Penn State York. The menu will include a selection of Kaiser sandwichesincluding turkey with provolone cheese, ham with swiss cheese, tuna salad, vegetarian, orchicken salad (with almonds). Each sandwich will be accompanied by a chocolate chipcookie, bag of chips and

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drink*. Be sure to indicate your choice from the selectionslisted on the registration form. (*Note: If you feel you may want extra drinks during theday, please bring them along with you. In order to keep our registration fee the same, we areonly able to provide hot beverages in the a.m. and one drink at lunch.)A fun-filled day packed with learning, sharing with peers, laughter, door prizes, and greatfood...what more could you ask for?Attendees at the conference will be awarded certificates of participation for six traininghours toward the DPW annual training requirement for childcare staff.Optional: **Total conference participation qualifies for .6 CEU's or Act 48 hours from PennState** (**Requires additional fee: see registration form for details).

York Area Association for the Education of Young Children

Conference co-sponsored by Penn State York

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Registration/Vendor Time 7:15a.m. - 8:15a.m.(Located in the Main Classroom Building- Building #2 on map)Plan to arrive early! Vendors will be on hand to greet you.Pastries and beverages will be available in the Conference Center.Check inside your registration packet to see if you are a Door Prize winner;if you win, pick up your prize from the vendor listed on the winning ticket!Travel to Session A 8:15a.m. - 8:30a.m.Session A 8:30a.m. - 10:30a.m.Travel to Session B 10:30a.m. - 10:45a.m.Session B 10:45a.m. - 12:45p.m.LUNCH/Visit with Vendors 12:45p.m. - 2:00p.m.Lunch pick-up and seating will be available in the Conference Center.Overflow lunch seating will be available in theLion's Den Cafeteria, located in the Joe and Rosie Ruhl Building.Please take time to visit with our vendors and exhibitors during the lunch break.Session C 2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.

Following Session C, participants who request Act 48 hours orCEU’s MUST report back to the Conference Registration Desk inorder to qualify for these credits

Participants requesting Act 48hours will need to fill out a new form at that time which includes yourCOMPLETE Social Security number PLUS your PDE #.