September 25, 2006

 
LIVINGSTON, Ala.—The University of West Alabama invites child care providers to the fourth annual quality child care conference sponsored by the College of Education. “All About You,” a free one-day conference, features sessions on nutrition, stress management and a variety of other topics. The conference will be held Saturday, Oct. 28 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. at the Bell Conference Center.

The event’s key note speaker is Andria Hurst, food editor for Southern Living and All You magazines. Other presenters include UWA faculty, child care experts and Rep. A.J. McCampbell. The conference also provides six hours of training credit from the areas of concentration required for licensing by the Alabama Department of Human Resources. 

 In a continued effort to meet the needs and interests of child care providers, students and parents in the region, UWA is offering the conference is conjunction with the River Valley Family Child Care Association (Greene, Hale and Sumter Counties), Auburn University’s Family Child Care Partnerships and the Family Guidance Center in Montgomery.

 The quality child care conference is free, but pre-registration is required by Oct. 14. For more information, please contact conference organizer Dionne Edison at 205-652-3435 or DEdison@uwa.edu.