October 8, 2007

LIVINGSTON, Ala.--The University of West Alabama invites child care providers to the fifth annual quality child care conference sponsored by the Julia Tutwiler College of Education. “Working in Harmony,” a free one-day conference, features sessions on diversity, inclusion, child development, positive guidance and a variety of other topics. The conference will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Bell Conference Center.

Conference presenters include UWA faculty and child care experts. The conference provides six hours of training credit from the areas of concentration required for licensing by the Alabama Department of Human Resources. Lunch will also be provided by UWA.

 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. 16. For more information, please contact conference organizer Dionne Edison at 205-652-3435 or DEdison@uwa.edu.