'The Nurturing Center's goal is to ensure that children are treated with
respect and live in safety with secure, healthy relationships.'
Michelle Obama Visits The Nurturing Center
By Susan Christofferson
Michelle Obama reading to pre-school and school age children
In an extraordinary turn of good fortune, the wife of Presidential
hopeful Senator Barack Obama, toured the Nurturing Center onMonday, June 2nd.
We could scarcely believe what a great honor it was to welcome her and her
entourage to our humble organization.
In the heat of the national campaign, she could have pontificated about how her husband was going to seek change for early care and education, how he would create a new awareness about the critical importance of the child’s early years, how he plans to increase spending for Head Start and child care.
But she eschewed all the above and sat down and made eye contact with the dozen or so young children gathered on the floor at her feet. She demonstrated thorough competence in developmentally appropriate practices and never once could you note insincerity in her voice. She read with great enthusiasm, much like any quality child care professional and she encouraged the children’s participation
through appropriate interaction.
Actions do speak louder than words.
Early care and education, it’s what matters.
Michelle Obama demonstrates competence with developmentally
appropriate practices and encourages the children’s participation.
Coming Soon
Northwest Regional Early Childhood Conference
Saturday, September 13, 2008
The Nurturing Center’s Annual Northwest Regional Early Childhood Conference will be held Saturday, September 13, 2008, for all early care and education professionals.
- Early care educators can get 6 hours of approved training all at once
- Spend the day visiting with friends and fellow early care educators
- Enhance your knowledge of favorite topics
- Enjoy a catered luncheon and win door prizes
- “Shopping” among vendor tables will be available
- The Flathead Chapter of the Association for the Education of Young Children will host a reception at 5:00 pm to honor conference attendees.
- Registration fee: $45.00 Early registration fee if received before August 15, 2008. After August 15th the registration fee is $55.00. The Nurturing Center’s USDA food program will allow registration fees to be deducted from current participating early care educator’s monthly reimbursement check.
This year’s conference will take place at the Christian Center
at 255 Summit Ridge Drive in Kalispell.
For more information contact Mary Lyons at 406-756-1414, ext. 228,
lyons@nurturingcenter.org or info@nurturingcenter.org.
Watch for more details coming soon!
2008 Conferences:
Child Care plus+, The Center on Inclusion in Early Childhood -Center
Director Training 2008
Fall Institute: September 17-19, 2008.
For more information, go to www.ccplus.org, email ccplus@ruralinstitute.umt.edu,
or call 1-800-235-4122 or 406-243-6355.
