FOUR-PART SERIES

Explore and deepen your knowledge of culturally responsive and individualized infant and toddler care in a new conversation series featuring influential leaders in early childhood care and education.

Led by Peter Mangione, Senior Director of Early Childhood Strategic Initiatives at WestEd and Director of the Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC), this four-part conversation series will highlight perspectives from both scholars and practitioners who have made significant contributions to the field, including:

• Eva Marie Shivers, Executive Director and Founder of the Indigo Cultural Center

• Senta Greene, Founder and CEO of Full Circle Consulting Systems, Inc.

• Ann-Marie Wiese, Senior Research Associate at WestEd

• Edilma Serna, Regional Coordinator for PITC’s Regional Support Network

• Mary Jane Maguire-Fong, Author, Speaker, and Professor Emerita of Early Childhood Education at American River College

Sessions will be focused on the following topics:

• Creating inclusive infant and toddler care settings

• Promoting early language development and communication for dual language learners

• Promoting responsive relationships and learning in home- and center-based settings

• Supporting family child-care providers

This series is primarily designed for early care and education program leaders and staff, Early Head Start Directors and partners, trainers and coaches, community college faculty, state education agency program staff, and researchers.