Early Educators & Child Care Providers
As part of supporting improved child care, United Way Success By 6 offers scholarships for employees of participating local child care centers to pursue degrees in early childhood education. United Way Success By 6 also coordinates a network for directors of early care and education. The network provides training on a variety of management and leadership topics and serves as an opportunity for directors to share experience and expertise. Various trainings and activities occur throughout the year as part of the United Way Success By 6 focus on quality local child care.
Resources For Your Child Care Business
United Way Success By 6 Directors' Symposium
The 19th Annual Directors' Symposium will be a day of high-impact learning designed for anyone who has or aspires to, a leadership role in early care and education. The event will be on February 21, 2025, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at Missouri Western State University.
Join us for an inspiring day of impactful learning alongside fellow leaders in early care and education from across the region. Keynote and feature presentations, breakout sessions, peer learning, and a resource fair will give you the tools and inspiration to create your spark of transformative change.
United Way Success By 6 Raising Children With Conscious Discipline Series
Join us for free monthly sessions for parents, grandparents and other primary caregivers and professionals who work with children ages birth to six. Learn about the core principles of Conscious Discipline and how to move ourselves and our children from surviving to thriving. New and returning learners are welcome!
Reclaim Your Power: How Choices Build Self-Control & Self Esteem
February 25 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Wyatt Park Christian Church Fellowship Hall
From Chaos to Calm: Turning Resistance into Cooperation
March 25 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Wyatt Park Christian Church Fellowship Hall
If I Could Only Find the Right Consequence: Secrets and Myths about Effective Consequences
April 22 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Wyatt Park Christian Church Fellowship Hall
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United Way Success By 6 Early Care and Education Provider Training
Child care providers and other early educators are invited to join us to deepen their understanding of how to support the early development of the children in their care. Participants will leave with increased knowledge and tools they can put to work in their classroom right away.
January 25, 2025: Understanding Autism in the Young Child - Register Here
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