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Preschool Child Care Collaborative Network: I Can Do It! Supporting Independence

March 29, 2025In-personHillsboroMO

This session is for child care educators and qualifies for 1 MOPD Hour. Fostering independence in young children builds self-esteem and self-confidence and helps to avoid over-reliance on adults. This training will focus on developmentally appropriate practice to help preschoolers develop…

Preschool Child Care Collaborative Network: Infusing Science, Technology, Engineering & Math in Preschool Programs

March 29, 2025In-personHillsboroMO

This program is for child care educators and qualifies for 1 MOPD clock hour. As our world rapidly advances, the importance of developing skills and knowledge in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) is increasingly relevant. Early childhood is one of the best times to lay the…

State of Early Child Care in Missouri

March 31, 2025Virtual

This webinar will explore the early child care landscape in Missouri. It will look at the data around various child care factors and explore what is happening in Missouri's Capitol related to early child care. There will also be opportunities for child care stakeholders around the state to share…

Government Contracting 101

April 2, 2025Virtual

In this introductory 1.5 hour class to government contracting, we cover how to navigate, research and connect to the government marketplace. Attendees will leave with useful tools and next steps to compete for government contracts on the federal, state or local level. After attending this class…

Creating an Effective Capability Statement for Government Contracts

April 16, 2025Virtual

This course is designed to help small businesses and entrepreneurs understand the critical role of a Capability Statement in securing government contracts. Participants will learn the key elements needed to create a compelling and professional Capability Statement that effectively communicates…

Policies that Support Families in the Workplace

April 21, 2025Virtual

Learn about the various policies that employers can adopt to create more family friendly work places. These policies have the ability to support recruitment and retainment issues experienced by employers. This webinar is geared towards the business community, but any child care stakeholders are…

Government Contracting 101

May 7, 2025Virtual

Financing Early Child Care

May 19, 2025Virtual

Early child care revenue is often a braid of funding sources – government funding, parent tuition, grants, employers, tax credits, etc.

Learn the basics about each of these revenue sources and the role they play in funding child care.

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Creating an Effective Capability Statement for Government Contracts

May 21, 2025Virtual

Show Me Neighborhood Art Week 2025

June 1, 2025 - June 14, 2025HybridSpringfieldMO

Description:
Show Me Neighborhood Art Week is open to any resident of Missouri. This Community Arts effort by University of Missouri Extension seeks to empower public art made by residents as a contribution to the sense of place where they live.

Missourians -- regardless of age or experience -- are encouraged to participate by…

Government Contracting 101

June 4, 2025Virtual

WeCanPROSPER Resilience Training

June 11, 2025Virtual

WeCanPROSPER Resilience Training (WRT) is a research-based training grounded in a long tradition of resilience enhancement science that enables participants to improve personal stress management, clarify their resilience needs, identify relevant supportive resources, and…