GCCA 2021 Spring Owners' and Directors' Virtual Conference
Approved for up to 5 hours of BFTS training!
Zoom link will be sent to attendee email address used when registering-please be sure it is accurate and updated.
Event Details
Join us from 8:45am-4:30pm for a great day of learning, networking, and fun as we celebrate and support the grit of the leaders of early education!
Breakout sessions will cover financial, legal, and operational best practices to help you succeed in 2021! Check out just a few of the sessions below:
Listen to our CEO Ellen Reynolds as she shares advocacy efforts and important information to help you stay in business.
Vernon Mason will be a guest speaker, sharing ECE stories and tips to take back and implement.
Our ever popular Georgia Leaders Panel will discuss strategies, challenges, solutions, and ideas to help you with your program.
Don't forget to buy your Prize Package and 50/50 Raffle Tickets!! They will be $20 each, and names will be pulled throughout the day for great prize packages. At the end of the day, one lucky winner will receive half of the funds raised! Will it be you?
Prizes for the Prize Packages generously donated by the following:
First Quality (Cuties)
Kaplan Early Learning Company
Lakeshore Learning Materials
ProSolutions Training
The Buying Networks
The Wright Stuff Chics
Agenda
| April 22 | |
| 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM | Coffee & View our Vendors |
| 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Catching Up with our CEO Ellen Reynolds |
| 9:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Breakout Session 1 Breakout I- Abbie Chaddick, Georgia Farm to ECE: Farm to Early Care and Education: Make Education and Exploration Come Alive Breakout II- Neel Sengupta, Better Beans Branding: What Thad Thinks (Not Neel): Thoughts on Branding Your Business |
| 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | Hiring 101: 10 Breakthrough Approaches to Hire in a Covid World! Vernon H. Mason, Jr. M.Ed, Directors Leadership Solutions |
| 12:30 PM - 1:15 PM | Lunch & View our Vendors |
| 1:15 PM - 2:30 PM | Breakout Session 2 Breakout I- Donna Dailey, Solutions 4 Childcare and ChildCareOwner.com: Calculating Tuition To Meet Your Breakeven and Desired Profit Levels Breakout II- Emily Smith, Jackrabbit Technologies: (Re)Build Your Brand: Increase Your Online Image |
| 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Innovative Operations Georgia Leaders Panel |
| 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Closing |
Be one of the first registrants for this event, and watch for a wonderful GRIT KIT that these generous sponsors have helped to put together for you:
Taylor English
Phoenix Associates Insurance
WYRDDS
Strawn & Co., Insurance
WINGS Curriculum
Better Beans Branding
Yancey Bus Sales
The SchoolBox
ProSolutions
Discount School Supply
ChildCare Education Institute
LifeCubby
Solutions 4 Child Care
ChildCareOwner.com
Thank you to our valued sponsors for this event:
PLATINUM Level:
- Fisher Phillips
GOLD Level:
- ChildcareCRM
- ChildCare Education Institute
- ChildCareOwner.com
- EducatorsNOW
- Hinge Brokers
- LifeCubby
- Phoenix Associates Insurance
- PureFUN!
- Solutions 4 Child Care
- Strawn & Co., Insurance
- Taylor English Duma, LLC
SILVER Level:
- Early Education Acquisition Specialists
- ProSolutions Training
- The Buying Networks
BRONZE Level:
- Childcare CFO
- CLIX! North Atlanta
- HiMama
- Staples Business Advantage
- WINGS Curriculum
- Yancey Bus Sales and Service