Understanding Your Community's Early Child Care Story (January 2026)

Description: 

Child care is an issue in many communities across the United States. However, communities are also unique. With this uniqueness comes unique challenges. Learn how to use data, conversations and observations to better understand your community’s child care landscape.  At the end of this course, participants will be able to:

• Understand how early child care affects their communities and the unique challenges that are present.  
• Recognize good storytelling resources that are shaping the narrative already.
• Identify opportunities to build the early child care narrative in their community.

This class is interactive and involves participating in small and large group discussions.

Audience: 

This class is open to anyone, but is highly recommended for Child Care Directors, Child Care Educators, Child Care Community Advocates, Employers. Multi-stakeholder conversations are where the magic happens. 

Clock Hours: 

Earn 1.5 MOPD Clock Hours

Fee: 

$10

This program is not covered by a grant. This fee is non-refundable unless the class is canceled by MU Extension.