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SAVE THE DATE!
PACE 41st Annual Education Conference
October 21-23, 2010
Burlingame, CA
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN
Click here to download the registration form.

The Essential Conference for Owners, Directors, and Teachers of Early Education.

Click here for the conference brochure.

The PACE Education Conference is an unforgettable experience with more than 23 workshops, local classroom tours, exhibitors, keynote speaker presentations, and the top childcare education professionals in the field.

It's also a great networking opportunity: more than 400 owners, directors, and teachers of early education in one place, sharing information, swapping stories, and meeting new people.

If you are interested in exhibiting at our conference, please download the application by clicking here.

If you are interested in sponsoring
our conference, please download the application by clicking here.

Each year, PACE recognizes four of its outstanding members and their centers through Leader of the Year awards- Childcare Center of the Year, Teacher of the Year, Administrator of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year. If you or someone you know deserves one of these awards, please submit a nomination by clicking here.

Travel & Hotel Accomodations

Hotel Information
San Francisco Airport Marriott
1800 Old Bayshore Hwy
Burlingame, CA 94010
(650) 692-9100

PACE's special room rate is $119/night for single or double occupancy. Reservations must be made directly with the SFO Marriott by calling today. Mention PACE Conference to get the discount. Room block rates are available until Oct. 4, 2010 or until sold out.

Reserve your room online by clicking here.

And the winners are....
Congratulations to the 2010 Membership Survey Raffle Prize winners! Three lucky members who completed the 2010 PACE Membership Survey by the given deadline were randomly drawn. A great big thank you to those of you who took the time to complete our PACE Membership Survey, your input will help us to make your member experience an invaluable one.

Grand Prize Winner:
Leslie Marquardt of Indian Valley Kids Only Club won a $500 gift card for any Marriott Hotel & Resort.

2nd Prize Winner:
Susan Johnston of Marguerite Christian School won a $200 free registration to the upcoming PACE 41st Annual Education Conference.

3rd Prize Winner:
Dennis Wanken of Danville Montessori School won a free PACE Regional Training, valued at $25.

Congratulations winners!

Join PACE in the Campaign to Save Child Care!

Subsidized child care severely cut or eliminated!

Act now to save your subsidized families!

Can you afford to have less subsidized children in your center?

ACTION ALERT! Get the Early Care & Education Consortium State Budget Update here!

This year there will be ten members – three democrats and two republicans on each side. The chart includes all ten members, and their email and fax numbers in Sacramento. Click here for information to contact the 10 legislators to save child care today!

Contact each of the representatives on the Budget conference committee as soon as possible and tell then why preserving and protecting child care services are important to YOU!
Attached are sample letters you might want to use and share with your teachers, parents and vendors. The more letters from everyone, the better. Please send a letter to each conference committee member today and ask your teachers, parents and vendors to join in the “Campaign to Save Child Care”! Click the links below to access the letters for you, staff, parents and vendors.

Act today to save your families and your revenue!

Click here for more information on the Campaign to Save Child Care.

Please take our brief survey to allow us to compile data which can aid our advocacy to retain our child care subsidy system for those who need it. Click here to take our 5 question survey.


Get your own Employee Handbook Template specifically designed for ECE Centers!
The PACE Employee Handbook templates are available for purchase on a PACE USB Flash Drive for only $20 or $35 for non-members (plus S+H). Please call the PACE office at (415)749-6851 to purchase.


The California Department of Social Services (DSS) has released their quarterly update. Get the 2010 Summer Update from DSS now.

A Great Opportunity for San Francisco Early Care and Education and After School Providers to Hire Classroom Aide Staff!
Qualifying for-profit and non-profit early care and education and after school programs are invited to participate in the JOBS NOW! LIFT program. The San Francisco Human Services Agency (HSA) will provide you with referrals of qualified workers and reimburse you for 100% of the wage cost for any JOBS NOW! LIFT job seeker you employ.
Get full details here!

Become active in your Region today! Want to know which Region you are in? See a map of PACE's 5 Regions! Volunteer with your Region today!

Continuing Education Units on our Public Policy page



 




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