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The Future Is In Our Hands!
Celebrating Our Work With Infants, Toddlers and Families
June 22 - 25, 2009

  • '09 | What's New
  • 2009 Birth To Three
  • BTT is Going Green!

We Are Pleased to Announce Our Plenary Speakers:

Opening Plenary: Tuesday, June 23, 8:30 am:

"The Future Is in Our Hands...So What Are We Going to Do About It?"
Tammy Mann
Dr. Tammy Mann, Deputy Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE

Closing Plenary: Thursday, June 25, 12:15 pm

"Charting a Course for the Next Generation"
Marian Wright Edelman

Dr. Marian Wright Edelman, Founder and President of the Children's Defense Fund

This year's theme is The Future Is In Our Hands! Celebrating Our Work With Infants, Toddlers, and Families. The Institute will highlight the crucial role early childhood professionals play in supporting optimal outcomes for the youngest children and their families served by Early Head Start, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start, and other programs for infants, toddlers, and families. Knowledgeable and skilled early childhood professionals deliver effective services that improve outcomes for infants, toddlers, and families.

The 13th Annual Birth To Three Institute presentations will:

  • Celebrate the role and impact of teachers, home visitors and caregivers in the lives of very young children and their families;
  • Illuminate the essential role of families in all aspects of early education and child development;
  • Provide opportunities to share knowledge and improve skills to enhance the work of early childhood professionals with infants, toddlers and families;
  • Emphasize the importance of practical, sound, and relevant approaches to professional development that will lead to improved day-to-day practices;
  • Link research to practice focusing on the importance of early relationships for healthy infant/toddler development; and
  • Highlight the importance of quality environments to meet the needs of the increasingly diverse population in Early Head Start programs.

Who Should Attend?

  • Early Head Start staff (center and home-based)
  • Migrant and Seasonal Head Start staff
  • Child care and other local early care and educationi program staff
  • Community partners to Early Head Start programs
  • Child care resource and referral staff
  • Infant/toddler specialists
  • Social workers
  • Federal staff
  • State policymakers and staff
  • Maternal and child health specialists
  • Technical assistance providers

Birth To Three Institute is Going Green

BTT is Going Green!
We Are Shaping Our Children's Future

The future is in our hands. At the Birth To Three Institute (BTT), we have set a goal for ourselves to protect and preserve the environment for our children's future and generations to come by supporting ecologically responsible activities. Our first step toward that goal is the reduction of paper use and waste. The BTT program is printed on recycled paper. In addition, all BTT presentation handouts will be available on the Institute CD only. Thank you for supporting our commitment to a “greener” future for our children.