2013 NICCA Conference Program

Table of Contents On behalf of the National Indian Child Care Association, welcome to Denver. We are pleased
that you have joined us for our 20th Anniversary Conference: “Telling the Story for Tribal
Board of Directors 1 Children: Celebrating 20 Years of NICCA.” Over the course of the next few days, you will
Conference Logistics 1 hear from experts from across the nation who will share their ideas and experiences about
early care and education in Tribal communities. You will meet with individuals using data to tell
Keynote Speakers 2 their story and learn from programs implementing strategies and forming partnerships to
Child Care Tours 2 improve their services. You will also have the opportunity to tour early learning programs
during the conference. Thank you for joining us! Many miigweches niijii!
Conference Agenda 3
Special Events 9 Barb Fabre, Chair of the National Indian Child Care Association

Registration Hours Board of Directors

Monday, August 26th Area A: Federal Region I‐IV Area C: Federal Region VI Area F: Federal Region X
5:00p.m. – 7:00p.m. VACANT Sherry Rackliff Dion Wood
Tuesday, August 27th Karuk Tribe
7:00a.m. – 4:30p.m. Area B: Federal Region V Delaware Child Development
Wednesday, August 28th Barb Fabre 918-914-1121 530-493-1600
7:00a.m. – 4:30p.m. [email protected]
White Earth Reservation [email protected]
218-983-3285 ext. 1407 Area F: Federal Region HI
[email protected] Area D: Federal Region VII Lani Kaleikini
VACANT
Area C: Federal Region VI Keiki O Ka 'Aina Family
Eloise Locust Area E: Federal Region IX Learning Centers
Kim Nall
Cherokee Nation [email protected]
918-453-5051 Colusa Indian Community
530-458-3968 Area G: Federal Region AK
[email protected] Linda Resoff
[email protected]
Sun'aq Tribe of Kodiak
Area C: Federal Region VI Area E: Federal Region IX 907-486-4449
Michelle Powers-Key Michael Tinsley
Chickasaw Nation [email protected]
Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada
580-421-7711 ext. 60507 775-335-0600 Area G: Federal Region AK
[email protected] VACANT
[email protected]

Thursday, August 29th
7:00a.m. – 9:00a.m.

Mission Statement Conference Logistics

The mission of National The agenda is broken in to tracks. The following will help you identify tracks and their locations
Indian Child Care throughout the agenda. Each track is primarily assigned to one specific meeting room,
however, some sessions will be held in other rooms. Look for the associated abbreviation next
Association is to unify tribes to each session.
and tribal organizations to
promote high quality, Health and Wellness HW Grand Ballroom
Leadership and Advocacy LA Mt. Harvard
culturally relevant child care Nutrition and Physical Activity NPA Mt. Princeton
and development. Partners, Programs, and Initiatives PPI Mt. Yale
Program Management and Quality PMQ Mt. Oxford
National Indian Child Care Programming PRO Mt. Columbia
Association will provide
leadership, support, and

communication on behalf of
Native American children,
families, and communities.

Keynote Speakers

Linda K. Smith is the Deputy Assistant Barbara Coloroso is an internationally

Secretary and Inter-Departmental recognized speaker and author in

Liaison for Early Childhood Development the areas of parenting, teaching,

for the Administration for Children and school discipline, non-violent conflict

Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department resolution and reconciliatory justice. She

of Health and Human Services. In this is an educational consultant for school

Linda role, she provides overall policy Barbara districts, the medical and business
Smith coordination for the Head Start and Early Coloroso community, the criminal justice system
Head Start Program and the Child Care and other educational associations around

and Development Fund and serves as the liaison with the world. Barbara has served as a classroom teacher, a

the U.S. Department of Education and other federal laboratory school instructor, and a university instructor.

agencies. Her office serves as a focal point for early She is the author of five international bestsellers.

childhood policy at the federal level.

Child Care Tours

The Auraria Campus Early Learning Center
The Auraria Early Learning Center serves the child care needs of campus students, staff and faculty, providing toddler,
preschool and kindergarten programs for children 12 months to 7 years. The Center is fully licensed by the Colorado
Department of Human Services and accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, a division of the
National Association for the Education of Young Children.

Bright Horizons Montessori at Denver Place
Bright Horizons Montessori at Denver Place is a full
service Montessori school conveniently located in
the heart of downtown Denver. The school offers a
strong Montessori approach to learning as well as
full time child care for infants through kindergarten.
Montessori at Denver Place is part of the Denver
Preschool Program and is affiliated with the
American Montessori Society. We are also a
NACCRRA provider.

Denver Warm Welcome Court Child Care Center
The Denver Warm Welcome Court Child Care
Center provides childcare services at no charge for
families while they complete court business. The
service is first-come, first-served. It is a secure,
limited access facility.

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FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE


Monday, August 26th, 2013

5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Registration Foyer of Mt. Sopris
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception: Stories by the Campfire Mt. Sopris

Emcee: Dion Wood, Vice-Chair, National Indian Child Care Association

Moderator: Phyllis Yargee, Cultural Specialist, Cherokee Nation Child Care Program

Welcome: Lucille Echohawk, Executive Director, Denver Indian Family Resource Center

Performances by Denver Indian Center Dance Class

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

7:00 a.m.—7:30 a.m. Staying Fit, Having Fun: NICCA Health Walk Fourth Floor Track
7:30 a.m.—8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.—10:30 a.m. Leader: Phyllis Yargee, Cultural Specialist, Cherokee Nation Child Care Program

10:30 a.m.—10:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast Foyer of the Grand Ballroom
10:45 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
General Session Grand Ballroom
Grand Ballroom
Mt. Harvard Welcome
Mt. Princeton Barb Fabre, Chair, National Indian Child Care Association

Mt. Yale Posting of the Colors & Blessing
John Emhoolah, Veteran, Kiowa Tribe
Mt. Oxford
Mt. Columbia Keynote Address
Linda Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
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Break

Concurrent Sessions: Block A

Creating an Environment for Smarter, Healthier Children HW
Carol Stroebel, Director of Training and Policy, Children’s Environmental Health Network

Telling the Story through Leadership LA
Paul Figueroa, Consultant, Speaker, and Trainer, Peace Enforcement LLC

Telling your Nutrition Story: Farm to Preschool and Gardening NPA
Kim Nall, Center Director, Colusa Indian Community, Hand-In-Hand Learning Center
Mary Zoller, Lead Teacher, Colusa Indian Community, Hand-In-Hand Learning Center
Mary Stein, Associate Director, National Farm to School Network

Telling the Story through Family, Friend and Neighbor Care PPI
Barb Fabre, Director, White Earth Child Care Programs
Lani Kaleikini, Project Director, Keiki O Ka’Aina Family Learning Centers
Eloise Locust, Program Manager, Child Care Licensing, Cherokee Nation

Using CLASSTM (Classroom Assessment Scoring SystemTM) to Tell the Story PMQ
Anne Tapaszi, MTPTM Coach/Specialist, Teachstone Training LLC

Meeting Math Standards through Story Time PRO
Barbara Sorrels, Executive Director, The Institute for Childhood Education

Tuesday, August 27th, 2013

12:00 p.m.—1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own—see handout for local lunch spots)
1:30 p.m.—2:45 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions: Block B
Grand Ballroom
Mt. Harvard Child Development and Behaviors HW
Mt. Princeton
Sue Heisler, Early Childhood Specialist, White Earth Child Care and Early Childhood Programs
Mt. Yale
Mt. Oxford Telling the Story through Advocacy LA

Mt. Columbia Melanie Ross Levin, Director of Child Care and Early Learning, National Women’s Law Center
2:45 p.m.—3:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m.—4:30 p.m. Let’s Move! 101 NPA

Grand Ballroom Carrie Peake, Child Care Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Mt. Harvard
Mt. Princeton Administration for Children and Families, Region VIII

Mt. Yale Kim Nall, Center Director, Colusa Indian Community, Hand-In-Hand Learning Center

Mt. Columbia Maria Gomez, CCDF Urban Coordinator, Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada

How Software Can Help to Tell the Story PPI
Steve Wilcox, Intertribal Software Consultants

Building Relationships Among Teachers, Children, and Families in Child Care PMQ
Sheridan Green, Senior Researcher, University of Denver
Amanda Moreno, Assistant Professor, Erikson Institute

Telling the Story of Tribal Children: Storytelling for All PRO
Phyllis Yargee, Cultural Specialist, Cherokee Nation Child Care Program

Break (Refreshments provided) Foyer of the Grand Ballroom

Concurrent Session: Block C

How to De-Stress and Prevent Burnout HW
Paul Figueroa, Consultant, Speaker, and Trainer, Peace Enforcement LLC

Telling the Story through Advocacy LA

Melanie Ross Levin, Director of Child Care and Early Learning, National Women’s Law Center

Let’s Move! Taking It to the Next Level NPA

Kim Nall, Center Director, Colusa Indian Community, Hand-In-Hand Learning Center

Mary Zoller, Lead Teacher, Colusa Indian Community, Hand-In-Hand Learning Center Carrie Peake,

Child Care Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Children and Families, Region VIII

Maria Gomez, CCDF Urban Coordinator, Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada

Two Tribal Early Childhood Initiatives: The Wakanyeja “Sacred Little Ones” Early

Childhood Education Initiative and the Tribal Early Childhood Research Center PPI

Michelle Sarche, Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Denver, Colorado School of Public Health

Tarajean Yazzie-Mintz, Program Officer/Principal Investigator, American Indian College Fund

Houston, We Have a Problem! Building the Mission Control Center of the Brain PMQ
Barbara Sorrels, Executive Director, The Institute for Childhood Education

5110 Tuxedo Blvd | Bartlesville, OK 74003
“committed to providing quality experiences for children”

Congratulations to NICCA on 20 years
of Telling our Story!

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Wednesday, August 28th, 2013

7:00 a.m.—7:30 a.m. Staying Fit, Having Fun: NICCA Health Walk Fourth Floor Track
7:30 a.m.—8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.—9:45 a.m. Leader: Phyllis Yargee, Cultural Specialist, Cherokee Nation Child Care Program

Grand Ballroom Continental Breakfast Foyer of the Grand Ballroom
Mt. Harvard
Mt. Princeton Concurrent Session: Block D

Mt. Yale How to De-Stress and Prevent Burnout HW
Paul Figueroa, Consultant, Speaker, and Trainer, Peace Enforcement LLC
Mt. Oxford
Telling your Story with Data LA
Mt. Columbia Yumiko Dougherty, Program Support Specialist, Community Development Institute

My Native Plate NPA

Stella Nash, Regional Nutrition & Technical Services Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture,

Food and Nutrition Service/MPRO

Early Head Start and Child Care Partnerships PPI

Linda Kills Crow, Project Manager, National Center on Tribal Child Care Implementation and Innovation

Cheryl Wilson, Consultant, Community Development Institute

Conscious Discipline: “I’ve Heard of It But What Exactly Is It?” PRO

Amy Thilges, Assistant Educator, Child Care Resource Center, Cherokee Nation

Marsha White, Project Coordinator, Tribal Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting Program,

Cherokee Nation

Utilizing Language Preservation Opportunities to Tell your Story: Exploring ANA and Other

Grant Information PRO

Carrie Peake, Child Care Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,

Administration for Children and Families, Region VIII

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Celebrating 20 years of NICCA

FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Wednesday, August 28th, 2013

9:45 a.m.—10:00 a.m. Break
10:00 a.m.—11:15 am
Concurrent Session: Block E
Mt. Harvard
Telling the Story through Research and the Child and Adult Care Food Program LA
Mt. Princeton
Elaine Albertson, Former Bill Emerson National Hunger Fellow of the Congressional Hunger Center
Mt. Yale
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
Mt. Oxford
Sherry Rackliff, Executive Director, Delaware Child Development
Mt. Columbia
Brittney Rodgers, Child & Adult Care Food Program, Colorado Department of Public Health and Envi-
11:30 a.m.—1:15 p.m.
1:30 p.m.—2:45 p.m. ronment

Mt. Harvard Move, Play, & Learn: I am Moving, I am Learning Activities to NPA

Mt. Princeton Use in Your Center or Home
Mt. Yale
Mt. Oxford Amy Thilges, Assistant Educator, Child Care Resource Center, Cherokee Nation

Marsha White, Project Coordinator, Tribal Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting Program,

Cherokee Nation

Update on USDA’s Child and Adult Care Feeding Program, Summer Food PPI

Service Program, and the Women, Infant and Children Program

Sarah Smith-Holmes, Branch Chief, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service

Melissa Magee, CACFP Senior Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition

Service

Supporting Child Care Providers in a Culturally-based Quality Plan PMQ

Lani Kaleikini, Project Director, Keiki O Ka’Aina Family Learning Centers

Nalani Mattox-Primacio, Quality Improvement & Mentorship Coordinator, Keiki O Ka’Aina Family

Learning Centers

I Don’t Speak Whine-ish: How to Address Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood PRO
Kriston Schellinger, Clinical Psychologist, University of Colorado School of Medicine and
Children’s Hospital
Ayelet Talmi, Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist, University of Colorado School of
Medicine and Children’s Hospital

NICCA Annual Meeting Luncheon (provided) Grand Ballroom

Concurrent Session: Block F

Don’t Feel Like a Fish Out of Water: Tips for New CCDF Administrators LA

Linda Kills Crow, Project Manager, National Center on Tribal Child Care Implementation and Innovation

Doreen McNicholas, Senior Technical Assistant Specialist, National Center on Tribal Child Care

Implementation and Innovation

Nina Stanton, Senior Technical Assistant Specialist, National Center on Tribal Child Care

Implementation and Innovation

I am Moving, I am Learning; Teaching Across Cultural Horizons NPA
Phyllis Yargee, Cultural Specialist, Cherokee Nation Child Care Program

Early Childhood Mental Health in Early Care and Education Settings HW
Ayelet Talmi, Associate Professor and Clinical Psychologist, University of Colorado School of
Medicine and Children’s Hospital

Keeping your Story Alive through Continuity of Care PMQ
Laurie Hand, Senior Technical Assistant Specialist, National Center on Tribal Child Care
Implementation and Innovation

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FULL ONFERENCE SCHEDULE


FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE


KARUK TRIBE

Tribal Employment Rights
Ordinance Office
www.karuk.us

CELEBRATING
20 YEARS OF NICCA

Happy Camp, California

Wednesday, August 28th, 2013

1:30 p.m.—2:45 p.m. Concurrent Session: Block F (continued)
Mt. Columbia
Little Picasso’s Open-Ended Art PRO
2:45 p.m.—3:15 p.m.
3:15 p.m.—4:30 p.m. Amy Thilges, Assistant Educator, Child Care Resource Center, Cherokee Nation

Grand Ballroom Marsha White, Project Coordinator, Tribal Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting Program,
Mt. Princeton
Cherokee Nation
Mt. Yale
Break (Refreshments provided) Foyer of the Grand Ballroom
Mt. Oxford
Concurrent Roundtable Session: Block G
Mt. Columbia
Mental Health for Children and Providers: The Effects of Stress and HW
7 Trauma on Young Children
Cheryl Wilson, Consultant, Community Development Institute

Let’s Move! Open Discussion NPA

Stella Nash, Regional Nutrition & Technical Services Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Food and Nutrition Service/MPRO

Carrie Peake, Child Care Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Children and Families, Region VIII

Kim Nall, Center Director, Colusa Indian Community, Hand-In-Hand Learning Center

Amy Thilges, Assistant Educator, Child Care Resource Center, Cherokee Nation

Marsha White, Project Coordinator, Tribal Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting Program,

Cherokee Nation

CCDF Fiscal Roundtable: Open Discussion with National Tribal Center Staff PPI

Doreen McNicholas, Senior Technical Assistant Specialist, National Center on Tribal Child Care

Implementation and Innovation

Nina Stanton, Senior Technical Assistant Specialist, National Center on Tribal Child Care

Implementation and Innovation

Intentional Quality Initiatives PMQ

Judy Collins, Consultant, National Center on Tribal Child Care Implementation and Innovation

Laurie Hand, Senior Technical Assistant Specialist, National Center on Tribal Child Care

Implementation and Innovation

Sherry Rackliff, Executive Director, Delaware Child Development

Stories from the Forefront of Child Care: Discussions with Federal Staff PRO

Karen Knoll-Moran, Regional Program Manager, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care, Region VIII

Melissa Magee, CACFP Senior Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition

Service

Thursday, August 29th, 2013

7:00 a.m.—7:30 a.m. Staying Fit, Having Fun: NICCA Health Walk Fourth Floor Track
7:30 a.m.—8:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.—9:45 a.m. Leader: Phyllis Yargee, Cultural Specialist, Cherokee Nation Child Care Program

Grand Ballroom Continental Breakfast Foyer of the Grand Ballroom
Mt. Harvard
Concurrent Sessions: Block H
Mt. Princeton
Mt. Yale The Bully, The Bullied, and the Not-So-Innocent Bystander HW
Barbara Coloroso, Author and Speaker, Kids Are Worth It! Inc.
Mt. Oxford
Global Leaders: Telling your Story LA
Mt. Columbia
10:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Kim Nall, Center Director, Colusa Indian Community, Hand-In-Hand Learning Center

Marsha White, Project Coordinator, Tribal Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting Program,

Cherokee Nation

Telling the Story around the Table: Family Style Dining NPA
Brett Parmenter, Program Support Specialist-CACFP, Community Development Institute

Financial Literacy and Assets for Independence PPI

Sandy Naatz, Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for

Children and Families

Center for Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning: Examples in Quality PMQ
Laura Luettgen, Resource and Referral Specialist, Delaware Child Development
Kelsey Thomas, Parent Liaison, Delaware Child Development

Health and Safety PRO

Judy Collins, Consultant, National Center on Tribal Child Care Implementation and Innovation

General Session Grand Ballroom

Opening and Door Prizes
Barb Fabre, Chair, National Indian Child Care Association

Keynote Address: Parenting and Teaching with Wit and Wisdom
Barbara Coloroso, Author and Speaker, Kids Are Worth It! Inc.

Closing

12:00 p.m. Adjourn

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SPECIAL EVENTS & MAPS


FULL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE


Events

Monday, August 26 9:00 a.m.—4:30 p.m. Mt. Yale
Tuesday, August 27 NICCA Board Meeting
Wednesday, August 28
Thursday, August 29 3:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m. Mt. Oxford
Thursday, August 29 Peer Learning and Leadership Network (PLLN), Tribal CCDF Fellow’s Meeting
Friday, August 30
11:30 a.m.—1:15 p.m. Grand Ballroom
Tuesday, August 27 Let’s Move Recognition Ceremony (during NICCA Annual Meeting Luncheon)

Wednesday, August 28 12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m. TBD
NICCA Board Meeting

1:00 p.m.—5:30 p.m. Mt. Harvard
Peer Learning and Leadership Network (PLLN), Tribal CCDF Fellow’s Meeting

8:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Mt. Harvard
Peer Learning and Leadership Network (PLLN), Tribal CCDF Fellow’s Meeting

Child Care Center Tours

1:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m.
Bright Horizons Montessori at Denver Place
Denver Warm Welcome Court Child Care Center

8:30 a.m.—10:00 a.m. 1:30 p.m.—3:00 p.m.
The Auraria Campus Early Learning Center The Auraria Campus Early Learning Center
Bright Horizons Montessori at Denver Place Bright Horizons Montessori at Denver Place
Denver Warm Welcome Court Child Care Center Denver Warm Welcome Court Child Care Center

Maps of the Conference Meeting Rooms

THIRD FLOOR G R A N D H YAT T
DENVER

SECOND FLOOR
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