Registration for the Lehigh Valley Early Care & Education Professional Development Day is now open. 

The conference, sponsored by Penn State Extension in Lehigh County, with support from the Northeast Regional Key, provides on-going professional development for early childhood educators in Northampton and Lehigh counties. 

The theme of the all-day conference, which will be held at Lehigh Carbon Community College’s main campus on Monday, Oct. 8, 2012, is “Leading Children to Discovery.”  Workshops, presentations and activities are all built around this theme. 

 “This conference will help early childhood educators expand their skills in helping children develop a zest for learning, exploring and discovering,”  said Denise H. Continenza, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator/Prevention Affiliate at Penn State Extension-Lehigh County. “The use of the environment, nature and scientific inquiry will be emphasized throughout the conference.” Registration for the conference is easy, just visit this site.

Participants can get a glimpse of all the exciting features for the day by checking out Lehigh Valley Early Care & Education’s Facebook page.  Become a fan of the page to get weekly updates on the conference.

The registration fee of $35 includes continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon refreshments, all sessions and hand-outs.  Students can attend the conference at the reduced rate of $20.