Scholarships for Healthy Homes Healthy Child Care Conference in Indianapolis

Dear Indiana Child Care Provider,


Please join us for the Healthy Homes Healthy Child Care conference in Indianapolis on October 5th and 6th. Registration is now open and licensed or registered child care providers are eligible for scholarships to cover the conference registration cost (a $160 savings!). Thanks to Duke Energy for the scholarship grant!

So don't miss your chance to attend this conference. The agenda is attached and you'll see the child care specific track in rooms 1 and 2, though you may attend any session you wish.

Clock hours available to be earned at the conference: 10.75 hrs for attendance on Oct 5 and 6. An additional 5.5 hrs are available for attending the Oct 4 Pre-Conference Master Home Environmentalist Training.

 You may send 2 people per site on scholarship. (You can request scholarships for additional attendees, but they will be put on a waiting list.) Scholarships are available on a first come first serve basis.

A link and directions for free registration are below (keep scrolling down).

Session topics include bed bugs, emergency action planning, safe toys, turning trash into treasure and so much more!

Here are a few comments from last year's child care attendees:

All of the sessions regarding childcare centers were excellent!

I cannot believe how much I have learned over these 2 days. I can only hope I have taken diligent enough notes to digest. But I have the awareness of the resources available to make our centers even better than they currently stand.


Every session has been very helpful, equally important, and useful. I plan on taking action as soon as I get back to my center to ensure that we are providing a healthy and safe environment.


The conference was great and well worth my time. Very helpful information that I can use and take back to my staff in the childcare setting.


I had a great experience. It was eye opening. I learned a lot about lead poisoning and prevention. How lead affects all of the children I care for.


This is my first conference so I can’t say what should be added, I loved everything!


This year’s conference was very informative about the health of children. It was great.


Overall excellent!

Register for the conference online at: www.ikecoalition.org/2011Conference. Click on "Register," then enter your email address and complete the security check code. Choose the "Child Care Scholarship" and enter the registration code "5STARscholar".



Hope to see you there!
Karen Teliha
Community Environmental Health & Education Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management
800-988-7901