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Child Care Resource & Referral

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Join Us for the 2025 QIS Leadership Summit in Charleston, WV!

We are excited to invite Childcare Center Directors to the upcoming QIS Leadership Summit on Saturday, June 28, 2025, at the Holiday Inn and Suites Charleston West, Charleston, WV. This one-day professional development event is designed to enhance leadership and management practices in child care centers across West Virginia.

About the Summit

The QIS Leadership Summit will provide an in-depth overview of the Program Administration Scale-3 (PAS-3)—a powerful tool designed to help child care center Directors assess and improve their leadership and administrative practices. Led by Quality Improvement Specialists (QIS), this session will guide participants through:

  • The framework and structure of PAS-3
  • Scoring and conducting a PAS-3 assessment
  • Strategies for developing an action plan for program improvement
  • Examples of staff resource libraries to support professional growth

This event is approved for Tiered Reimbursement annual conference requirements and offers 6 WV STARS training hours (3 hours in Administration & Management and 3 hours in Professionalism & Leadership). Attendees must complete the full session to receive credit.

Who Can Attend?

This summit is exclusively for Childcare Center Directors. However, if a Director is unable to attend, Assistant Directors may be considered based on availability. Due to limited space, only one participant per program is permitted.

Event Details

📅 Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025
📍 Location: Holiday Inn and Suites Charleston West, 400 2nd Avenue, Charleston, WV 25303
⏰ Registration: 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM
🎓 Summit Training: 9:00 AM – 4:15 PM
🍽 Breakfast, Lunch Buffet & Afternoon Snack Provided
📩 Confirmation emails will include hotel room block information

How to Register

To secure your spot, complete and return the registration form by June 9, 2025.

📬 Mail:
WV DOHS, Attn: Jaime Price
1027 N Randolph Avenue, Elkins, WV 26241

📧 Email:
Jaime.L.Price@wv.gov

If you have any questions, please reach out to a Quality Improvement Specialist or contact Jaime Price directly.

Help us spread the word by sharing this opportunity with your networks. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Save the Children WV has an exciting scholarship opportunity available for individuals who reside in the following counties. This could be for child care providers (center, facility, home providers, afterschool providers) or any adult wanting to pursue one of the options listed below (such as a parent or caregiver who would like to enter an education related field).

  • Calhoun (see WORC 6 flyer – AA and BA only – no CDA)
  • Boone
  • Braxton
  • Clay
  • Fayette
  • Gilmer
  • Lincoln
  • Logan
  • McDowell (see WORC 6 flyer – AA and BA only – no CDA)
  • Mingo
  • Nicholas
  • Summers
  • Webster
  • Wyoming

The following scholarship opportunities are available.

  • Child Development Associate (CDA) – 25 slots available (not available for Calhoun or McDowell counties at this time)
    • 100% tuition and textbook for CDA – coursework is online
    • $500 in office supplies
    • $350 barrier reduction stipend
    • $200 completion stipend
    • $2000 in Lakeshore Learning Materials
  • Associate (9 slots available) or Bachelor’s Degree (28 slots available) from an Accredited College of University
    • Tuition: up to $2300 per semester for associate degree. Up to $5500 per semester for bachelor’s degree.
    • Office Supplies: $500 of office supplies provided to participant
    • Barrier Reduction Stipend: $550 annually
    • Lakeshore Learning Materials: $2000 in Lakeshore Learning Materials upon completing degree.

Eligibility requirements:

  • Reside in one of the target counties listed above.
  • Enrolled or accepted into an accredited college or university
  • Maintain full-time course load while on scholarship.
  • Agree to complete the Early Childhood Early Care and Education Empowerment Toolkit – a 12 hour, online professional development course.

Eligible Majors:

  • Counseling
  • Early Childhood
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Early Childhood Studies
  • Elementary Education
  • Family Studies
  • Human Development
  • Human Services
  • Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education
  • Occupational Therapy
  • Physical Education
  • Physical Therapy
  • Psychology
  • Recreational Therapy
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences: Child and Family Education
  • Social Work
  • Special Education
  • Speech and Language Pathology
  • Sports and Recreation

These scholarships are funded through June 30, 2029, so it is possible that individuals that enroll now can have their entire college tuition covered over their college career. For questions or to express interest in applying for this opportunity, please email Brooke Hunter ASSISTANT STATE DIRECTOR, WEST VIRGINIA – PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION at brhunter@savechildren.org Mobile: 304•412•4799

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