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It certainly was a time to be remembered.

If you had to miss it, you missed a wonderful conference experience. We hope you plan to join us next year in Chamberlain, May 6-7, 2011.
Our Keynote Presenter was Denita Dinger. She wowed us with her energy, enthusiasm and excellent ideas of ways to encourage learning and fun in the children in our care. The workshops we offered were excellent, as always, and we walked away from the experience wishing we could have attended that other session, too, that was offered during the time we were in another one. So we'll be asking presenters to come back again next year so we have another opportunity to hear variety of topics. Sponsors of 2010 Conference

Friday evening was so much fun and definitely a Time to Remember Yourself with a fashion show, a full spread chocolate fountain provided by Vern Eide Motorcars of Sioux Falls, get to know you activities, pampering events and a chance to de-stress with some yoga with Jeff Johnson. The vendors had their booths set up and we had a chance to get some of our supplies early this year. Vendors at Conference 10

Med 5, Marty Summers, and Dawn Wahl donated money and took advantage of Usborne Books and More's offer of 50% more books that Natalie Van Houten sells so that each participant received a free Usborne book. Door prizes were given to each participant. Many of our own members, including Kim Reese, donated prizes. Local businesses, vendors and national vendors were particularly generous this year.

Our day started early with breakfast being provided by Early Childhood Partners of Aberdeen and the Conference Committee to say "Happy Child Care Providers Day!" The Huron Event Center had wonderful staff and made sure that everything we wanted done was completed promptly and accurately. Our shortened classes proved a hit and we had one more chance to hear the topics we wanted to hear.

Our wonderful vendors created the centerpieces for each of our tables, and then some! We gave everyone a free ticket and then sold raffle tickets to determine the recipients of the centerpieces. It was a lot of fun!

The silent auction was very well received this year with many people bidding for the large number of items. The winners were very pleased to take their prizes home! Silent Auction Donations

Do you like the photo of the little girl? The t-shirts were very nice. We'll be offering that image on other items next year.

Shelley Gagnon, photographer extraordinaire, gave us a wonderful gift. She has been our volunteer conference photographer for the 2008-2010 conferences and put her photos into a DVD presentation that she showed us during our luncheon. It was wonderful to see all the faces of friends from years that have too quickly gone by. Thank you for those times remembered, Shelley, and for taking our photographs again this year. We are looking forward to another priceless remembrance.

At our luncheon, Chair Jennifer Henson made many presentations of thanks to all those who volunteer to keep our organization running. Unfortunately she couldn't thank herself, and we all wish to let you know that she has done an amazing job as Chair this year and the association continues to be strong and grow because of her influence, vision, and wisdom. Her Chair articles are always an inspiration and pick me up to motivate and inspire. We are so glad that she will go into the Past Chair position and will be available to guide and support the newest Chair team. THANK YOU, JENN!

A very special good-bye and thank you goes to Sue Vogt, our networking chair for the past 2 years. She leaves the newsletter with many new and wonderful traditions that make it a joy to receive and read. We thank you, Sue, for your time and dedication that you have put into the position in order to put out a newsletter every month. We appreciate you and although most of us don't know the hours it takes to do the job, we are thankful that you gave of your very best for us. FCCPSD shined these past two years because of your efforts!

Karen Webb will be missed as a supportive team member on Steering. Thank you, Karen, for your work as treasurer and your help in many committees and your participation at the board meetings. Enjoy your retirement!

And can we thank enough the Conference Team and its leader, Kim Reese? Hours upon hours, thought upon thought, and abundant energy was devoted to this conference to make it an experience that all who attended would remember and positively influence the lives of the children in our care. Thank you, all. Conference Steering2010

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Finding Quality Child Care

Congratulations to Our 2010-2011 FCCPSD Steering Committee

FCCPSD Chair - Jennifer Hahn
FCCPSD Chair-Elect - Pam Stefanich
FCCPSD Past Chair - Jennifer Henson
Secretary - Lacie Peterson
Treasurer - Dawn Wahl
Professional Development - Kim Reese
Networking - Lavonne Luellman
Advocacy - Alinda Wiarda

Welcome to the website of our statewide association for family child care providers.

If you find that this site is "under construction" in some ways, we invite you to contact us on our contact sheet and tell us. We're volunteers who give of our free time after caring for little children through the day. We appreciate the help in finding things to fix!

We invite you to step onto the path of lifelong learning and continual growth by using this website to gain information you need to help you and also by joining our association. By joining FCCPSD, you are becoming a part of an innovative team of professionals whose goals include providing educational and networking opportunities for the people who work hard to provide quality care to children in South Dakota. We support new providers who are looking for ideas and offer avenues for experienced providers to share their tips and help pave the path to professionalism.

Membership Meetings FCCPSD holds member meetings in conjunction with the Steering Committee meetings and are held throughout the state. Come for networking and to participate in the governing of the association.

FCCPSD is a statewide association.
We are family and group family child care professionals and parents from across South Dakota who are dedicated to supporting child care providers and promoting high quality care for all children. We care about children and we care for children. FCCPSD is recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 charitable organization. It also is recognized as a professional organization by South Dakota Pathways to Professional Development.

Monthly E-Newsletter FCCPSD publishes a monthly electronic newsletter full of articles on child care professionalism, current events, heart-warming stories, and practical ideas delivered directly to your inbox.

Annual Conference FCCPSD hosts South Dakota’s premiere conference for family child care providers and parents. This is a fantastic way to meet other providers across the state and increase your knowledge of child care.

Discounted Resources from Explorations Early Learning Explorations Early Learning is proud to offer FCCPSD members a 10% discount on all orders of books and early learning materials over $15 from their website at explorations-earlylearning.com. Members will receive a coupon code to use with all orders.

Membership Is Free We wish to form strong relationships with individuals and other organizations who care about children in South Dakota. We invite anyone who is interested in the activities, programs, and goals of FCCPSD to join as a resource partner of our organization. Partners receive our newsletters by email, can choose to take part in our business meetings, and can contribute to and receive many benefits from our association.

Web Discussion Forum Members can fully participate in FCCPSD’s web forum with other child care providers. It is a great opportunity to share ideas and gain inspiration.