Welcome to the 2008 Infant-Toddler Institute Home Page

Online Registration ends July 23, 2008. Register now!

Pre-Registration is now closed. You may register in person at the Infant-Toddler Institute beginning at 7 a.m. (Eastern) on each of the three days: August 11, 12 & 13.

The Lexington Convention Center is located next to Rupp Arena at this address:

430 West Vine Street
Lexington, KY 40507

Please note: Two Pre-Institute sessions, the Bayley III and the Beyond Fundamentals, are sold out.

At the two-day Institute, all of the assessment sessions (HELP, Carolina, AEPS) are sold out. There are no waiting lists, and there will be no on-site registration for those sessions; however, there are 35 other sessions from which you can choose on a first-come/first-served basis.

Purpose
This institute is designed to bring families, professionals and paraprofessionals together to learn about quality services for infants and toddlers - with and without special needs.

The infant-Toddler Institute is a statewide event dedicated to improving the lives of children throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky. We have assembled trainers from across the state and nation to present sessions of interest to anyone interested in the welfare of children -- and particularly to those who provide child care, whether that's as a parent, grandparent, paraprofessional or professional.

Clicking on the menu items at the top and bottom of this page will take you through the site, as will the underlined text links within the pages.

The Infant-Toddler Institute is made up of both a full-day Pre-Institute, and a two-day Institute with over 40 diverse sessions from which to choose.

Nationally Recognized Speakers
Download a list of the trainings and information about out nationally prominent speakers by clicking here.

Updated This Year
A Make-It/Take-It Reception (M-I/T-I) on the evening of August 11 will allow you to create fun, innovative (and inexpensive) materials with the guidance of early childhood experts -- and to make new friends in the process.

Available Credits
Sessions will be provided by credentialed trainers. For national speakers, the Cabinet for Health and Family Services will be petitioned to accept this training event for early care and education professionals according to statutes and regulations governing the licensure and certification of early care and education programs.

The one-day Pre-Institute will offer 7 (seven) Early Care and Education clock hours and the two-day Institute will offer 6 (six) Early Care and Education clock hours for each day, totalling 12 (twelve) clock hours for the full Institute.

Approved for clock hours from:

• Kentucky Board of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology
• Kentucky Board of Social Work
• Kentucky Board of Nursing
• Kentucky Board of Physical Therapy
• WKU for CDA CEUs*

*An application for CDA CEUs from Western Kentucky University will be given to participants who show proof of attendance at the Thursday and Friday sessions. CEU fee of $25 per person applies.

Pending approval for clock hours from:

• Kentucky Board of Occupational Therapy
• Kentucky Board of Examiners in Psychology

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Pre-Institute Schedule:

August 11, 2008
Registration: 7 a.m. -- 7:30 p.m.
Pre-Institute: 8:00 a.m. -- 4:30 p.m.
Make-It/Take-It Reception: 4:45 p.m. -- 6 p.m.
Exhibit Preview: 4:45 p.m. -- 6 p.m.

Click here to download a Draft Pre-Institute Schedule.
(Adobe PDF Format -- Opens in a New Window)

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Institute Schedule:

August 12 -- 13, 2008
Registration: 7 a.m. -- 5 p.m.
Exhibits: 7 a.m. -- 5 p.m.
Opening Keynote: 10 a.m. -- 11:30 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions: 8 a.m. -- 4:15 p.m.

Click here to download a Draft Institute Schedule.
(Adobe PDF Format -- Opens in a New Window)

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