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Grow Your Expertise
2027 Family & Group Child Care Statewide Conference
Join Family and Group Child Care providers from across Tennessee for two days of professional development, meaningful connections, and shared experiences.
Discover fresh ideas, learn from fellow providers, and return to your program feeling inspired!
Registration Opens November 30, 2026! Lodging will be available to eligible, registered TDHS-licensed providers.
Additional conference details coming soon!
Meet Our Keynote Speaker
Get ready for an inspiring experience with artist, author, and speaker Jason Kotecki! Through humor, storytelling, and colorful artwork, Jason encourages audiences to embrace creativity, overcome challenges, and reconnect with the joy and purpose behind their work.
Grow Your Expertise
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Early Language & Literacy Specialization
The Early Language & Literacy (ELL) Specialization helps child care professionals strengthen communication, literacy, and social-emotional development through individualized coaching and evidence-based practices. Throughout the program year, participants engage in three core components—LENA Grow, Learning Language & Loving It™, and DECA—to build practical skills that support children's growth and create language-rich learning environments.
Applications are now open! Apply below.
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LENA Grow™
LENA Grow™ helps child care professionals strengthen responsive interactions and increase meaningful conversations with children.
Through coaching, reflection, and practical strategies, participants create language-rich environments that support communication and early brain development.
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Learning Language & Loving It™
Learning Language & Loving It™ helps child care professionals build children's language skills through everyday interactions and routines.
Participants learn practical strategies to encourage conversation, expand vocabulary, and create meaningful opportunities for communication throughout the day.
ELL Specialization Overview Video
Learn what the Early Language & Literacy (ELL) Specialization has to offer by watching this brief overview. Discover the program's three core components, participant expectations, and how it supports children's language, literacy, and social-emotional development.
ELL Specialization Participant Spotlight
Hear from ELL Specialization participant Vimala Kumari as she shares how the program strengthened her teaching practices, increased meaningful interactions with children, and supported her professional growth.
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