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  • CHILDCARE & MULTI-SITE PROGRAMS

Creating Programs That Support Every Child's Development

Most programs track attendance. Very few build systems that make each child’s growth consistently visible to staff, families, and funders. Susan Gibbs walks you through a six-area framework to change that.

June 25, 2026 Thursday
1:30 – 2:30 PM ET 60 minutes
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What you'll walk away with

📋 A flexible curriculum model that works across classrooms
👁️ Systems to track and share each child's developmental progress
💬 Parent communication that goes beyond daily reports
🤝 Staff coordination that doesn't rely on memory or verbal handoffs
📊 Observations that connect directly to daily planning
🔄 Lesson plans that hold up through staff changes and absences
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Susan Gibbs

Childcare Solution Specialist · Co-author, Afterschool Program Management Handbook

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

Practical Systems for Teams Ready to Stop Guessing

This isn’t theory. Susan walks through six operational areas with specific next steps your team can act on in the week after the call.

Curriculum Flexibility That Still Holds Together

How to build adaptive learning pathways without creating operational chaos, and how to pilot this in one classroom first.

Lesson Plans That Survive Staff Changes

Why most lesson plans break down during absences and what a substitute-proof planning structure actually looks like.

Making Developmental Growth Visible

How to document what actually matters: participation, emotional regulation, independence, peer interaction. Without burying your team in paperwork.

Parent Communication That Goes Beyond Daily Reports

What families actually want to know and how to give them developmental visibility without a second job for your staff.

Staff Coordination Across Classrooms and Shifts

How to reduce reliance on memory and verbal handoffs, and build systems that keep continuity intact across your whole team.

Connecting Assessment to Everyday Decisions

How to make observations, assessments, and family communication actually work together rather than sit in separate silos.

YOUR HOST

Susan Gibbs

CHILDCARE SOLUTION SPECIALIST · ICARE SOFTWARE

Susan has spent years working alongside childcare directors, afterschool coordinators, and program leaders to untangle the operational challenges that get in the way of running great programs. She co-authored the Afterschool Program Management Handbook and brings a practitioner's lens to every conversation, not a vendor's. In this session, she'll share the six-area framework she's developed from working directly with programs across multiple segments.

IS THIS FOR YOU?

You'll Get the Most Out of This If…

  • You're running an afterschool, childcare, ABA, or multi-site program and developmental visibility isn't consistent across your team
  • Your staff are doing good work but it's not making it into documentation or family communication in any consistent way
  • You've tried to improve lesson plan continuity and it always falls apart during staff changes or absences
  • You're preparing for a funding renewal or grant report and the documentation to back it up is scattered
  • You lead a team and want a framework you can hand to a program coordinator or curriculum lead to act on
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