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ECCC nstructors Attend Conference Mary Ann Wright and Kathy ity of family child care in Mississip– George, Child Care Technology pi. Persons interested in family child instructors at East Central Commun- care should contact Alfrenett ity College, attended the Family Johnson-Orr atlhe Forum's office in Child Care: The Self-Employed Ear- Jackson.

ly Ch1ldhood Educator Conference presented by the Family Child Care Network of the Mississippi Forum on Children and Fam11tes. The con ference was held at Primos North- gate Convention Center in Jackson on April21 and 22. The Family Child Care Network was cited by Family and Work Insti– tute of New York as one of the cur– rent national initiatives working to improve the quality of family child care. Family child care providers, according to the Institute's recently released study, are more likely to be providers of quality care when they "seek our opportunities to learn about childen's development and child care, have higher levels of edu– cation and participate in family child care training." The Family Child Care Network was established to improve the qual-

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