Stacy Boysen: Enrich Early Childhood

05/08/2026

Happy Child Care Appreciation Day! Every day, you make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families. Your impact reaches far beyond the walls of your home, shaping futures through the care, guidance, and love you provide. The seeds you plant today help children grow, thrive, and carry that foundation with them throughout their lives. Your work is meaningful, your dedication is invaluable, and your legacy lives on throughout future generations! While we see the appreciation on the faces of the children we care for and educate each day, today is a special day to acknowledge the work you do! Take the time today to celebrate you!

04/29/2026

This is my final ZOOM training until September! This training is Develop-approved AND approved by DCYF to meet the ACTIVE SUPERVISION requirement for family child care. Written FOR Family Child Care Providers BY a Family Child Care Provider!

TOPIC: Sticks and Stones: Supporting Child Safety And Healthy Risk-Taking In Nature Play
DATE & TIME: Wednesday, May 6, 2026, 6-8 pm
LOCATION: ZOOM
FEE: $20

Registration deadline is Wednesday at noon!

Course Description: Explore the correlations between child development, healthy risk-taking, and child injury in nature play. Assess opportunities, variables, and hazards found in outdoor environments and implement safety measures to prevent child injury. Create outdoor environments and facilitate play activities that support children’s creativity, motor, and sensory development, as well as their developmental needs for risky play.

REGISTER HERE:

Professional development for Early Childhood Care and Education providers

04/07/2026

Happy Quiet Time...or I hope it is today! I have a Zoom training tonight starting at 6:00 pm. I love the earlier start time, since it has an earlier end time. :)

This training is called: Adventures in Childhood: How Risky Play Supports Child Development, and it meets the "child development and learning/behavior guidance" requirement for us. It is KCF I. Child Development and Learning.

There's still a little time to register. I'll accept registrations until 4:30 pm. I'll send the Zoom at 5:00 pm to your email.

Professional development for Early Childhood Care and Education providers

03/16/2026

Our March 16, 2026 training at the Plainview Community Center has been cancelled! Those of you who are registered, please see your email for details! Thank you! ☃️

03/12/2026

Only a month away! Plan to attend this fun and educational conference in Rochester, MN! Registration link in the comments!

03/02/2026

10 more spots left for this FREE training in Dodge Center on Saturday! Register here: https://stacyboysen.weebly.com/store/p66/Dodge_County_March_7%2C_2026_Saturday_Morning.html

02/25/2026

Only a few days left to register for this ZOOM Active Supervision Training! Register here: https://stacyboysen.weebly.com/store/p69/March_4%2C_2026_ZOOM%21_6-8_pm._Those_Icky_Germs%21_Reducing_Contagious_Illnesses.html

02/17/2026

FYI: Free training event in Dodge Center on March 7! Registration is here: https://stacyboysen.weebly.com/in-person-events.html

02/05/2026

Registration is OPEN for the Caring for a Lifetime 2026 Conference! Come and join me for Morning Session (10:00am-12:00pm): Unlock the Magic of Loose Parts Play and Afternoon Session (1:00pm-3:00pm): Sticks and Stones: Supporting Child Safety and Healthy Risk-Taking in Nature Play!

🌟 CARING for a Lifetime 2026 — Registration is OPEN! 🌟

Child care providers across Minnesota—this one is for YOU!

Join Milestones for CARING for a Lifetime 2026, a two-day, in-person early childhood conference created to educate, energize, and celebrate the professionals who care for our youngest learners every single day.

📅 April 10–11, 2026
📍 Park Event Center | Waite Park, MN

✨ What you’ll experience:
• Inspiring keynote and breakout sessions
• Practical tools you can use right away
• Professional development hours / CEUs
• Connection with providers from across MN
• Time to recharge, reflect, and refocus
• A community that truly sees and values your work

CARING for a Lifetime is more than a conference—it’s a space to invest in your growth, your leadership, and your well-being, so you can continue building brighter futures for children and families.

👉 Register today:
🔗 https://www.app.eventur.com/registration/2721

Spots are limited—share this with a colleague, your team, or a fellow provider who deserves this experience. 💛

02/05/2026

Here's a great opportunity to hear about ways to navigate through those tough, but necessary discussions with families:

Some of the most important conversations we have with families are also the hardest ones...and most of us were never taught how to have them.

Growing Together: Transforming Heavy Conversations with Families into Better Understanding is a live, one-hour Zoom session designed to help educators approach emotional, complex conversations with more clarity, confidence, and care.

Together, we’ll explore:

✔️ How to navigate emotionally charged conversations without shutting down or escalating
✔️ Ways policies can serve as a supportive roadmap—not a barrier—to family communication
✔️ Strategies for building stronger, more trusting partnerships with families

Thursday, February 19, 2026
1:00–2:00 pm (CT)
Via Zoom

✨ Earn 1 hour of coaching credit in Develop (KCF III.B.9)
✨ Registration priority given to Minnesota educators
✨ Funding provided by the MN Department of Children, Youth, and Families

Register today at the link below!

Questions? Contact Laura Walser at [email protected]