# Event Details - **Event Name**: IHSA & Iowa EC-PBIS Early Childhood Spring Conference - April 15, 2026 - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 08:45 am – Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm (-05:00) - **Event Description**: ALL Early Childhood programs are invited! Come check out the new location: FFA Enrichment Center in AnkenyAbout this EventWe have a full day packed with learning, fun, food and inspiration! Come check out the new location: FFA Enrichment Center in AnkenyApril 15, 2026Registration Deadline: April 9, 2026 – Training certificates provided for all participants.Energize Your Impact: Reclaim Your Joy! with Erin Ramsey – for Early Childhood Educators, Staff and SpecialistsHappy, healthy, and joyful early educators make for happy, healthy, and joyful programs ! Educators and Staff will be uplifted! Erin will inspire and rejuvenate through stories, photos and tools based on six choices everyone can make to brighten up their life to brighten up the world. Her address is full of humor and offers realistic and relevant tools to help you go from depleted to self-considerate, afraid to courageous, stressed to joyful, judgmental to compassionate, exhausted to grateful and distracted to present.• Reflect on the possibilities for your life and your career• Recognize roadblocks that may be holding you back• Identify ways to claim your powerErin Ramsey:From Nike World Headquarters to intimate retreats on her lavender farm, Erin inspires, brings hope and shares realisticways for people to be more joyful at work and in their life. Erin has worked in the early childhood field for over thirty yearsas family child care provider, teacher, executive, trainer and community organizer. She is the author of Be Amazing: Tools for Living Inspired and Inspired Work: Showing Up & Shining Bright. She speaks for audiences throughout the country and internationally to inspire others for greater service. Erin has an undergraduate degree in Child Development and Psychology from California State University at Sacramento. She earned a Master of Science in Public Service Administration from the University of Evansville.From Policy to Practice: Building Supportive Early Childhood Classrooms & Environments Through Relationships and Routines – for Early Childhood Educators, Staff and SpecialistsThis training supports early childhood educators and staff in translating the seven essential features of the Teaching and Guidance: Policies Essentials Checklist (TAG-PEC) into meaningful daily practice. Participants will strengthen their understanding of a relationship-centered approach to behavior guidance and learn how strong discipline policies come to life through effective routines, interactions, and learning environments. Through reflection, practical strategies, and case studies, educators will build skills to proactively teach social and emotional competencies, set clear and developmentally appropriate expectations, prevent and respond to challenging behaviors using trauma-informed and restorative approaches, and partner effectively with families—creating classrooms where all children can thrive.Trainers:Sascha Longstreth, PhDSascha Longstreth, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Family Development at San Diego State University and Co-Director of the Center for Excellence in Early Development (CEED). A former preschool teacher, she is co-author of Effective Discipline Policies and Developing and Implementing Effective Discipline Policies. Dr. Longstreth partners with local and state agencies as an early childhood mental health programmatic consultant, focusing on equitable, developmentally appropriate discipline policies and reducing exclusionary practices.Sarah Garrity, EdDSarah Garrity, EdD, is the Senior Associate Dean for the College of Education at San Diego State University, a Professor in the Department of Child and Family Development, and Co-Director of the Center for Excellence in Early Development (CEED). She is co-author of Effective Discipline Policies and Developing and Implementing Effective Discipline Policies. A former Head Start teacher, administrator, and literacy coach, Dr. Garrity’s teaching and research focus on social-emotional development, language and literacy, and supporting the socio-cultural and linguistic strengths of the early childhood workforce.Registration fees:$90 for 10 or more attendees$105 for 5-9 attendees$125 for 1-4 attendeesSchedule:8:00am – 8:45am Registration – Coffee/Continental Breakfast8:45am – 9:00am Welcome9:00am – 10:15am | Keynote – Erin Ramsey - Energize Your Impact: Reclaim Your Joy!10:15am – 10:30am | Break10:30am – 11:30am | Keynote – Erin Ramsey11:30am – 12:30pm | Lunch provided – IHSA Awards Luncheon in Ballroom12:30pm – 1:30pm | EC-PBIS – From Policy to Practice: Building Supportive Early Childhood Classrooms & Environments Through Relationships and Routines – Part 11:45pm – 2:00pm | Break – Snack2:00pm – 3:15pm |EC-PBIS – From Policy to Practice: Building Supportive Early Childhood Classrooms & Environments Through Relationships and Routines – Part 23:15pm – 3:30 – Closing/Raffle winner announcementsFun early childhood t-shirts will be on hand for sale to take home in a variety of colors! Order from the online store (coming soon) and we can deliver them to you at the conference at no extra charge! Cash, credit cards, debit, apple pay and Venmo accepted on site.If you would like to be invoiced and NOT pay with a credit or debit card please register at the IHSA website link HERE. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/027960d0-ddba-11f0-a9a5-53fec4ba16b7-rimg-w572-h740-dc223dfe-gmir.jpg https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/08622270-ddba-11f0-a9a5-53fec4ba16b7-rimg-w883-h740-dcffffff-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ankeny/ihsa-and-iowa-ec-pbis-early-childhood-spring-conference-april-15-2026/100001978316528993 - **Event Categories**: business, art, literary-art, conferences, workshops, nonprofit, health-wellness, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 97.88, max: 135.23, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Ankeny - **state**: IA - **country**: United States - **location**: FFA Enrichment Center - **lat**: 41.7116262 - **long**: -93.6125713 - **full address**: FFA Enrichment Center, 1055 Southwest Prairie Trail Parkway, Ankeny, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: IHSA & Iowa EC-PBIS Early Childhood Spring Conference - April 15, 2026 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/8736408f47011cd86217223242bfc80676421b0a29c8bd4bd1d8483441cae2ee-rimg-w1200-h1553-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1766247220 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is IHSA & Iowa EC-PBIS Early Childhood Spring Conference - April 15, 2026 being held? - **A:** IHSA & Iowa EC-PBIS Early Childhood Spring Conference - April 15, 2026 takes place on Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 08:45 am to Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm at FFA Enrichment Center, 1055 Southwest Prairie Trail Parkway, Ankeny, United States. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for IHSA & Iowa EC-PBIS Early Childhood Spring Conference - April 15, 2026? - **A:** Ticket prices for IHSA & Iowa EC-PBIS Early Childhood Spring Conference - April 15, 2026 range from USD 98 to USD 135 depending on the ticket type. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailability1-4 AttendeesUSD 135 + USD 10 feeAvailable5-9 AttendeesUSD 114 + USD 9 feeAvailable10 or more & PARENT RATEUSD 98 + USD 8 feeAvailable - **Q**: Who is organizing IHSA & Iowa EC-PBIS Early Childhood Spring Conference - April 15, 2026? - **A:** IHSA & Iowa EC-PBIS Early Childhood Spring Conference - April 15, 2026 is organized by Iowa Head Start Association. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** IHSA & Iowa EC-PBIS Early Childhood Spring Conference - April 15, 2026 is ideal for learners, working professionals, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ankeny, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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