November Speaking Engagements

CQEL Fall Education Conference

HINGE team members Kathe Petchel, Mike Pepper and Molly Petchel will be presenting three workshops at the upcoming CQEL Fall Education Conference on Friday, November 1st and Saturday, November 2nd at the Hyatt Regency in Orange County, CA.

Kathe will present Secrets of Staff Retention on the Friday at 3pm in the main ballroom. Then, on Saturday, Mike will present Show Me the Money: Financial Management 101 at 9:10am in the Abracadabra Room and Molly will present How to Convert a Tour into an Enrollment at 10am also in the Abracadabra Room.

The CQEL Fall Education Conference is a two-day seminar designed to offer practical tools and resources to childcare business owners in California.

Learn more about this event at https://www.caqualityearlylearning.org/.

ChildCare Aware of Virginia Early Childhood Education Business Summit

HINGE all-star Kathe Petchel has been chosen to present at the ChildCare Aware of Virginia Business Summit on Friday, November 15th and Saturday, November 16th at the Virginia Crossings Hotel in Glen Allen, VA.

Kathe will present Building Your Bench: Will You Be Ready When Opportunity Knocks? at 1pm. During her workshop, she will cover how to assess your current team, determine their strengths and show appreciation for them. She’ll also help workshop attendees customize their hiring strategies and staff retention systems and develop Career Ladders. Attendees are sure to leave this session with a to-do list of concrete steps to take their program to the next level!

The ChildCare Aware Business Summit is a one-day event built to share exciting, innovative and thought-provoking content to help Virginia childcare business owners overcome their daily challenges.