BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20200528T170000Z DTEND:20200528T180000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Preparing to Open Series: Child Care DESCRIPTION:As elected officials and public health authorities throughout Maryland work to control the spread of COVID-19 in our state and the DMV region\, employers are bracing for a phased and gradual reopening of the economy that requires planning and novel support. Preparing to Open will foster and promote conversations on topics from barriers to reopening\, to big questions about immunity and liability\, to ways employers can incorporate innovative approaches to safety into the workplace. \n\n\n\nThis series will feature five in depth conversations with a cross-sector of industry experts led by Howard Chamber CEO\, Leonardo McClarty. Preparing to open will take begin Thursday\, May 14 and conclude Thursday\, May 28. These conversations will run from 1 PM to 2PM. Sessions will be recorded so that interested persons may listen to the content later as we prepare to move Howard County and the state forward in a post Covid19 environment.\n\n \nAs employees try to meet their new work and family obligations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\, the loss of childcare options and school closures presents a parallel crisis.\n\nWorking parents and their employers now find themselves in an ever-changing work and care landscape that can be increasingly tricky to navigate. Employers who are urgently addressing the care needs of their employees during this emergency\, especially of those in lower income settings\, can achieve business sustainability\, productivity\, and profitability in the long run.\n\n\nPanelists:\n\n\n Bita Dayhoff\, President\, Community Action Council of Howard County\n Tracy Brocolino\, Director of Early Childhood Education for the Community Action Council of Howard County\n Richard Huffman\, CEO of Celebree Learning Centers\n Nette Stokes\, Just Living Advocacy X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:As elected officials and public health \;authorities \;throughout Maryland work to control the spread of COVID-19 in our state and the DMV region\, employers are bracing for a phased and gradual reopening of the economy that requires planning and novel support. \;Preparing to Open \;will foster and promote conversations on topics from \;barriers to reopening\, to big questions about immunity and liability\, to ways employers can incorporate innovative approaches \;to safety into the workplace. \; \;
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\nThis series will feature five in depth conversations with a cross-sector of industry experts led by Howard Chamber CEO\, Leonardo McClarty. Preparing to open will take begin Thursday\, May 14 and conclude Thursday\, May 28. These conversations will run from 1 PM to 2PM. Sessions will be recorded so that interested persons may listen to the content later as we prepare to move Howard County and the state forward in a post Covid19 environment.
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As employees try to meet their new work and family obligations during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic\, the loss of childcare options and school closures presents a parallel crisis.
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Working parents and their employers now find themselves in an ever-changing work and care landscape that can be increasingly tricky to navigate. Employers who are urgently addressing the care needs of their employees during this emergency\, especially of those in lower income settings\, can achieve business sustainability\, productivity\, and profitability in the long run.
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\nPanelists:\n\n\n LOCATION:This event will be provided through a webcast via Zoom. Details for the zoom webinar will be emailed on Wednesday\, May 27th. Please enter emails when registering yourself and others. Registration will close at 5pm Wednesday\, May 27th. UID:e.3580.2564 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260620T131718Z URL:https://business.howardchamber.com/events/details/preparing-to-open-series-child-care-2564 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR