Conference Day 1: NHSA members from across the country visit the Child Inc St. James Early Childhood Development Center as a best practice model of a collaborative and innovative partnership with theĀ St. James Episcopal Church, Austin, TX.

The center, once an under-utilized day care center, was converted into a thriving Head Start Early Childhood Development Center providing research based curriculum, creative play, health, mental health and nutrition services for 37 children ages one to five.

Welcome to Texas Y’all. Happy to have you in the Lone Star State!

Here are some highlights from the conference: