Hire Kristen for your next professional development day, conference, or training event!
Kristen is available in person or virtually to motivate and inspire early childhood educators to embrace play in their environments.
Kristen is an international speaker, podcast host, digital course creator and play advocate. She says that she is "the Lorax of Early Childhood Education." She speaks for the children.
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Fill out the form on the bottom of this page if you are interested in getting Kristen on your calendar! Also, check out some testamonials from organizations that have hired Kristen in the past below!
"I thought your keynote was phenomenal. You spoke to my soul. I’ve spent my entire career, 30+ years now, working in early childhood. It’s more than what I do, it’s who I am. I am a developmentalist. I believe in the science of child development. I believe that play is a biological imperative. I also believe we’ve forgotten that children are small humans growing and developing the way that small humans have for centuries. It seems to me that in the past decade or so, most of our society has decided that children are growing differently. That “jobs of the future” (the ones we don’t know about because they don’t exist yet) will require that children learn to read in kindergarten because that will make them more prepared for those unimaginable jobs. And that the way to get the best test scores in third grade (also a predictor that children will be able to do the unimaginable jobs) is to begin requiring children to do worksheets circling letters and practicing numbers in preschool. I argue the exact opposite is true.
I thought your keynote was phenomenal. You spoke to my soul. I’ve spent my entire career, 30+ years now, working in early childhood. It’s more than what I do, it’s who I am. I am a developmentalist. I believe in the science of child development. I believe that play is a biological imperative. I also believe we’ve forgotten that children are small humans growing and developing the way that small humans have for centuries. It seems to me that in the past decade or so, most of our society has decided that children are growing differently. That “jobs of the future” (the ones we don’t know about because they don’t exist yet) will require that children learn to read in kindergarten because that will make them more prepared for those unimaginable jobs. And that the way to get the best test scores in third grade (also a predictor that children will be able to do the unimaginable jobs) is to begin requiring children to do worksheets circling letters and practicing numbers in preschool. I argue the exact opposite is true."
Heather Lucas, President, Michigan AEYC Governing Board
"Kristen Day is an incredibly knowledgeable and engaging speaker. Her expertise in early childhood and play-based learning shines through in her presentations. She brings so much knowledge, passion, humor, life experience, and fun. Attendees walk away from her presentations feeling inspired, with their passion either ignited or reignited. I know this to be personally true as she has presented to our teaching staff and school district administrators on several occasions over the past few years. Each time our staff walks away wanting more. So much so we have hired her to do additional trainings via Zoom as a follow-up to her in-person engagements, but nothing beats having her present in-person.
Her positive energy, passion, and genuine nature makes the audience feel at ease. You feel as though you've gained a friend by the time she completes her time with you. In fact, teachers and administrators now refer to her as the early childhood guru. She truly made a positive impact here with our staff."
Jean-Mari Dagarin, MS.Ed, Coordinator of Early Learners
Coachella Valley Unified School District
On Demand Staff Trainings
If flying Kristen out to your event or program is not an option but you would love to infuse a little motivation and inspiration into your next PD day, check out out Kristen's On-Demand training bundle! Play and participate at your own convenience! Click here!