Most of Our trainings are online
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Core Knowledge Categories are called at the bottom left corner.
Families & Community Systems (FCS): Knowledge of the complex characteristics of families and communities provides context for lifelong success and learning. Establishing respectful relationships and communication with family and community members. Acknowledging parents’ roles as first teachers.
If one of these trainings interests you, check our schedule. If you cannot find the training you want or if you want to host an in-person training for your program, let us know.
It is time to stand up and educate parents and policymakers about play-based, developmentally appropriate childhood programs. We will look at theories around designing, implementing, and critically evaluating child-directed play environments. Don’t drink the Kool-Aid. Design your program how you want it, and become articulate and advocate for why it is appropriate for kids.
3HR Family Community Systems
3HR Learning Environment & Cirriculum
Infant/Toddler – Pre-school
School age
Let’s explore diversity – what makes us different and alike? We will explore our cultural, ethnic and ancestral identity. Explore and discuss several genealogy activities that you can do with the families who attend your program. Are we all cousins? We will examine DNA and family trees. To prepare for the training research your family including geographical, culture and ethnicity.
2HR Family Community Systems
4HR Diversity
Infant/Toddler – Pre-school
School age
We will explore different temperament personality traits. Participants will take the Colors Temperament and Personality Style Indicator. We will examine the results and discuss how we can use what we have learned to develop positive partnerships with parents and strategies to enhance internal communication with co-workers and with the provider’s own family members.
3HR Family Community Systems
3HR Program Management
Adult Education
How do you get families to participate in their child’s program? Families are busier than ever so providers need to find a variety of ways parents can engage with the program and their child’s early care and education. Let’s explore this difficult topic and strategize solutions to get parent’s and caregivers engaged in the process of early care and education.
6HR Family Community Systems
No Age-Related Content
Parent conferences can take many forms. Come to this training to investigate different conference styles. Parent conferences offer the opportunity to share children’s growth and development with families. Cost: $60, additional staff from same program site $10.00 each. (max 2 discounted participants per site, max 6 discounted participants per class).
3HR Family And Community Systems
No Age-Related Content
Come to this training to explore strategies providers can use to help infants, toddlers and preschoolers curb the urge to bite. When is biting a normal developmental stage and when is it concerning? How to document incidents. Practice using effective techniques for conversations with parents after biting incidents.
1HR Family And Community Systems
5HR Understanding And Guiding Behavior
Infant/Toddler, Preschool
Child care providers are often placed in difficult situations with families. This training will explore methods to maintain positive communication with parents even when discussing difficult things as well as how the provider can be supportive to parents and manage conflicts with families when they arise.
6HR Family And Community Systems
No Age-Related Content
Separating can be extremely difficult for some parents and for some children come to this class to learn ways to support families and children to smooth the transition process and support the all-important parent and child attachment.
3HR Family And Community Systems
3HR Human Growth And Development
No Age-Related Content
In this training providers will strategize how to support online education for school age children. Explore techniques to develop links and partnerships with families, schools and state agencies. We will explore standards, policies, regulations, and laws, and the modifications needed to support school age learners during the pandemic.
3HR Family And Community Systems
3HR Program Management
No Age-Related Content
Many factors influence kindergarten readiness not just knowing their name and colors. In this class we will explore what realms of development to consider and when it might be helpful to delay kindergarten entry or if it might be harmful to wait. This class will look at a variety of developmental areas to consider when preparing to send children off to kindergarten.
3HR Family And Community Systems
3HR Human Growth And Development
Preschool, School Age