Breastfeeding-Friendly Childcare: 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Returning to work after having a baby can be a very stressful, emotional time for parents. For breastfeeding families, support from their baby’s caregivers is essential to the success of breastfeeding. This interactive workshop will help you learn how...
Looking for ways to involve parents? Is it baking cookies, inviting them to volunteer in the classroom, or asking they attend parent/teacher meetings? Research shows a strong link between family involvement and a child’s success in school. It is essential that all programs reflect current...
What does it take to fully prepare children for academic success? What does school readiness look like for early childhood programs serving infants, toddlers and families? The foundations for school readiness are set in the earliest years of life and nurtured through significant relationships with...
This training reviews the various disasters that can occur and how to put plans in place to ensure the safety of everyone in a child care program. Participants will work through creating their own disaster plan as well as have their questions answered about disaster...
Stressors in a variety of forms affect parental well-being and parenting practices. A child's potential to be creative, productive, healthy, and caring depends upon their experiences in childhood, and if these experiences are threatening, chaotic, and traumatic, the child's potential is diminished. This interactive workshop...
