Online Training/Live Webinar
Circle of Security -Parenting and Caregiving-Abbreviated: Increasing Positive Attachment in Family Child Care
Circle of Security-P is a series training consisting of four sessions utilizing an eight-chapter, video, and interactive discussion on an attachment-based approach that helps build caregivers’ capabilities to view young children’s behavior from a secure base and safe haven perspective and then identify children’s needs, challenges, and strengths. This enables caregivers to increase positive attachments […]
An Introduction to Contracts and Policies for Family Child Care Providers
Online WebinarDo you need to write your first contract and policy for your family child care program? Do you have a contract and policy but are wondering if it has everything you need? In this workshop we will identify the difference between contracts and policies, give examples of what goes into contracts and policies, and apply […]
Circle of Security -Parenting and Caregiving-Abbreviated: Increasing Positive Attachment in Family Child Care
Circle of Security-P is a series training consisting of four sessions utilizing an eight-chapter, video, and interactive discussion on an attachment-based approach that helps build caregivers’ capabilities to view young children’s behavior from a secure base and safe haven perspective and then identify children’s needs, challenges, and strengths. This enables caregivers to increase positive attachments […]
Circle of Security -Parenting and Caregiving-Abbreviated: Increasing Positive Attachment in Family Child Care
Circle of Security-P is a series training consisting of four sessions utilizing an eight-chapter, video, and interactive discussion on an attachment-based approach that helps build caregivers’ capabilities to view young children’s behavior from a secure base and safe haven perspective and then identify children’s needs, challenges, and strengths. This enables caregivers to increase positive attachments […]
Recognizing Traumatic Stress in Children
Online WebinarChildren are more vulnerable to being traumatized by accidents, pandemics, violent crimes, or other disasters. But with the right adult support, they're also able to recover faster. We will look at recognizing the signs of child traumatic stress and the impact that trauma may have on children. We will look at information on the prevalence […]
Someone to Listen: Supporting the Well-Being of Home-Based Child Care Providers
Online WebinarThis training will acquaint home-based child care providers with a new worker-focused mental health support through 4-C. The Early Childhood Workforce Program is sensitive to the feelings of isolation that can be experienced by home-based child care providers. It validates the unique physical and emotional challenges associated with their work and offers support in addressing […]
Reading for Mental Health
Online WebinarReading has a significant number of benefits that can support your mental health, including reducing stress and improving sleep quality. Why should we read? Reading improves emotional intelligence. A huge role in our mental health is played by our ability to cope with everything going on around us. Trainer: Marquita Myles, 4-C Infant Early Childhood […]
Hard Conversations Rely on Relationships, Be Uncomfortable and Do It Anyway
Online WebinarThis training discusses the strengths and challenges of having hard conversations. Administrators, educators and peers are all critical adults in the early childhood environment who need to be able to confidently address challenging topics together. Participants will learn the different components of practice in outlining their points, using assertive voice, setting a goal, validating others, […]
Social-Emotional Development & School Readiness: What We Know vs What We Do
Online WebinarLearning in the first years of life has its foundation in social-emotional experiences. Social pressures encourage rushing these experiences for young children to be ready for school, yet slowing down and practicing current skills is what leads to mastery and growth. This training will support early childhood professionals in understanding young children's capacity for relationships […]
Healthy Brains: What Every Early Childhood Professional Needs to Know About Brain Development
Online WebinarProfessionals that care for and educate young children support and promote healthy brain development when they use relationships, routines, and interactions in positive ways. In this training, participants will identify ways to purposefully use relationships in their work with young children, along with understanding what research tells us about the impacts of stress and trauma […]
Emergency Preparedness
Online WebinarEmergencies and disasters are unpredictable, chaotic, and can leave a lasting impact on our child care, families, and communities. If we are prepared for emergencies and disasters, we can feel more capable of handling them and recovering from them. In this training, we will discuss the emergency plan cycle, types of emergencies and disasters, and […]
An Introduction to Contracts and Policies for Child Care Centers
Online WebinarDo you need to write your first contract and policy for your child care center? Do you have a contract and policy but are wondering if it has everything you need? In this workshop we will identify the difference between contracts and policies, give examples of what goes into contracts and policies, and apply the […]