Please join us for our kick-off to the Advocacy Pod season at BrightSpark's Kent Office (841 Central Ave N)! Advocacy Pods are made up of early child care stakeholders – from BrightSpark staff, to families, grandparents, and providers – who share a passion for advocacy. Advocacy Pods connect with their district’s elected officials leading up …
Please join us for our kick-off to the Advocacy Pod season via Zoom! Advocacy Pods are made up of early child care stakeholders – from BrightSpark staff, to families, grandparents, and providers – who share a passion for advocacy. Advocacy Pods connect with their district’s elected officials leading up to legislative session to provide valuable …
Please join us for our kick-off to the Advocacy Pod season via Zoom! Advocacy Pods are made up of early child care stakeholders – from BrightSpark staff, to families, grandparents, and providers – who share a passion for advocacy. Advocacy Pods connect with their district’s elected officials leading up to legislative session to provide valuable …
Do you want Washington to ensure that all children have access to child care? That providers are paid thriving wages? Join BrightSpark’s Advocacy Team to learn about our campaign for universal access to child care and how you can get involved. This class is a part of our virtual Professional Development Institute, where we …
What does anti-bias mean and why is it important to have an anti-bias learning environment is important? We will discuss these questions and identify anti-bias strategies that can be used in your early learning environment. This is a beginner's level class and all are invited (whether you've already created an anti-bias learning environment and want …
Families of all kinds are essential to children’s well-being. When any parents or guardians are discussed, whether they are heterosexual, gay, adoptive, kinship, single, or married, early childhood professionals are simply discussing family. In this training, we will discuss what it means to be an LGBTQ+ supporter and discuss strategies to create a welcoming LGBTQ+ …