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Business of Child Care Series

Virtual via ZOOM

The Business of Child Care is a comprehensive business training that provides participants with crucial business elements necessary to run successful child care programs. This program will help strengthen your business and help you plan for lending opportunities, quality initiatives, facility improvements, social media marketing, financial health, and program effectiveness. This training can help you …

Comunicación familiar: desafíos y estrategias

BrightSpark Kent 841 N Central Ave #232, Kent, WA, United States

La comunicación abierta con las familias es vital para fomentar y cultivar las relaciones entre la familia y el maestro, ya que cierra la brecha entre el hogar y la escuela. Durante la capacitación analizaremos los términos clave que se utilizan para definir la comunicación efectiva, identificaremos nuestro propio estilo de comunicación y desarrollaremos estrategias …

Being the Change: Solutions and Strategies for Responding to Challenging Behavior

Virtual via ZOOM

This training will discuss self-regulation techniques, practices and skills for adults to master in order to better support children in learning self-regulation skills. We will discuss a core collection of skills and how they relate to us as adults as well as how we can use these to support children in developing desired social emotional …

Each and Every Child: Why Equity Matters

Research shows it is critical that there is equity in early learning for children and families of all racial, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds. And why is this? Why does equity matter? In this beginner's level training, we'll look at the differences between equality and equity and you'll discuss how it will look in action …

Having Constructive Conversations

Virtual via ZOOM

This session will enhance provider capacity for having difficult conversations in an equitable, strengths-based and relationship-centered manner . Date: Tuesday May 13th Time: 11AM - 1PM Class will be held online via zoom.   @public

Intro to ASQ 3 Ages and Stages Questionnaire

Virtual via ZOOM

This training will provide an orientation on Principles of Child Development, Strengthening Families Protective Factors and the ASQ-3 screening tools for child care providers as they prepare to on board and implement developmental screenings in partnership with parents. Dates: Tuesday May 13th Time: 1PM - 3PM Class will be held online via zoom.

The Art Experience for Infants & Toddlers

Virtual via ZOOM

Discover what process art truly means and how to inspire young minds to create and learn through creative expression. Date: Tuesday May 13th Time: 1:30PM - 3:30PM Class will be held online via zoom.   @Public

Anchoring Our Roots: Engaging in Nature, Honoring Indigeneity, and Elevating Partnerships

We'll explore opportunities to engage in nature in all types of weather, support providers with their health and wellness, recognize the intersectionality of families, and anchor our roots in nature while honoring indigeneity in the spaces we occupy. This session will introduce Best Starts for Kids' Child Care Health Consultation services by featuring JSOL Studios, …

Developing Classroom Culture Through an Anti-Bias Lens

Virtual via ZOOM

To inspire and support providers to develop and sustain a classroom culture and curriculum through an Anti-Bias Lens (environment, toys, books, art, circle/meeting topics, etc.). Date: Tuesday May 13th. Time: 6PM - 8PM Class will be held online via zoom.   @Public

Making Every Meal Count: Partnering with Seattle’s Child Care Nutrition Program

Virtual via ZOOM

Are you a home childcare provider looking to join a sponsor? Are you a home childcare provider looking for ways to offer nutritious meals while keeping costs manageable? The City of Seattle’s Child Care Nutrition program provides financial reimbursement and support to help you serve healthy meals and snacks to the children in your care. …