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  • Advocating for Universal Access to Child Care – Be Ready for Next Years Legislative session

    Virtual via ZOOM

    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 …

    Creating an Anti-Bias Learning Environment

    Virtual via ZOOM

    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 …

    Providing a LGBTQIA = Positive Welcoming Environment

    Virtual via ZOOM

    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+ …

  • 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 …