Areas of Training
Administration & Mgmt.
Modern Risk Management: The Prudent Provider
Say What ? Keeping the Politeness in Policy, Practice & Procedures
Getting the Most Out of Cheap, Cheap - All the Way to the Bank
Budget Planning & Recording Keeping
Is Management & Leadership the Same? Functions of Management & Leadership
Observation, Documentation, Evaluation & Review: Assessment of Program Standards and Criteria that Identifies Quality Achievements
The Human Asset Approach to Staffing: The recruitment, screening, selecting and hiring process. The value of on-boarding, mentoring new employees for better performance and retention.
Family partners
Family To Family: Celebrate Provider(s)/Teacher(s) & Parents Relationship with Creative Activities and Events
Welcoming Parents Leadership: Fostering Parents' Ownership, Ideas and Input for Retention
Explaining Curriculum to Parents: Tips and Techniques to successfully Introduce and Inform Parents
Child Development
Building Children's Social-Emotional, Cognitive Intellect and Empathy
I Can Do It: Encouraging Problem Solving through Teacher Guidance and Exploratory Play
Toddler Territory Take Over: Planning Creative Activities, Spaces that Toddlers can Explore! Engage! Enjoy!
Transitions - Classroom Flow: Managing a classroom where children recognize and respond to child friendly cues. Children are encouraged to prepare, refocus and anticipate change, thus facilitating an environment of trust...cooperation.
health & nutrition
Color It Healthy and Yummy!! (Tapping Out of Blah Menus)
Safety Always First and Final!
Monitoring for a Clean, Healthy Environment: Group discussion on the Role and Responsibility of Staff in Reducing the Spread of Germs & Illnesses
Blood Born Pathogens
Stress: How Attitudes, Perception and Work Life Balance relates to Stress and Health
Teaching
Out of the Box and Beyond Boundaries with Props: Ideas for meaningful and age appropriate props that fit development learning and children's interest !
Rotation of Toys & Props to Encourage Opportunities for Enrichment: Expand children's sensory, cognitive, physical, literacy skills ,by rotating and adding various props in learning areas. Learn how to promote science inquiry, technology, social studies skills and the arts.
Mirror... Mirror on the Wall: Seeing Yourself through the Eyes of Children while Presenting Activities,Songs, Storytelling and Learning Materials
ESSENTIAL INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES EARLY LITERACY PRE-KINDERGARTEN
communication
Who's Listening? How Interpersonal Communication Affects Human Relations, Behavior and Performance
Communicating with Children: What's Your Motivation? Hidden Messages
Transparency in Parent/Teacher Communication & Conferences
Simple Marketing
professionalism
Business Ethics: How Values, Beliefs, Culture, Norms, Rituals, and History Influences Ethics
Trust Building a Navigation Process: Exploring the Three Levels of Trust (Deterrence, Knowledge and Identification-Based)
Handling Sensitive Issues & Complaints: Steps to Healthy Win-Win Resolutions
Time Management: What Does Time Management have to do with Career Development? Participants will examine use of time and techniques to get more done, with better outcomes in less time
What Exactly Is Professionalism in a Child Care Setting? Defining Professional Behaviors, Performance & Practices, and (Understanding Self/Others Perception)