Corey Garza

Join veteran Child Care Regulation Program Specialist Corey Garza for a look at Social Emotional Learning and its concepts via CASEL.  This will include some fun morning group activities and a few anecdotes to remind us how important these concepts are to the children we serve in our programs and how significant they are in our personal lives.

The NEW Top 10 Violations Child Care Regulation Finds When Visiting Programs and Updates from the Agency
Corey Garza

Join me for a morning “thinking cap” session as we will cover the Top Ten deficiencies for the past year for our centers and strategies to help keep our programs in compliance with standards.  We will highlight the significant changes with Minimum Standards as well as share important news and information from the Child Care Regulation Department.

Risk Management: Health, Safety and Handling Unintentional Injuries
Sheika Petteway

As educators, risk management is a part of our day-to-day interactions with young children. This training is designed to teach early childhood professionals the importance of managing risk in an early “care setting.” Take a deep dive into health prevention, basic supervision practices, safety procedures, accident and incident reporting, effective supervision techniques and much more.

Doing the Work That Matters: Purpose-Driven Practice in Early Childhood Education
Natasha Johnson

Equipping educators with knowledge and tools to create intentional, meaningful learning experiences that support child development. Participants will explore the meaning of purpose-driven teaching, reflect on personal values and impact, and identify practical ways to align daily teaching practices with professional purpose.

Can’t We All Just Get Along? Professional Conflict Resolution
Natasha Harris

Explore how to harness the strengths of different generations within your team. This session will guide you in understanding leadership styles, appreciating generational diversity, and fostering a collaborative intergenerational workforce for improved team dynamics and productivity.

Watching Children Grow: Appreciating the Significance of Developmental Stages for Lifelong Learning and Well-Being
Natasha Harris

Explore how to harness the strengths of different generations within your team. This session will guide you in understanding leadership styles, appreciating generational diversity, and fostering a collaborative intergenerational workforce for improved team dynamics and productivity.

Follow My Lead:  Discipline and Guidance Strategies That Work for Young Children
Natasha Harris

Explore how to harness the strengths of different generations within your team. This session will guide you in understanding leadership styles, appreciating generational diversity, and fostering a collaborative intergenerational workforce for improved team dynamics and productivity.

I Am So Tired of These Tantrums!
Lauren Osborne

Are you tired of the melt downs? Are you worn out from the fits being thrown? There is hope! Join us to talk about how a child’s brain is wired and how we can best teach and train them so that they thrive, instead of simply survive.

Play to Learn! How Dramatic Play Can Ignite Learning in the Classroom
Emily Perez

Has learning taken a stagnant turn in your classroom? Come “play to learn” with exciting and practical ways to bring learning to life again! Dramatic play is essential to success, so let’s have fun! Join Emily Perez in this fun and informational training on dramatic play!

Take A Look, It’s in a Book! (A Reading Rainbow)
Edith Patel

Literature plays an important role in students’ learning. In this session, you will learn ways to integrate daily Read Alouds into other content areas. We will take a look in several books and learn how to make cross-curricular connections to the content areas of Math and Science.