Enhancing early learning Social and Emotional development for infants and toddlers. Learn how to identify and implement strategies to promote Social & Emotional development in the classroom. (This is an Approved NAFCC Accreditation CEU training)

This workshop will have an interpreter in English and Spanish. (Bi-lingual session)

Learning Objectives

In this session, you'll learn how to:

1. Define Social & Emotional development for infant/toddlers
2. Identify and describe 2 early learning social & emotional strategies
3. Know how to make 1 early learning social & emotional activity to use in your environment

Calling all Illinois providers - please join us for an informative evening with Pie for Providers, during which we will hear about CCAP (the Child Care Assistance Program), and how to manage the most common challenges that providers face. We will explain how Pie for Provider’s unique service helps providers bill more easily and efficiently for CCAP.

 In this session, you will learn how to:

●      Boost monthly income by 5% (on average)

●      Reduce administrative time spent on CCAP billing

●      Ensure you are maximizing your benefits from the CCAP

Discussing mental illness in young children and unpacking the facts.

Learning Objectives:

• 1.The participants will be able to define what is a Profit Margin
• 2.The participants will be able to calculate their Profit Margin
• 3.The participants will be able to write one reason it’s important to know their Profit Margin

The goal of parent and family engagement is to work with families to build strong and effective partnerships that can help children and families thrive. These partnerships are grounded in positive, ongoing, and goal-oriented relationships with families. The relationships are based on mutual respect and trust. They are also developed over time, through a series of interactions between staff and families.

Learning Objectives:

• 1.What is autism?
• 2.What are common behaviors in young children with autism?
• 3.Develop strategies for supporting young children with autism.
• 4.Learn how to support the family.

Origins of Behavior and Behavior Management guiding your child's behavior towards appropriate ways of behaving. A positive and constructive approach is the best way to guide your child's behavior. This means giving your child attention when they behave well, rather than punishing your child when they do something you don't like.

Learning Objectives:

• 1.What is an exceptional child?
• 2.What can you as a family childcare provider do to support your exceptional students?
• 3.Associations for exceptional providers and educators.

Learning Objective:

• 1.Overview of Home-based Child Care (HBCC) and school-age children
• 2.Discussion #1 in mixed role groups: What are the strengths and challenges for HBCC?
• 3.Promising Practices on Access and Quality
• 4.Discussion #2 In role-similar groups: What are promising practices and potential solutions to challenges?
• 5.Discussion groups share promising ideas
• 6.Evaluation

Learning Objectives:

• 1.Overview of Trauma and Stress
• 2.Protective Factors and Resilience
• 3.Trauma-Responsive Caregiving Strategies and Practices
• 4.Wellness and Well-Being
• 5.Reflections and Wrap