EXPANDING QUALITY IN INFANT TODDLER CARE

February 2012—April 2012

Teller County

Trainers: Heather Kenyon and Deana Hunt

Tuesdays 6:00 pm-9:00 pm                                                       Saturdays 9:00 am—3:30 pm

DATE	MODULE	TOPIC
February 7		MANDATORY ORIENTATION
February 11 (SATURDAY)	1	The Wonder of Infancy: An Introduction to Expanding Quality in Infant Toddler Care
	2	Care of the Spirit: Emotional Development
February 14	3	Responsive Care giving for Healthy Relationships
February 21	4	Our Partners: The Families
February 25 (SATURDAY)	5	The Cornerstones of Quality: Safety, Health, and Nutrition
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February 28	7	The Power of Places and Spaces
March 6	8	Day to Day the Relationship Way: Curriculum for Infants and Toddlers
March 10 (SATURDAY)	9	Exploring Early Learning
	10	Learning to Talk, Talking to Learn
March 13	11	The Joy of Discovering Literacy
March 20	12	Babies in Motion
April 3	13	Understanding and Respecting the Gifts of Culture
April 10	14	Welcoming Children with Special Needs
April 17	15	Making a Difference with Relationship-Based Care
April 24	16	Celebrating our Profession
April 28 (SATURDAY)		Make up day

***Participants are required to attend each class to receive their certificate.***

Schedule is subject to change.  Participants will be given advance notice whenever possible.

Contact Deana Hunt, Executive Director

Child Care Connections

719.638.2065

DeanaH@childcareconnections.net

The Impact of Trauma on Child Development

CPCAN is excited to announce our 2012 Event Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month  Thursday April 19, 2012 8:30am - 4:15pm Colorado Springs, Colorado (Specific location TBA)  Early Registration $40  if payment received by March 9 (Regular $50 due by April 6) http://cpcan.org/default.aspx **Certificates of Attendance will be provided to submit for CEUs**   Bruce D. Perry, M.D., Ph.D.     Dr.  Bruce D. Perry is the Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy, a not-for-profit organization based in Houston (www.ChildTrauma.org) and adjunct Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University School of Medicine in Chicago.  Dr. Perry is the author of over 300 journal articles, book chapters and scientific proceedings and is the recipient of numerous professional awards and honors, including the T. Berry Brazelton Infant Mental Health Advocacy Award, the Award for Leadership in Public Child Welfare and the Alberta Centennial Medal. He has presented about child maltreatment, children's mental health, neurodevelopment and youth violence in a variety of venues including policy-making bodies such as the White House Summit on Violence, the California Assembly and U.S. House Committee on Education.   _________________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Perry will be preceded by Karen Logan, Child Welfare Manager from the El Paso County Department of Human Services, who will present information about current child maltreatment issues.

Child Innovations Annual Conference Triad Counties

Saturday, June 4, 2011

Child Care Innovations

Red Rocks Community College

13300 W. 6th Ave., Campus Box 22B

Lakewood, CO 80228-1255

Conference-At-A-Glance

10:45-11:20: Check in

11:30 Welcome and event logistics

11:45-12:45 Lunch and Learn

1:00-2:00 Keynote—Visual Arts with Young Children

2:10-3:10: To Dramatic Play and Beyond!

3:20-4:20: Movement and Music with Young Children

4:20-4:30: Closing activities and certificates

Receive 4 contact hours, lite lunch, door prizes, and resources valued at $45

Annual Focused Conference

Exploring the Arts Through Early Childhood

Joe Chadwick

Data Manager

Child Care Innovations

(303) 914-6593

joe.chadwick@rrcc.edu

Visit our website at:

http://www.rrcc.edu/childcareinnovations

CO-SPONSORED BY:

Lakeshore Learning Materials

Jefferson County Head Start

Triad Early Childhood Council

Funding provided by:

Jefferson County Department of Human

Services and Qualistar Early Learning

Medication Administration/Universal Precautions

Medication Administration/Universal Precautions

Saturday April 16th at 9:00am

At Teller County Public Health in Divide

Cost: $35

Universal Precautions will follow the above training for $10

Medication Administration/Universal Precautions

Saturday May 14th at 9:00am

At Teller County Public Health in Divide

Cost: $35

Universal Precautions will follow the above training for $10

Please RSVP for these classes with Martha Hubbard at hubbardm@co.teller.co.us no later than April 13th. There must be at least 5 people signed up to make the class.

Thanks to everyone for creating quality childcare options for our community's children!

Becky Parham

TPECC Provider Liaison

stellerececliaison@yahoo.com

719-306-4246

Seed & Soil Workshop - Park Providers

Up-Coming Training in Park County

Child Care Innovations, Red Rocks Community College, your local Child Care Resource and Referral Agency in cooperation with the Teller/Park Early Childhood Council offer this training free of charge.

This three (3) hour training will help you to meet the 15 clock hours that are required each year by licensing

Lunch will be provided!

Seed and Soil

Instructor: Christine Cerbano 

Date: May 21, 2011

Time: 10:00am-1:30pm 

Location: Bailey Library

This interactive workshop will integrate information based on current research to enhance our understanding of the brain and how it affects behavior and learning. It will cover the Three Bs – the Brain, BrainWise (Dr. Patricia Gorman-Barry) and Brain Rules (John Medina). We will discuss the anatomy & function of the brain, Wizard and Lizard, epigenetics, how the brain works according to the Brain Rules for Baby, how children learn, the role of early life experiences and emotions in the thinking and learning process, why relationships matter, what the brain needs and how enrichment affects the brain but also debunk some brain myths. The goal is to provide theory and practice with successful tips and techniques to make a difference in the development of children.

Renewal hours: 2 Growth (1.1A) and 1 DEA (3.1C)

RSVP to: Barb at 719-839-1560 by Thursday, May 19, 2011

Directions: to the Bailey library are: Take Highway 285 from C-470 west of Denver and travel 30 miles up 285 into the mountains. Turn right at the stop light before the top of Crow Hill on Highway 43 and travel 1/4 mile to Buggy Whip, turn right. Travel one block and turn right on Bulldogger Road. The library is at the end of the street at 350 Bulldogger Road

Teller Early Childhood Council Meeting

The next meeting of the Teller Early Childhood Council is on May 6, 2011 from 1 to 2:30 P.M. at Gateway Elementary School, 101 N. Baldwin St. , Woodland Park, CO 80863. For information please contact Keith B. Marcantel at kmarcantel@wpsdk12.org or (719) 686-2291.

The Teller Early Childhood Council provides guidance to the administration of the Child Find programs and the Colorado Preschool Program funding for the school districts of Teller County. The Child Find program consists of the screening and evaluation programs in place to identify children from birth through age 5 who have a disability so that they may receive early intervention. The Colorado Preschool Program provides funding for the preschool education of three and four year old children who are "at risk" of having delays in their development. The general public is welcome at the meetings, which occur six times during the school year. Parents of children and professionals who work with children aged 0 to 5 years old are encouraged to attend, as well as representatives from the business community.

Active Parenting of Teens Workshop

For Parents/Grandparents with children ages 13 and up - Thursday evenings - April 7th through May 12th ( 6-week program)- 5:45pm to 8:00pm - dinner, book, materials are included held at Community Partnership Family Resource Center in Divide

Workshop Topics include:

SESSION I - The Active Parent

•Teens today •Styles of parenting •Control vs. influence •Mutual respect •The method of choice

SESSION II - Winning Cooperation

•Who owns the problem? •Active communication with teens •The key of encouragement

SESSION III - Responsibility & Discipline

•Logical consequences and more •Problem-solving with FLAC

SESSION IV - Building Courage, Redirecting Misbehavior

•The Think-Feel-Do Cycle •Courage and self-esteem •Five goals of teen behavior •Eliminating power struggles

SESSION V - Drugs, Sexuality, and Violence

•Reducing the risks •Overview of the issues •Prevention strategies 1-4 (focus on sexuality)

SESSION VI - Drugs, Sexuality, and Violence (continued)

Prevention strategies 5-10 (focus on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs)

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Jen Drummond
Parent Education Coordinator
Community Partnership Family Resource Center
686-0705 (office - part time)