500 WEST FOURTH ST., SUITE 202
WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27101
PHONE: (336) 245-4900
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Stress is a fact of life, no matter your age. Some stress is good for us – it keeps us attentive, sharp, productive, and learning. But Toxic Stress affects brain […]
During this workshop you will learn more about the development of language and communication for children birth to three; the research that links relationships to language learning in the first […]
Participants will learn about infectious disease and how it is spread. They will be taught how to prevent and control the spread of infectious diseases. They will also learn the […]
This required training explains all the parts of North Carolina’s SIDS Law. Participants will review information about when and how to use the approved waivers, how to best place a […]
This newly expanded and updated 10-session course with Dr. Becky Bailey will equip educators with a foundational understanding of the Conscious Discipline Brain State Model. It will help teachers create […]
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Prelicensing workshops are required as a prerequisite for opening a child care center or child care center located in a residence. During this two-day workshop, participants will receive […]
This required training explains all the parts of North Carolina’s SIDS Law. Participants will review information about when and how to use the approved waivers, how to best place a […]
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Prelicensing workshops are required as a prerequisite for opening a child care center or child care center located in a residence. During this two-day workshop, participants will receive […]
Navigating challenging behaviors in the preschool setting is a challenge. What exactly is the nature of the child’s challenge? How do you articulate what you’re seeing effectively so that parents […]
This training is geared towards informing, assessing, and providing strategies to support the skill of deep breathing and making the connection to help children learn how to calm. Participants will […]
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION: Prelicensing workshops are required as a prerequisite for opening a child care center or child care center located in a residence. During this two-day workshop, participants will receive […]
Navigating challenging behaviors in the preschool setting is a challenge. What exactly is the nature of the child’s challenge? How do you articulate what you’re seeing effectively so that parents […]
Come find out how to score the ERS and what is needed in each center. Great for new teachers who or those that need a refresher on how to score. […]
School Age children find themselves in precarious situations that often lead to escalated conflict with their peers. Conflicts arise in the classroom, lunchroom, library, school bus, playground, while standing in line, and any place where kids gather. During adolescence into the developing stages of puberty, many children act out their emotions in the form of […]
No matter what our role is in childcare, we share a common goal: to provide quality group care for infants and toddlers. But what does that look like? In this […]
This training is geared towards informing, assessing, and providing strategies to support the skill of deep breathing and making the connection to help children learn how to calm. Participants will […]
Death and loss is a part of life that affects young children. The emotional pain of a child who has lost a loved one makes it tempting to avoid the subject or to try to distract the child. When a loss is not addressed appropriately by adults it may leave the child feeling confused or […]
: In-PersonPresenter: Natalie WilliamsCost: $30 Description: Participants will become certified in Red Cross approved basic adult, child, and infant CPR and First Aid. The primary purpose of this training is to […]
This required training explains all the parts of North Carolina’s SIDS Law. Participants will review information about when and how to use the approved waivers, how to best place a baby in bed to sleep, and other “Best Practice” recommendations. During the workshop, participants will get the needed information to create a Safe Sleep Policy, […]
Meets DCDEE safe sleep training for teachers and/or administrators while working with infants. Participants will learn about best practices and receive information how to create a safe sleep policy, how to use waivers, hear updated research about SIDS, and local health and safety resources as well as learn what to do if you come upon […]
In this training a better understanding will be given on the safe handling of children. Participants will learn what rules DCDEE has laid out for this topic, the types of injuries that can occur if inappropriate handling does occur and the repercussions that could occur if accidents/injuries occur. Participants then will have an overview of […]
Through supportive relationships; infants and toddlers develop a sense of trust, learn how to interact with others and how to eventually express empathy. Strong nurturing relationships are key to healthy development within the context of relationships. You will learn how to get in tune with children and this allows providers to offer responsive care. Presenter: […]
Do you find yourself asking your students to think about how someone else might feel? Or how they would feel if they were in another child’s situation? Are you answered with blank stares and shoulder shrugs? This training will help you dig deeper into those questions and encourage children to recognize their own feelings, emotions and […]
BSAC (Basic School Age Care) BSAC (Basic School Age Care) is a 5 hour introductory level training event for school age care professionals that are new to the field. The […]
Most preschool teachers are diligent about introducing their students to a large variety of literature and pre-literacy activities. But emotional literacy – the ability to identify, understand and respond to emotions in yourself and others in a healthy manner – is even more basic to school readiness. We’ll examine the many benefits to children who […]
