Child Development
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Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC): Module 4 (Culture, Families, and Providers)
Online WebinarThis training focuses on culture and its implications for families and providers. Participants will learn how family experiences, knowledge, and childrearing beliefs and practices can be incorporated into early care and classroom settings. Cultural expectations and biases will be explored, and participants will have an opportunity to increase their cultural awareness in terms of how […]
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Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC): Module 4 (Culture, Families, and Providers)
Online WebinarThis training focuses on culture and its implications for families and providers. Participants will learn how family experiences, knowledge, and childrearing beliefs and practices can be incorporated into early care and classroom settings. Cultural expectations and biases will be explored, and participants will have an opportunity to increase their cultural awareness in terms of how […]
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Healthy Brains: What Every Early Childhood Professional Needs to Know About Brain Development
Online WebinarProfessionals that care for and educate young children support and promote healthy brain development when they use relationships, routines, and interactions in positive ways. In this training, participants will identify ways to purposefully use relationships in their work with young children, along with understanding what research tells us about the impacts of stress and trauma […]
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Language Development Birth Through Five
Online WebinarTraining will cover language development milestones and "red flags" associated with delayed language acquisition. Strategies will be explained on how to facilitate language development. If you have specific examples of challenges you are having including children who are non-verbal, please send them to annw@four-c.org so they can be forwarded to the presenter prior to the training. […]
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Biting 101
Online WebinarTrying your best to understand the underlying cause of a toddler’s biting will help you develop an effective response. Children bite in order to cope with a challenge or fulfill a need. What does it mean? Understanding child development? How to respond? Trainer: Marquita Myles, 4-C Infant Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant Audience: All Providers 2 Training […]
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Preventing Suspensions and Expulsions
Online WebinarNo one wants to suspend or expel a child from their program. The goal is to find ways to help children to be successful, ensure a safe environment, and help you feel empowered as childcare providers. Together we'll consider the impact of their relationships, environment, schedule, and interactions on children's behavior as well as the […]
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**RESCHEDULED DATE** Standard Health Requirements for Children and Child Care Professionals
Online WebinarJoin us as we look at how COVID and the pandemic affected immunization rates. We will review standard health requirements for children and staff in centers and homes, including most current COVID guidelines, physicals, immunizations, and lead exposure. We'll also look deeper at immunizations, reviewing COVID stats, seasonal immunizations like flu and RSV, and why […]
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Preventing Suspensions and Expulsions
Online WebinarNo one wants to suspend or expel a child from their program. The goal is to find ways to help children to be successful, ensure a safe environment, and help you feel empowered as childcare providers. Together we'll consider the impact of their relationships, environment, schedule, and interactions on children's behavior as well as the […]
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Stewards of Children-Child Abuse Prevention and Education
Online WebinarThis curriculum has been created by the not for profit organization Darkness to Light. It incorporates real life stories with real life people and teaches how to recognize the signs of abuse and neglect, how to respond to disclosures of abuse and what we can do to help prevent victimizations. **Must register by Monday, June […]
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Supporting Infant/Toddler Language & Literacy Development
Online WebinarThis workshop will provide early childhood educators with practical strategies to support developmentally appropriate language and literacy development for infants and toddlers. Participants will explore ways to encourage communication, vocabulary growth, and early literacy skills through play, responsive interactions, and engaging activities. The session will focus on creating a nurturing environment that fosters language acquisition, […]
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Autism in Early Childhood
Online WebinarThis training will provide an overview of characteristics of autistic development in the 0-5 year old population, including ways to support children with autism and how to make referrals to related professionals. Trainers: Anna Cannone & related graduate students, Northern Illinois University Audience: All Providers 1.5 Training Hours; Level of Learning: Introductory Fee: Non 4-C Members: $10 […]
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Optimizing Children’s Growth and Development Through Outdoor Play
Online WebinarOutdoor play serves as a unique role in a young child’s overall development. It’s not just about having fun in the fresh air; it’s an essential aspect of early childhood education that nurtures physical, cognitive, social, and emotional growth. This training is designed to help educators recognize the profound benefits of outdoor play and effectively […]
