Infant/Toddler
Events
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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 1: Social-Emotional Growth & Socialization
Online WebinarSocial-Emotional Growth and Socialization explores topics on social-emotional development in the first three years, temperaments of children and caregivers, socialization, guidance and discipline, environments, and gaining an understanding of children's behavior. Training will begin with an overview of the basic concepts of early social-emotional growth and socialization and their application to the group care context. […]
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Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC): Module 1: Social-Emotional Growth & Socialization
Online WebinarSocial-Emotional Growth and Socialization explores topics on social-emotional development in the first three years, temperaments of children and caregivers, socialization, guidance and discipline, environments, and gaining an understanding of children's behavior. Training will begin with an overview of the basic concepts of early social-emotional growth and socialization and their application to the group care context. […]
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Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC): Module 2: Group Care
Group care introduces special considerations in caring for infants and toddlers and six program policies that support the development of emotionally secure relationships and mental health in the group care setting. An overview of the content of Module 2 explores the ideas of primary care, well-designed learning environments, positive impact of responsive caregiving routines, and […]
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Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC): Module 2: Group Care
Group care introduces special considerations in caring for infants and toddlers and six program policies that support the development of emotionally secure relationships and mental health in the group care setting. An overview of the content of Module 2 explores the ideas of primary care, well-designed learning environments, positive impact of responsive caregiving routines, and […]
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Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) Module 3: Learning and Development
Online WebinarThis session explores brain development, early learning and language development, and appropriate curriculum planning for infants and toddlers. PITC’s view of infants as active, self-motivated learners is explained and the role of caregiver in supporting infants' desire for exploration is considered. The perspective that is presented can be summed up in the following way: "All […]
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Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) Module 3: Learning and Development
Online WebinarThis session explores brain development, early learning and language development, and appropriate curriculum planning for infants and toddlers. PITC’s view of infants as active, self-motivated learners is explained and the role of caregiver in supporting infants' desire for exploration is considered. The perspective that is presented can be summed up in the following way: "All […]
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Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) Module 4: Culture, Families, and Providers
This 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
This 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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Reality Bites
Online WebinarBiting is inevitable and common among children under the age of three. It is important to understand the developmental reasons for biting in order to prevent it and deal with it when it happens. Dealing with biting in group care calls on a variety of strategies to prevent and discourage biting and to promote pro-social […]
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Building Reflective Supervision Practices
Online WebinarThis workshop introduces early childhood directors to reflective supervision, a process that supports teachers in reflecting on their practice and challenges. It emphasizes the benefits, including improved teacher retention and teaching quality, and provides practical steps for implementation, such as setting clear expectations and creating safe spaces for dialogue. Trainer: Cheryl Joseph, Professor, Oakton Community College […]
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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, […]
