The environment a teacher creates, paired with her knowledge of the children in her care, can prevent many challenging behaviors in young children.

The goal of this course is to provide early educators with the information, knowledge, and tools to prepare them for various types of emergencies.

This introduction training will provide an overview of the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development.

When a child uses challenging behaviors at school, parents and teachers need to work together to address the issue.

This training will define and discuss developmentally appropriate practices based on NAEYC's DAP position statement.

This training meets the Division of Child Development and Early Education health and safety requirements.

Effective Lesson Planning

During this hands on training session, participants will learn the required components of a lesson plan. This session will use a variety of approaches to help teachers plan lessons that are age appropriate and engaging.

Participants will discuss cultural competence and how that relates specifically to early childhood education

When a child uses challenging behaviors at school, parents and teachers need to work together to address the issue.

Children use many different kinds of behavior as they grow and test their skills. Some of these behaviors, although appropriate for their developmental age, are still very challenging for teachers.

This training will provide an overview of the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development (Foundations).

Participants will learn how to use children’s books and visuals to teach appropriate social emotional and behavioral development.

From years of scientific study, we know that caregiver and child interactions matter. When early educators create meaningful moments of exchange with their young children, the impact can be life changing.

Participants will learn a variety of self-care practices to improve personal well-being and promote a positive state of being.

This training will address the requirements to ensure that the playground spaces that are used by children are safe and adequately maintained.

From years of scientific study, we know that teacher and student interactions matter. When teachers create meaningful moments of exchange with their students, the impact can be life changing.

This training will address the requirements to ensure that the playground spaces that are used by children are safe and adequately maintained.

Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) in Child Care: This training provides early educators with information and tools to prepare for many types of emergencies. The EPR in Child Care Training addresses NC Child Care Rules on emergency preparedness, current best practice recommendations, and guidance on completing the online EPR Plan. NC Child Care Rules require that a designated individual from all licensed centers and family child care homes complete the training and submit a facility EPR Plan.

This session focuses on modifications teachers can make in six key areas of the environment that will prevent and reduce conflict that leads to challenging behaviors.

This training combines early oral health best practices and sanitation guidelines giving early care and education programs the information they need to establish a tooth brushing routine in the classroom.

This session focuses on the common reasons that children misbehave, a crucial first step in determining how to prevent/reduce challenging behaviors