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Week of Jan 9th
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Paths to QUALITY™ Introduction (Live Virtual)
Paths to QUALITY™ Introduction (Live Virtual)
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January 9, 2024**Be sure to register here in Indiana Learning Paths as well as Zoom, so your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
The Paths to QUALITY™(PTQ) Introduction Session is designed to provide you with all the information you will need in order to participate in Indiana’s quality rating and improvement system. You will learn about the four levels of participation, the enrollment process, mentoring options, rater visits, incentives and awards. This webinar is for the administrators/owners of licensed child care programs (or unlicensed registered child care ministries who have completed the Voluntary Certification Program) who are interested in enrolling their program in PTQ OR child care providers who are considering becoming licensed and plan to enroll in PTQ. Participating in this training MEETS the requirement to enroll in PTQ.
This training DOES NOT meet in-service hours for PTQ. This training DOES meet in-service hours for licensing.
Using the CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. Resources to Increase Family Engagement and Promote Developmental Monitoring and Screening presented by Stephan Viehweg (Live Virtual)*Using the CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. Resources to Increase Family Engagement and Promote Developmental Monitoring and Screening presented by Stephan Viehweg (Live Virtual)*
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January 9, 2024This training will be presented by Stephan Viehweg, LCSW, ACSW, IMH-E®, CYC-P.
This virtual training opportunity will be offered on developmental and mental health topics which include Learn the Signs Act Early (LTSAE), developmental screening tools, and how to use these tools with families in their care. Two CEU's will be awarded for attending this training.
Be sure to register in I-LEAD as well as Zoom, so that certificates can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
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Safe Sleep Practices: Reducing Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Implementation in Child Care Settings Module 1 and 2 (Live Virtual)
Safe Sleep Practices: Reducing Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Implementation in Child Care Settings Module 1 and 2 (Live Virtual)
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January 10, 2024*Be sure to register here in Indiana Learning Paths as well as Zoom, so that your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
We know that safe sleep practices are critical for the well-being of infants in our early childhood programs. This two-hour, introductory, webinar course explains how to reduce the risk of sleep-related deaths and how to implement safe sleep practices in infant classrooms. This professional development session satisfies the State of Indiana requirement for infant caregivers.
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Town Square - Materials that Support Learning Across Developmental Domains in Family Child Care
Town Square - Materials that Support Learning Across Developmental Domains in Family Child Care
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January 11, 2024Family child care providers explore open-ended materials and the ways children can learn and develop across social and emotional, physical, and cognitive domains through play and exploration. Intentional planning and scaffolding are emphasized as essential in supporting children's growth and learning through materials. Resources for organizing and planning open-ended materials explorations in a family child care program are provided in the module.
**Be sure to register in both Indiana Learning Paths and Zoom, so that your certificate can be processed into your I-LEAD account.
