Information for Child Care Providers

We provide training and resources for child care professionals on a wide variety of subjects that support their professional development.

Services for Child Care Providers include:

Training Sessions, Courses and Conferences
Infant/Toddler Priority Outreach
Parents as Teachers
RISE Assistance to Accreditation
Early Learning Resource Center and Library and Resource Van

Training Sessions, Courses and Conferences
We provide 90% of all training available to child care teachers and directors in central Alabama — training them on a variety of subjects including administration, safety, literacy, discipline, classroom makeovers and everything in between. For a calendar of training opportunities, click April - June Training Calendar or July - September Calendar. Click here for the 2009 Stepping Stones Registration.

PLEASE EXCUSE OUR PROGRESS

The offices and training center at Childcare Resources is currently undergoing construction and remodeling. Trainings for May 5,6,7 and 13 will take place at Jefferson State Community College Shelby-Hoover Campus:

Click here to download directions to Jefferson State Community College Shelby-Hoover Campus.

Infant/Toddler Priority Outreach
The Infant Toddler Outreach program offers free training, one-on-one consultations, program assessments, developmental screenings and classroom stipends to child care centers that want to improve the quality of care in their infant and toddler classrooms. Contact Alissa Simpson at (205) 252-1991 ext. 304 or e-mail asimpson@ccr-bhm.org for more information. To apply for participation, please download the application.

Parents as Teachers
The Parents as Teachers program is a parent education and family support program that offers personal visits, parent group meetings, vision and hearing screenings, and a resource network for families throughout pregnancy until their child enters kindergarten. Contact Cynthia Garner at (205) 252-1991 ext. 323 or e-mail at cgarner@ccr-bhm.org for more information.

RISE Assistance to Accreditation
RISE (Reaching Improvement through Self-Evaluation) offers free training, one-on-one consultations, program assessments, and classroom stipends to child care programs interested in working towards reaching national accreditation standards and improving the quality of early care they offer at their child care center. Contact Valerie Wyatt at (205) 252-1991 ext. 330 or vmattern@ccr-bhm.org for more information. To apply for participation in RISE download the application and mail the completed form to Childcare Resources RISE Program, c/o Valerie Wyatt, 1904 First Ave. N., Birmingham, AL 35203.

Early Learning Resource Center and Library and Resource Van
The Early Learning Resource Center and Library and Teacher Resource Van offers an array of resources and services for early care educators that include children’s books, thematic unit boxes, musical CD’s and tapes, teacher resource books, video’s, puppet story book kits, research on early childhood topics, die-cuts, and laminating for classrooms. Contact Beverly Cook at (205) 252-1991 ext. 315 or bcook@ccr-bhm.org for more information.

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The Daily Parent a newsletter that offers the latest information on child development issues and gives practical everyday suggestions for busy parents and child care professionals
Reprinted with permission from The Daily Parent, a newsletter for parents funded by the Citi Foundation and produced by NACCRRA. Copyright 2008, NACCRRA, Arlington, VA. All rights reserved.