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Attention Providers! Register for Stepping Stones 2008 Conference TODAY!
The Stepping Stones 2008 conference is Saturday, July 26, at Jefferson State Community College's Shelby-Hoover campus. You can choose from 28 sessions — with topics such as cooking with children, recognizing signs of autism, and stress management — and receive 6 hours of Departement of Human Resources-approved training.
The event will include lunch, a resource fair and door prizes. To register or for more information, click here. Registration is limited, so sign up today!
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 here.
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 Gloria Williams at 205-795-2323 or e-mail gwilliams@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 Kimberly Stromas at 205-795-2318 or e-mail at kstromas@ccr-bhm.org for more information. To apply for participation, please download the application.
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 NAEYC Accreditation standards and improving the quality of early care they offer at their child care center. Contact Valerie Wyatt at 205-795-2330 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 205-795-2356 or bcook@ccr-bhm.org for more information.
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