The Growing Brain 3-A: Communication Milestones and Strategies to Support Young Children (Birth through Three)

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend.  Do you find it sometimes challenging to understand very young children in your care or in your home? In order…

The Growing Brain 3-B: Communication Milestones and Strategies to Support Young Children (Three through Five)

We are facilitating The Growing Brain Series that will take place over the course of a series of sessions on Zoom. Participants will receive 1.5 in-service hours each session they attend. In discussing communication milestones in children, we now know how these skills continue to grow in the…

The Goddard School

The Early Learning Coalition of Broward County Appoints Two New Board Members to its Board of Directors

The Early Learning Coalition of Broward County (ELC Broward) is pleased to announce the addition of two new board members: Kirk Englehardt and Kristina West. 

Be the Difference: Trauma-Informed Care in the Classroom

This presentation focuses on the impact of childhood trauma on the brain (as well as brain regulation), the signs and symptoms of traumatic stress in the infant, toddler, pre-kindergarten and kindergarten age-groups, and the impact of trauma on learning and school success. Additionally, this…

Be the Difference: Trauma-Informed Care in the Classroom - Part 1

This is the first session in a two-part training series. Part 2 is on Thursday, 12/16/2021. Participants have to register for and attend both sessions in order to receive a certificate of participation with in-service hours. This presentation focuses on the impact of childhood trauma on the brain…

Be the Difference: Trauma-Informed Care in the Classroom - Part 2

This is the second session in a two-part training series. Participants have to register for and attend both sessions in order to receive a certificate of participation with in-service hours. This presentation focuses on the impact of childhood trauma on the brain (as well as brain regulation), the…

THE CILLA SCHOOL

The A’s of Addressing Behavior - Part 2

This is the second session in a two-part training series. Participants have to register for and attend both sessions in order to receive a certificate of participation with in-service hours. This presentation focuses on the use of positive discipline in the early childhood education settings. The…

The A’s of Addressing Behavior - Part 1

This is the first session in a two-part training series. Part 2 is on Thursday, 12/9/2021. Participants have to register for and attend both sessions in order to receive a certificate of participation with in-service hours. The first part of this training reviews the definition and the…

The A’s of Addressing Behavior

The first part of this training reviews the definition and the neurobiology of attachment. In addition, the types of attachment as well as their short-term and long term impact on child and adult well-being are addressed. Ways in which educators can support secure attachment in the early childhood…

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Share Your School Readiness Story! We’re gathering testimonials from parents and providers to showcase the impact of the School Readiness program. If this program has helped your family, please record a brief, 60-second video about your experience. Your testimonial could help us secure more…

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Teaching Replacement Behaviors (Part 1 - Evening Session)

Need help with challenging behaviors? Designed with a focus on mental and emotional health and trauma-informed practices, First Day Learning’s training modules help teachers prevent challenging behavior before it happens and effectively respond when they do. One participant called these modules “…

Teaching Replacement Behaviors (Part 2 - Evening Session)

Need help with challenging behaviors? Designed with a focus on mental and emotional health and trauma-informed practices, First Day Learning’s training modules help teachers prevent challenging behavior before it happens and effectively respond when they do. One participant called these modules “…

Teacher Leadership: What does it mean to be a leader in my classroom?

Early childhood teachers are charged to prepare their young students for school and life success. It is therefore important that they take leadership of their classrooms. In this webinar, we will explore how teachers can lead from the classroom and ultimately effective leaders within their centers…

Take a Break!

Join us to talk about juggling it all and how to take time for YOU!

Sun-Sentinel Op-Ed: Early childhood education was among pandemic’s victims

Through the first few years of a child’s life, we watch them grow exponentially. From coos to sentences and crawls to runs, parents watch in amazement at how quickly their child learns new things and moves from one stage of development to the next. During a “normal” year, thousands of local…

Summer Booster Grant Workshop

Join us for the Summer Booster Grant workshop, designed to help complete the newest grant opportunity for child care providers in Broward County.

Summer Booster Grant

We are excited to let you know about an additional grant opportunity, but we need for you to act fast!!  The deadline for submission of this grant application is June 30, 2021.  The grant application will look almost exactly like the one you just completed for the Phase V grant.  This grant…

Stretching Children’s Thinking: Quality of Feedback

The preschool years are a critical time for development in children. They turn to their teachers for praise, recognition, clarification, and so much more. As educators, we strive to encourage and affirm our students each day.  However, how many times do we catch ourselves simply walking around the…

Strategies to Increase Communication Skills in Children

 Many children struggle to communicate effectively, especially children who experience expressive language difficulties. Often times, these difficulties are seen among children with autism spectrum disorder. This presentation will discuss how and why children communicate in the manner that they do…