Monthly Training/Professional Development

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Training Description

Saturday
May 18, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

$30
6 State Approved Hrs. 

May Super Saturday!

Creating Moods Through Music
Music is important! Learn how integrating it through teaching can create a calm happy environment. It also enhances the overall well-being, growth, development, and learning of the children including those with disabilities and dual language learners.

Using Transitions Appropriately
This training is designed to give participants additional knowledge to 
be able to create/develop diverse, age and developmentally-appropriate 
transitional activities to include accommodations for children with 
special needs.

Sandra Jackson
BFTS Approved Trainer

Tuesday
May 21, 2024

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$10
2 State Approved Hrs.

Sing into Reading and Sounds with the
Delaware River
Developed around an illustrated song video starring the Delaware River, this song comes with slides, "d" sight words, a coloring page, a poem, a story, and beginning reader-writer activities.

Lori Sugarman
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Saturday
June 1, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Free
6 State Approved Hrs. 

Strengthening Business Practices

 Module 1:Budgets, Projections, and Planning for Center-Based Child Care Providers
The purpose of this training is to strengthen child care providers' foundational knowledge of fiscal terms, concepts, and practices. It encourages providers to realize the importance of fiscal planning to the sustainability of their business operations. It supplies tips and best practices to help break down fiscal processes into manageable steps. This training is part one of a series, Strengthening Business Practices for Child Care Programs, which addresses basic concepts in fiscal and operational management of center-based child care programs.

  Module 2: Financial Reports and Internal Controls for Center-Based Childcare Providers
The purpose of this training is to strengthen childcare providers' understanding of financial reports and their use in fiscal management. The training also introduces the concept of internal controls and how they can strengthen the fiscal health of a childcare program.

Estelle Roth
BFTS Approved Trainer   

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Albany State University-West, Building J, Room 216
 2400 Gillionville Road,  Albany, GA 31707

Tuesday
June 4, 2024

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

$10
2 State Approved Hrs.

Caring in Child Care
Recognizing and applying the importance of honesty to help children reach their full potential.

Polly Raike
BFTS Approved Trainer   

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Saturday
June 8, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

$20
4 State Approved Hrs. 

Analyzing Behavior for Possible Adaptations
When educators observe a child they learn how each child behaves, learns, reacts to new situations, and interacts with others. Educators then must take that information and develop activities to enhance the children's skills in all child development areas thus reducing behavior situations. This training will help you learn how to analyze different situations and adapt them to increase positive behavior in the children.

Linda Davis
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Tuesday
June 11, 2024

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

$12
2 State Approved Hrs.  

Each session includes a copy of the featured book!  

Bringing Stories to Life! Storytelling and Enhancing Your Classroom Featuring the Book:
Tumble Bumble by Felicia Bond
Learn how to bring your story to life and incorporate it throughout the day within the classroom using the book Tumble Bumble.

Dianne Fitchlee
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Thursday
June 13, 2024

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$10
2 State Approved Hrs.

Using Transitions Appropriately
Learn to create and develop diverse and developmentally appropriate transitional activities.

Sandra Jackson
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Thursday
June 18, 2024

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$10
2 State Approved Hrs.

Singing into Reading and Sounds with Curtis the Caterpillar
Developed around an illustrated song video starring Curtis the Caterpillar, this song comes with slides, "c" sight words, a coloring page, a poem, a story, and beginning reader-writer activities.

Lori Sugarman
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Saturday
June 22, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

$30
6 State Approved Hrs. 

Food Safety and Nutrition
Join us to gain additional knowledge in food preparation, storage, serving, nutrition planning, and proper dishwashing!

Family Style Dining A Relaxing Dining Experience for Everyone
This training will give providers the tools needed to implement a successful Family Style Dining program. The training is age and developmentally appropriate to meet the needs of all children, including those with special needs. It will provide the children with an opportunity to make healthy nutritional choices, become more independent and increase their socialization skills.

Sandra Jackson
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Thursday
June 27, 2024

6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

$5
1 State Approved Hrs.

Flip It
This workshop draws inspiration from the award-winning book FLIP IT: Transforming Challenging Behavior by Rachel Sperry of the Devereux Center for Resilient Children. Recognized with the 2012 National Parenting Publication Silver Award, FLIP IT offers a proven approach to navigating challenging behaviors in the early childhood classroom. This session aims to equip early childcare staff with a quick and practical insight into implementing the FLIP IT strategies, empowering them to effectively handle challenging behaviors and foster a positive learning environment for all. 

Jennifer Taylor
BFTS Approved Trainer

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