Congratulations to Our Closing the Gap Recipients
- Brown County Schools – Brown
- Realife Church STEAM Academy – Hancock
- Montgomery County Community Foundation – Montgomery
Early Learning Indiana addresses statewide early learning access and community impact and awards over $1M to organizations statewide. Read more about the
Closing the Gap: An Assessment of Indiana’s Early Learning Opportunities report.
Invite them to join
Program Engagement Specialist, Trisha Guinn
in a virtual child care informational session
Starting Your Child Care Business
In this virtual event you will learn:
- Is child care right for me?
- The landscape of child care in Indiana
- Types of child care opportunities in Indiana
- Benefits to becoming licensed
- The early childhood system in Indiana
- Supports available to you
- Paths to QUALITY
- I-LEAD
- Questions answered about your specific needs
Do you have a friend that is thinking about the child care field but is not sure what to do?
Do you know someone trying to become licensed and is not sure what to do next?
Please invite them! This is perfect for them!
Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns
As an early care and education provider, you play a critical role in the health and wellbeing of children. You are also very well positioned to help identify children who might need extra help in their development. This training course is FREE, online, and provides continuing education (CE).
Learning objectives for Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns:
- List three developmental concerns that early care and education providers should monitor.
- Identify at least three developmental milestones for class’s age group.
- Describe how to use “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” resources in early care and education work with children and parents.
- Describe two communication strategies to use when talking with families about their child’s development.
Training Calendar
11/2 @ 1pm Burnout and Self-Care: An Act of Prevention - Live Webinar
11/2 @ 6pm The Four-Step Approach to Difficult Conversations - Live Webinar
11/9 @ 1pm Nutrition & Health Programs for Centers (Emerging Providers opening centers)
- 11/10 @ 7pm TOWN SQUARE (part 2)
11/10 @ 1:30pm Immunizations: Requirements, Myths and Schedules - Live Webinar
11/14 @ 1:30pm Opioid Use and Mental Health - Live Webinar
11/15 @ 6:30pm Introduction to Inclusive Child Care - Live Webinar
11/16 @ 1:00pm School-Age Bullying Behavior - Virtual Learning Forum
11/17 @ 1:00pm Building Routines to Meet the Needs of Infants and Toddlers - Virtual
11/29@ 7:00pm Creating Welcoming Environments for Families - Live Webinar
Safe Sleep Practices: Reducing Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Implementation in Child Care Settings Module 1 and 2
- 11/10 @ 12pm Holiday Inn Express, 5915 Ellison Road, Fort Wayne 46804
- 12/13 @ 6pm First Baptist Church of Indianapolis-Youth Lounge, 8600 N College Ave, Indianapolis 46240
Recurso en vivo: Plática con un mentor
Prácticas de sueño seguro en español: reducir la muerte infantil súbita inesperada e implementación de centros de cuidado infantil Módulo 1 y 2 Web en Vivo/ Spanish Safe Sleep Practices: Module 1 and 2 Live Webinar
CHECK OUT SPARK'S NEW PTQ RESOURCE SITE
Find PTQ documents, readiness checklists, resources and trainings all in one place and divided by program type and level.
Marketing Best Practices Guide
Up your marketing game. Hire more teachers.
Brighter Futures launched a new tool that will help providers recruit teachers and enroll families. Check out this video to view the Social Media and Online Presence sections of the Marketing Best Practices Guide.
Free CDC Materials
Did you know the CDC offers free materials?
- Tools for Tracking Milestones
- Children's Books
- Tips for When There's a Developmental Concern
- Promoting Developmental Monitoring - Brochures. Flyers, Growth Charts, Posters
- Engaging Families in Monitoring
- Tools to Support Monitoring and Screening
- Training Resources
- Customization, Translations, and Ordering Online
The Preschool Podcast: For Leaders in Early Childhood Education
The Preschool Podcast, brought to you by HiMama, is a platform for learning from leading professionals in early childhood education.
If you work in a child care, preschool or early years setting, The Preschool Podcast will provide you with inspiring and motivational stories, as well as practical advice for managing your organization, center or classroom.
Embracing the Process with Child-Led Activities
Located on the Housman Institute website
Children are constantly taking in and processing new information by observing, repeating, exploring, asking questions, and trying new ideas – hundreds of thousands of synapses are formed and pruned back in their brains1 as they learn and grow. This incredible process can be nurtured and celebrated through activities that are intentionally child-led, process-based, and incorporate opportunities for social-emotional learning. We tend to overlook the learning, growing, and creativity that happens along the way, but all of that “stuff in between” is what matters most.
In this article, you will find 3 lesson activities you can use immediately to start child-led, process-based learning with your children.
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Music Set out paper and any art supplies you have available and allow children to take the lead with which colors and materials they use. | andSelect a variety of songs that have different melodies, rhythms, tempos, and instruments. Guide them to draw and paint what the music makes them feel. | PaintingObserve their color choices and movements as they go along with the tempo. Ask them about these details to engage their critical thinking and embrace the artistic process. |
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Select a variety of songs that have different melodies, rhythms, tempos, and instruments. Guide them to draw and paint what the music makes them feel.
Painting
Observe their color choices and movements as they go along with the tempo. Ask them about these details to engage their critical thinking and embrace the artistic process.
