Special Needs Training
Supporting Children with Disabilities and Suspected Delays -This training, "Supporting Children with Disabilities and Suspected Delays," will provide the opportunity to define inclusion and foundations of early childhood inclusion, and the legal and policy foundations of inclusion, and identify actions that you could take to build a high-quality inclusive setting.
Please contact us for registration information.
For more information please contact Darlene Salley at
803-286-8009 or dsalley@lancastercountyfirststeps.org
Child Guidance Training
Behavior Guidance: Problem-Solving in the Moment - This training will provide the opportunity to identify the benefits of guiding children's behavior in problem-solving and identify the five steps to help teachers guide children's behavior to encourage problem solving in the moment. Design/continuous improvement to fit into effective strategies to manage early childhood programs.
Please contact us for registration information.
For more information please contact Darlene Salley at
803-286-8009 or dsalley@lancastercountyfirststeps.org
Program Administration Training
Administration Effective Strategies to Manage Your Early Childhood Program- This training, "Effective Strategies to Manage Your Early Childhood Program, provides a better understanding of general business practices for program planning, record keeping, and organizational design/continuous improvement fit into effective strategies to manage early childhood programs.
Please contact us for registration information.
For more information please contact Darlene Salley at
803-286-8009 or dsalley@lancastercountyfirststeps.org
Health & Safety Training
Welcome To a Safety Learning Environment - This training, "Welcome to A Safety Learning Environment," will teach students strategies to keep all children safe in the learning environment and their care.
Registration Link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/98ZIs47wTBauXdJR1J1ZSQ
For more information please contact Darlene Salley at
803-286-8009 or dsalley@lancastercountyfirststeps.org
Growth & Development Training
Diving Deeper into the Cognitive Development In Young Children -In this session, we will dive into the Cognition development to learn the expectations for cognitive development. We will explore strategies to support young children to develop reasoning and problem-solving skills along with emergent mathematical thinking.
Please contact us for registration information.
For more information please contact Darlene Salley at
803-286-8009 or dsalley@lancastercountyfirststeps.org
Program Administration Training
Recruiting and Retaining the RIGHT Early Childhood Professionals - This training, "Recruiting and Retaining the RIGHT Early Childhood Professionals," supports childcare administrators in strengthening staff recruitment systems and improving their ability to retain quality staff. This training reinforces the belief that sound business practices improve the sustainability of childcare businesses. Strong and sustainable childcare businesses can support program initiatives to improve children's outcomes
Registration Link:
For more information please contact Darlene Salley at
803-286-8009 or dsalley@lancastercountyfirststeps.org




United Way Presentation
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