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Our First Online Training option is available Jan 4th - 31st!
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NEW Mentoring M.A.T.C.H Program for Providers!
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Upcoming WorkshopsJanuary 13th, 2020
Taxes and Record Keeping Presenter: Tom Copeland MNCPD Event Monday January 13th, 2020 6:15 - 9:30pm This is a three-hour training to help family child care providers keep essential business records, claim proper business deductions and reduce their taxes. Knowledge and Competency Framework Area VI: Professionalism (3 Hours) CDA Content Area Content Area VI: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism (3 Hours) January 30th, 2020
BONUS: Health & Safety II (Meets the annual Active Supervision requirement & partial new requirement of Health & Safety) Presenter: Stacy Boysen MNCPD Event Thursday January 30th, 2020 6:30 - 8:30pm This series based course is intended for experienced providers and meets Licensing in-service requirements as well as the health and safety requirements from the Child Care Development Fund. Participants will explore MN Rule 2 licensing standards and best practice around health and safety. Knowledge and Competency Framework Area VII.B: Ensuring Safety (2 hours) CDA Content Area Content Area I: Planning a safe, healthy learning environment (2 hours) February 10th, 2020
Let’s Learn to be Friends (Meets the Child Growth & Development/Behavior Guidance annual requirement) Presenter: Lori Hameister MNCPD Event Monday February 10th, 2020 6:45 - 9pm During this workshop, participants will gain an understanding of the different types of bully and teasing behaviors they may encounter in the early childhood setting and the impact these behaviors have. We will learn ways to use a variety of activities, the childcare environment as well as family involvement to develop empathy in children and create a climate of mutual respect so that all children in your child care setting feel safe, comfortable, and welcome. Knowledge and Competency Framework Area II.C: Promoting Social and Emotional Development (2 hours) CDA Content Area Content Area III: Positive ways to support children’ social and emotional development (2 hours) February 27th, 2020
BONUS: Scentsational Sensory Activities Presenter: Hollee Seville MNCPD Event Thursday February 27th, 2020 6:30 - 8:30pm Is your idea of messy play when the children leave out toys? If so, then come join us as we celebrate messy play using all of our senses. Sensory activities are integral to children’s ability to learn, process, interpret, and adapt. They foster children’s development, even those without Sensory Processing Disorder. Discover the fun and benefits of sensory activities firsthand as we play in several sensory bins. We’ll explore play dough, space dough, flubber, goop, slime, gelatin, bubbles, and more. You’ll leave the mess behind, but you’ll go home with recipes, activities, and inspiration in this fun make and take. Knowledge and Competency Framework Area II.D: Promoting Physical Development (2 hours) CDA Content Area Content Area II: Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development (2 hours) March 9th, 2020
Integrating STEM Skills into Garden Spaces Presenter: Jenn Rothmeyer MNCPD Event Monday March 9th, 2020 6:45 - 9pm Discover practical ways to integrate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills into outdoor play and garden spaces using play-based methods. Identify developmentally appropriate techniques to adapt materials and activities based upon children’s developmental ages and skills. March 26th, 2020 BONUS: Ready, Set, GROW Presenter: Stacy Boysen MNCPD Event Thursday March 26th, 2020 6:30 - 8:30pm Ready, Set, Grow is not just about growing plants...it's about growing healthy minds and bodies! Early childhood is a crucial time for obesity prevention. During this time, children’s nutrition and activity habits are developing, in both healthy and unhealthy ways. In this training, providers will discover how to help children develop great habits by providing a healthy environment where children can eat, play, and grow. This workshop includes healthy recipes, demonstrations, hands-on activities, and more! Knowledge and Competency Framework Area(s) VII.C: Providing Healthy Nutrition (2 Hours) CDA Content Areas Content Area I: Planning a safe, healthy learning environment (2 Hours) |
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30 HOURS OF TRAINING! Register for DevelopMinnesota has moved towards an online system for tracking training and professional development. As this transition takes place, many training sponsors will no longer offer training certificates. FCCI is an approved Develop/MNCPD training sponsor and, while we will continue to offer paper certificates for the time being, we are also recording attendance in the Develop/MNCPD registry.
All providers must sign in at the membership desk and verify your Develop/MNCPD number. This will facilitate entry of your attendance at our workshop. Without your MNCPD number FCCI is not able to enter you attendance and you will be responsible to send in a copy of your training certificate to the registry for licensor review. FCCI is no longer able to help you register for Develop at the workshops so please do that prior to attending by clicking the link below. 
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