The Community Calendars Project is the result of a collaborative effort of First 5 Santa Barbara County, the Child Care Planning Council of Santa Barbara County and various other early care and education partners who are committed to creating a “one-stop shop” for professional development activities that support the local early care workforce.
This calendar includes training, conferences, workshops, learning communities, events, and networking opportunities open to the early care and education community.
Calendar submissions should be submitted using the Event Submission Form and sent to: sbcccpc@sbceo.org
Please read submission guidelines by clicking Calendar Posting Guidelines.
Instructor: Program for Infant Toddler Care – WestEd
Creating Partnerships with Families & Early
Identity Formation
Sponsored by Santa Barbara County Education Office
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
• Family, Friend & Neighbor childcare providers
• Center-based or family childcare providers
• Infant/Toddler program administrators
• Infant care teachers working with children birth to 36 months
GOALS OF THE WORKSHOP
This workshop will help participants to:
• Describe the strong protective urges of adults and how they respond to children’s needs
• Examine the three caregiver qualities that parents identify as most important:
understanding, competency, and honesty
• Practice the skill of using the Acknowledge-Ask-Adapt process with families to develop
stronger relationships
• Define culture and how it influences the young child’s identity formation and sense of self
• Identify strategies to support the child’s home culture in the childcare setting
To register through Workforce Registry, please click here www.caregistry.org/index.cfm?module=trainingEventDetails&trainingId=29993&eventId=32689