This is a VIRTUAL (DCDEE) required training for child care administrators, covers common playground hazards and safety practices. 

The environment a teacher creates, paired with her knowledge of the children in their care, can prevent many challenging behaviors in young children. Teachers who create positive social environments find that children more easily develop the social emotional skills they need to succeed. This session focuses on modifications teachers can make in six key areas in the environment that will prevent and reduce conflict that leads to challenging behaviors.

The content in this module will describe strategies for building and sustaining positive relationships and communicating with families.

When a child uses challenging behaviors at school, parents and teachers need to work together to address the issue. However, when discussing behavior problems parents often feel blamed by the teachers and the teachers often feel unsupported by the parents. This session focuses on developing strategies and skills to make these conversations more productive for everyone...especially the child! Participants will learn how to set the stage for and successfully conduct these difficult conversations with parents.

Providers will take a closer look and become more familiar with the new Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale, Third Edition.