Professional Development
Career Navigator Virtual Office Hours
FREE SUPPORT TO PURSUE OR ADVANCE YOUR CAREER! Do you need guidance navigating the many paths toward a rewarding career in early childhood? Have you been in the field and would like to know the opportunities for advancing your career? Joint Initiatives offers free career navigation! It includes PDIS support, assistance with college enrollment or […]
BrainWise
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesBrainWise provides a comprehensive package of ideas, providing a framework and tools to help teachers teach what children at a young age need to possess the social, emotional, and critical thinking skills necessary to analyze and respond to complex situations and to recognize, understand, and appropriately manage their own emotions. This training will offer strategies […]
Career Navigator Virtual Office Hours
FREE SUPPORT TO PURSUE OR ADVANCE YOUR CAREER! Do you need guidance navigating the many paths toward a rewarding career in early childhood? Have you been in the field and would like to know the opportunities for advancing your career? Joint Initiatives offers free career navigation! It includes PDIS support, assistance with college enrollment or […]
Emergency Preparedness for Early Childhood Professionals
OnlineThe ChildCare Aware of America training aims to help childcare programs and providers better prepare for emergencies. Participants will receive resources and the training covers: • Importance of emergency preparedness for childcare • Actions required for different emergencies • Supporting children's needs • Writing an emergency plan Instructor: Geanina Brown, Foundations Workforce Manager
Career Navigator Virtual Office Hours
FREE SUPPORT TO PURSUE OR ADVANCE YOUR CAREER! Do you need guidance navigating the many paths toward a rewarding career in early childhood? Have you been in the field and would like to know the opportunities for advancing your career? Joint Initiatives offers free career navigation! It includes PDIS support, assistance with college enrollment or […]
Career Navigator Virtual Office Hours
FREE SUPPORT TO PURSUE OR ADVANCE YOUR CAREER! Do you need guidance navigating the many paths toward a rewarding career in early childhood? Have you been in the field and would like to know the opportunities for advancing your career? Joint Initiatives offers free career navigation! It includes PDIS support, assistance with college enrollment or […]
Career Navigator Virtual Office Hours
FREE SUPPORT TO PURSUE OR ADVANCE YOUR CAREER! Do you need guidance navigating the many paths toward a rewarding career in early childhood? Have you been in the field and would like to know the opportunities for advancing your career? Joint Initiatives offers free career navigation! It includes PDIS support, assistance with college enrollment or […]
Early Childhood Staff Recruitment + Retention
OnlineWhile there is no easy answer to solve the early childhood workforce crisis, this session will support directors and administrators to think about the factors within their programs that support recruitment and retention. This session will provide meaningful insights and practical ideas into why turnover happens and how to reverse this trend within their programs […]
Career Navigator Virtual Office Hours
FREE SUPPORT TO PURSUE OR ADVANCE YOUR CAREER! Do you need guidance navigating the many paths toward a rewarding career in early childhood? Have you been in the field and would like to know the opportunities for advancing your career? Joint Initiatives offers free career navigation! It includes PDIS support, assistance with college enrollment or […]
Career Navigator Virtual Office Hours
FREE SUPPORT TO PURSUE OR ADVANCE YOUR CAREER! Do you need guidance navigating the many paths toward a rewarding career in early childhood? Have you been in the field and would like to know the opportunities for advancing your career? Joint Initiatives offers free career navigation! It includes PDIS support, assistance with college enrollment or […]
Nature Play at Home | Family, Friend + Neighbor Training
The objective of this training is to encourage participants to engage in nature-based outdoor play and learning with young children on a daily basis to promote healthy physical, social-emotional and cognitive development. Participants will be introduced to simple, low-cost ways to support nature-based experiences in home-based care environments and will practice these approaches through hands-on […]
Director’s Professional Learning Community
JI Ascend Center 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin our PLC designed specifically for Early Childhood Directors! Gain tools and knowledge to discuss and plan career ladder steps with staff. Explore and review a specialized Early Childhood Career Ladder Toolkit. Build a peer mentoring network to support implementation and foster sustainable recruitment and retention strategies. Experience a collaborative space to mentor one another, overcome internal capacity limitations, and drive progress in workforce […]