Leading Edge™ For Family Childcare Providers

Name: Leading Edge™ For Family Childcare Providers
Start: 2024-02-10T09:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-03-16T12:00:00-06:00
Location: Online

In partnership with Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families/Foundations, the Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center LEADING EDGE™ for Childcare Providers helps both licensed childcare providers (home-based) and start-ups. The program assists childcare providers in strengthening business practices when coping with the ever-changing landscape of the Colorado workforce.

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Start: February 10, 2024 @ 9:00 am
End: March 16, 2024 @ 12:00 pm
Event Category: Professional Development
Website: bit.ly/3SGZWY1

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Colorado SBDC CDEC Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families Early Connections Home Network

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Online

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		2 events 1 2 events, 1 10:00 am - 11:00 am LENA Start \| 8-Week Virtual Series July 1 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am LENA Start \| 8-Week Virtual Series LENA Start Registration Open Now (Deadline: June 15!) LENA Start is a no-cost, eight-week virtual program for parents of children ages 0–32 months. Through weekly sessions, parents learn how to harness the power of back-and-forth conversation to build their child's early language and cognitive skills. Wednesdays, June 24 – August 12 \| 10–11 a.m. \| Via Zoom Register: ppld.org/kids/LENAStart Download flyer here, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Pregnancy & New Parents \| 6-Week Virtual Series July 1 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Pregnancy & New Parents \| 6-Week Virtual Series Pregnancy & New Parent Virtual Series Pikes Peak Library District is partnering with Nurse-Family Partnership to offer a free, six-week virtual series for expectant and new parents. Wednesdays, June 3 – July 8 \| Noon – 1:30 p.m. \| Via Zoom (Spanish translation available via Zoom) Topics include birth plans, labor & delivery, postpartum health, safe sleep, breastfeeding, nutrition, and more. Register: ppld.org/whats-new/prenatal-series Flyer available here Flyer en español	0 events 2 0 events, 2	0 events 3 0 events, 3	0 events 4 0 events, 4	0 events 5 0 events, 5
0 events 6 0 events, 6	0 events 7 0 events, 7	2 events 8 2 events, 8 10:00 am - 11:00 am LENA Start \| 8-Week Virtual Series July 8 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am LENA Start \| 8-Week Virtual Series LENA Start Registration Open Now (Deadline: June 15!) LENA Start is a no-cost, eight-week virtual program for parents of children ages 0–32 months. Through weekly sessions, parents learn how to harness the power of back-and-forth conversation to build their child's early language and cognitive skills. Wednesdays, June 24 – August 12 \| 10–11 a.m. \| Via Zoom Register: ppld.org/kids/LENAStart Download flyer here, 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Pregnancy & New Parents \| 6-Week Virtual Series July 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Pregnancy & New Parents \| 6-Week Virtual Series Pregnancy & New Parent Virtual Series Pikes Peak Library District is partnering with Nurse-Family Partnership to offer a free, six-week virtual series for expectant and new parents. Wednesdays, June 3 – July 8 \| Noon – 1:30 p.m. \| Via Zoom (Spanish translation available via Zoom) Topics include birth plans, labor & delivery, postpartum health, safe sleep, breastfeeding, nutrition, and more. Register: ppld.org/whats-new/prenatal-series Flyer available here Flyer en español	0 events 9 0 events, 9	0 events 10 0 events, 10	0 events 11 0 events, 11	0 events 12 0 events, 12
0 events 13 0 events, 13	0 events 14 0 events, 14	1 event 15 1 event, 15 10:00 am - 11:00 am LENA Start \| 8-Week Virtual Series July 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am LENA Start \| 8-Week Virtual Series LENA Start Registration Open Now (Deadline: June 15!) LENA Start is a no-cost, eight-week virtual program for parents of children ages 0–32 months. Through weekly sessions, parents learn how to harness the power of back-and-forth conversation to build their child's early language and cognitive skills. Wednesdays, June 24 – August 12 \| 10–11 a.m. \| Via Zoom Register: ppld.org/kids/LENAStart Download flyer here	0 events 16 0 events, 16	0 events 17 0 events, 17	1 event 18 1 event, 18 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Disability Connections 7th Annual Concert and Resource Fair July 18 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm Disability Connections 7th Annual Concert and Resource Fair Join us for the 2026 Summer Concert & Resource Fair 🎶🤝 — a welcoming space for people with disabilities, families, and allies to connect, relax, and discover practical support. By completing this community registration form, you help Disability Connections plan accessible seating, accommodations, and resource booths that reflect real needs. Your details guide how we shape an inclusive event with music, information, and services that support everyday life. RSVP HERE FREE	0 events 19 0 events, 19
1 event 20 1 event, 20 2026-07-20 Ascend Garden @ Galileo Volunteer Sign-Up Ascend Garden @ Galileo Volunteer Sign-Up July 20 Ascend Garden @ Galileo Volunteer Sign-Up SUMMER VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Joint Initiatives launched the Ascend Garden @ Galileo last year and we now have 66 functional raised beds that will be feeding the Galileo community and beyond! If you're interested in volunteering this summer, please join us! Volunteers will be watering, planting seeds, planting transplants, amending beds with compost as needed, repairing raised beds, harvesting and weighing vegetables, and weeding. All food from the garden is donated to the school and local food banks. SIGN UP HERE:…	1 event 21 1 event, 21 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Growing Brain Series July 21 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Growing Brain Series 3-Part Series on July 21, 23, and 28. All babies are born with billions of neurons bumping around their brains… but very few of those neurons are connected. That’s where YOU come in! The Growing Brain curriculum provides early childhood professionals with the knowledge, support, and evidence-based strategies they can use in everyday moments to support healthy brain development and build the connections babies need for success now and later in life. Trainer: Erica Evans Foundations Infant + Toddler Specialist FREE	1 event 22 1 event, 22 10:00 am - 11:00 am LENA Start \| 8-Week Virtual Series July 22 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am LENA Start \| 8-Week Virtual Series LENA Start Registration Open Now (Deadline: June 15!) LENA Start is a no-cost, eight-week virtual program for parents of children ages 0–32 months. Through weekly sessions, parents learn how to harness the power of back-and-forth conversation to build their child's early language and cognitive skills. Wednesdays, June 24 – August 12 \| 10–11 a.m. \| Via Zoom Register: ppld.org/kids/LENAStart Download flyer here	2 events 23 2 events, 23 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dine + Learn for Early Childhood Professionals July 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Dine + Learn for Early Childhood Professionals Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families is excited to bring more Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) services to the community! JI's ECMH team is offering a Dine + Learn sessions on the 4th Thursday of each month for directors and/or teachers. Tap link below to join us via Zoom. Each month we will discuss a topic seen widely across centers, then open it up for you all to ask questions, talk through what behaviors you are seeing at your program,…, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Growing Brain Series July 23 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Growing Brain Series 3-Part Series on July 21, 23, and 28. All babies are born with billions of neurons bumping around their brains… but very few of those neurons are connected. That’s where YOU come in! The Growing Brain curriculum provides early childhood professionals with the knowledge, support, and evidence-based strategies they can use in everyday moments to support healthy brain development and build the connections babies need for success now and later in life. Trainer: Erica Evans Foundations Infant + Toddler Specialist FREE	0 events 24 0 events, 24	0 events 25 0 events, 25	0 events 26 0 events, 26
0 events 27 0 events, 27	1 event 28 1 event, 28 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Growing Brain Series July 28 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm The Growing Brain Series 3-Part Series on July 21, 23, and 28. All babies are born with billions of neurons bumping around their brains… but very few of those neurons are connected. That’s where YOU come in! The Growing Brain curriculum provides early childhood professionals with the knowledge, support, and evidence-based strategies they can use in everyday moments to support healthy brain development and build the connections babies need for success now and later in life. Trainer: Erica Evans Foundations Infant + Toddler Specialist FREE	1 event 29 1 event, 29 10:00 am - 11:00 am LENA Start \| 8-Week Virtual Series July 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am LENA Start \| 8-Week Virtual Series LENA Start Registration Open Now (Deadline: June 15!) LENA Start is a no-cost, eight-week virtual program for parents of children ages 0–32 months. Through weekly sessions, parents learn how to harness the power of back-and-forth conversation to build their child's early language and cognitive skills. Wednesdays, June 24 – August 12 \| 10–11 a.m. \| Via Zoom Register: ppld.org/kids/LENAStart Download flyer here	0 events 30 0 events, 30	0 events 31 0 events, 31

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July 1

July 1 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

LENA Start | 8-Week Virtual Series

July 1 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Pregnancy & New Parents | 6-Week Virtual Series

There are no events on this day.

July 8

July 8 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

LENA Start | 8-Week Virtual Series

July 8 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Pregnancy & New Parents | 6-Week Virtual Series

There are no events on this day.

July 15

July 15 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

LENA Start | 8-Week Virtual Series

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July 18

July 18 @ 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Disability Connections 7th Annual Concert and Resource Fair

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July 20

All day

July 28 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

The Growing Brain Series

July 29

July 29 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am

LENA Start | 8-Week Virtual Series

There are no events on this day.

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Leading Edge™ For Family Childcare Providers

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LENA Start | 8-Week Virtual Series

Pregnancy & New Parents | 6-Week Virtual Series

LENA Start | 8-Week Virtual Series

Pregnancy & New Parents | 6-Week Virtual Series

LENA Start | 8-Week Virtual Series

Disability Connections 7th Annual Concert and Resource Fair

Ascend Garden @ Galileo Volunteer Sign-Up

The Growing Brain Series

LENA Start | 8-Week Virtual Series

Dine + Learn for Early Childhood Professionals

The Growing Brain Series

The Growing Brain Series

LENA Start | 8-Week Virtual Series

Dine + Learn for Early Childhood Professionals

The Growing Brain Series

The Growing Brain Series

LENA Start | 8-Week Virtual Series

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