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Stories of Strength & Resilience | Hope Siow

AZ Early Childhood Network
June 10, 2020

TAGS: Professional Development,

Hope SiowWhiteriver, AZHope is a White Mountain Apache Tribe (WMAT) scholar who recently completed her AAEC from Northland Pioneer College. She's a lead teacher at WMAT Head Start. Read a message from Hope:My children, Tyren & Greyson are my first inspirations. As the world is ever changing, children on the reservation need educators who gain new knowledge to bring into the classroom to help them flourish and become the best individual they can be in all aspects of their life. I had a generous…

NAEYC Virtual Institute

AZ Early Childhood Network
June 10, 2020

TAGS: Professional Development,

NAEYC Virtual Institute provides six weeks of newly recorded presentations to support your professional development, and is open to anyone who is interested in some of the latest research and best practices in early childhood education. Starting June 1, 2020, NAEYC will offer over 100 presentations of content shared by NAEYC experts and a diverse group of presenters from all sectors of the industry. The presenters include policy experts, higher education faculty, school leaders, researchers, and educators. While typically this…

Center for Disease Control Guidelines for Child Care

AZ Early Childhood Network
May 18, 2020

TAGS: Admin/Director, Family Child Care Providers, Health, Teachers,

CypherWorx, an Alliance recognized training organization, has made the following trainings on CDC guidelines for re-opening Child Care Providers & Schools available to the public for FREE. Center for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines for Re-Opening Schools and Day Camps: https://rise.articulate.com/share/nrm7Eu_z3bGckbE8GZtegVksOVj5jlrr Center for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines for Re-Opening Child Care Providers: https://rise.articulate.com/share/7hScY6-7YAimNsJr8aoyGKwKqoIu7GRv Center for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines for Child Care Providers that Remain Open: https://rise.articulate.com/share/CxEAaSmCg4vI9W2FEqq3qNIRbSk5IUM- Center for Disease Control (CDC) Guidelines for Employers and Small Businesses: https://rise.articulate.com/share/66P-gEG4fsNfdNPgFyjfE4N7Zi4VwsGP

Thank You To Our Child Care Community

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 21, 2020

TAGS: Family Child Care Providers,

The importance of child care providers to our communities became even more clear as the coronavirus outbreak hit Arizona. We recognize that early childhood educators provide necessary support to families and, for that, want to thank our state's entire child care workforce.To show your gratitude, post a photo of you and your child on social media sharing a message of thanks and be sure to include #ShareTheCareAZ.To read more about the importance of early childhood education, visit First Things First.

Registry Account Settings: Permission to Text

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 14, 2020

TAGS: Registry How-To Guides,

The following tutorial will guide you when setting permissions to receive text messages. Log into the Registry at www.azregistry.org. Under My Tools & Settings, click on My Profile. In the Personal Information section, click on Edit. Scroll down to where phone numbers are listed, and above your mobile phone entry, click Yes or No. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on Update Account Info.

Building Resilience in Young Children

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 10, 2020

TAGS: Child Growth and Development, Professional Development, Teachers,

CCEI, an online child care training provider, is offering a FREE course in April titled "Building Resilience in Young Children." To find the course: Log into the Registry at www.azregistry.org Click on Find Training Event Search by Course Title and type Building Resilience Click Search Choose course and click View Event Click on Enroll Now Registry Users will take the online course at www.cceionline.edu

COVID-19 Resources for Children & Caregivers

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 10, 2020

TAGS: Child Growth and Development, Health,

Find information and resources from First Things First to help support young children emotionally with concerns about COVID-19.If you are feeling stress about COVID-19, you are not alone. Here are some tools from PBS Kids for kids and caregivers to help navigate these worries.Little kids may be feeling anxious right now, so how can you help? First, acknowledge ways the coronavirus has changed their lives. Check out more tips from The New York Times on how to ease their anxiety.

Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 9, 2020

TAGS: Child Growth and Development, Child Observation and Assessment, Family Child Care Providers, Teachers,

As an early care and education provider, you play a critical role in the health and wellbeing of children. You are also very well positioned to help identify children who might need extra help in their development. This FREE online training course, Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns, helps you fulfill this role by providing tools and best practices for monitoring the development of children in your care and talking about it with their parents.This 1-hour, 4-module course focuses…

Registry COVID-19 Courses

AZ Early Childhood Network
April 6, 2020

TAGS: Admin/Director, Family Child Care Providers, Health, Teachers,

New courses have been added to the Registry that aim to help during this time with COVID-19. All 3 courses are online and free! Courses: Early Childhood Leaders Managing the Stress of Working in Response to COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association Emergency Response Strategies to Support Young Children and Families during COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association Responding to Stress, Children, and Families during COVID-19, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association To…

Registry Empower Courses in Spanish

AZ Early Childhood Network
March 27, 2020

TAGS: Family Child Care Providers, Instructors, Professional Development, Teachers,

We are excited to announce the release of our new online Spanish Empower Courses! We have translated five of our Empower courses into Spanish and hope you find these helpful. As always, please allow two weeks to get a training certificate emailed to you from ADHS and have your Registry account updated to show "attended." To access them, follow these steps: Log in to the Registry Go to "Find Training event" Select search category "Course Title" Enter search criteria "Empower"…