| Positive
Steps
Positive Steps (PS) is a training Program
of Child Care Resources of Agenda for Children. The purpose
of Positive Steps, a private and state-funded training
project, is to promote early education and quality child care
in programs that serve young children. It provides:
- Training and support for Class A centers and Family Child
Care Providers;
- Weekly workshops offered at different sites throughout
southeast Louisiana;
- Topics that include all areas of early childhood education
and development and
- Quarterly training calendars with a schedule of workshops,
course descriptions and project information.
All training:
- Includes information about children with special needs;
- Supports the development of anti-bias curricula;
- Encourages developmentally appropriate practices;
and
- Corresponds with Child Development Associate (CDA)
Subject Areas.
Click
on the links below for the catalogs and registration forms.
Catalogs and Forms
for the New Orleans Office
Catalogs and Forms for the Northshore
Office
Catalogs and Forms for the Thibodaux
Office
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*****IMPORTANT CATALOG UPDATES*****
Please note some of the following changes to the current catalogs:
New Orleans Catalog
The Night of Literacy
Date: February 22, 2010
Location: The Jewish Community Center
Time: 5:30-8:45
Brain Gym
Date: March 20, 2010
Location: TBA
Time 9:00-12:15
The CPR class on March 27th will be held at Parkview Baptist Preschool and Daycare, Metairie
Northshore Catalog
- An Overview of Social and Emotional Screening will now take place as part of the Northshore NAEYC Mini Conference.
Date: January 23, 2010
Time: 9:00-12:00
Location: Slidell Memorial Hospital, Founders Building
- Universal Precautions has been changed from January 9, 2010 to February 13, 2010. It will still take place at Kidz Klubhouse in Slidell
- We are also offering a course called Ethical Conduct in Childcare,
Date: January 30, 2010
TIme: 9:00 - 12:15
CDA Area: Professionalism
Location: Cedarwood Preschool, Mandeville
Understanding ECERS has been changed to Understanding ITERS
Date: March 3, 2010
Location: A to Z Preschool, Lacombe
Time:6:00-9:15
Remember - check the website often for new information on classes.
Positive Steps' trainers are a culturally diverse
and experienced team of early childhood professionals whose
mission is to support:
- Early childhood environments that nurture each child and
- Individuals in their work with children and families.
New Orleans/Northshore Office: Catherine Hofer, Program
Coordinator, Charlotte Neal, Training Manger,
and Miss McKinnie, Materials Assistant/Registrar
Thibodaux Office: Betty Lacey, Training
Manager and Debbie Price, Materials Assistant/Registrar
For more information, please call (504) 586-8509 or e-mail:
Information@agendaforchildren.org. |
