Agenda for Children

Early Care and Education Workshops


Agenda for Children provides a wide variety of classes designed to improve teachers' skills related to CLASS, child assessment, child development, and much more. We regularly offer day-long seminars where teachers can receive up to six clock hours of professional development in one day. We also offer custonized workshops to schools and Head Start programs for a modest fee.

Upcoming Seminars

Dig into Curriculum with us on May 20th in Avondale!

We are offering an entire day of classes designed especially for teachers who are new to Frog Street or Creative Curriculum. Go to our New Orleans seminar page to register for classes and learn more!

Register for our May 13th seminar in Gonzales or 20th Seminar in Thibodaux

Both seminars will ofer sessions on curriculum, language, transitiona and much more! Visit our Houma Region Seminar page for more information!

 

Register for Classes

Sign up online for Agenda for Children trainings at http://training.agendaforchildren.org. Be sure to follow these directions to learn how to access your account. Through the system, you can:

We have put together a few manuals to help you learn how to use the new system:

Our training program offers foundational courses related to CLASS, Teaching Strategies GOLD and the Early Learning and Development Standards for free to staff who work at Type III child care centers and family child care providers registered with the Child Care Assistance Program. Staff at schools and Type I and Type II centers can attend workshops at a cost of $10 a participant. 

Note that if you don't have a credit card and need to pay for a class with a check, you can download an extra registration form here. Registrations can be mailed to:

Agenda for Children
Attn: Training Department
8300 Earhart Blvd., Suite 201
New Orleans, LA 70118

If you work for a school that only uses purchase orders, please contact us at trainings@agendaforchildren.org to arrange payment.

Fee Based Training

Agenda for Children offers fee-based, private trainings to meet the additional needs of child care programs and family child care providers, on topics such as CPR & First Aid, Family Engagement, Behavior Management, Instructional Support and much more!  Click here for a full catalog of our training options. To make arrangements for these fee-based, private trainings, please contact us at trainings@agendaforchildren.org. 

Ancillary Certificate

Beginning on June 30, 2019, all lead teachers in publicly-funded centers (Type III) will be required to have a current Early Childhood Ancillary Teaching Certificate as a minimum credential. Visit our Ancillary Certificate page to learn more about how the Ancillary Certificate.

Get Notified about Future Trainings

If you would like to receive emails about upcoming workshops in your area, please click here to sign up for our newsletter-be sure to sign up for either "Child Care Center Directors" or "Early Childhood Educators" list in the appropriate region(s). We also have a special sign-up form for anyone who is interested in taking a CLASS Observer training or Introduction to TS GOLD. 

Our Team

Kenya Harris, Emily Trout and Ashley Plaisance are our program assistants. They can assist you in your registration process. They are also happy to help you determine which classes your staff would benefit from, guide you through your Pathways application, and answer questions about CLASS and Teaching Strategies GOLD. 

New Orleans: Kenya Harris is based out of our New Orleans office and can be contacted at 504.586.8509, ext. 125 or kharris@agendaforchildren.org. 
Northshore: Emily Trout works in our Mandeville office and can be contacted at 985.624.2950 or etrout@agendaforchildren.org.
Houma region: Ashley Plaisance is based out of our Houma office and can be reached at 985.446.8330 or aplaisance@agendaforchildren.org.

 

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