Session #3 Teach, Learn, Cope (TLC) A Resilience and Self-Care Workshop for Teachers and Caregivers
2022-12-01 16:00 - 18:00 UTC | First United Methodist Church, 100 South Church Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

CPR & First Aid
2022-12-10 08:00 - 13:00 UTC | Nash Community College, 522 N. Carriage Road, Rocky Mount, North Carolina
This training is required by NC DCDEE for early childhood providers.
Saturday, December 10, 2022 @ 8:00 am- 1:00 pm
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Wednesday November 23,2022

William S. Carver Continuing Education Building (room 8246)
3866 Eastern Ave, Rocky Mount, NC 27804

In person- Capacity limited to 10
$55.00 per person
Trainer: Sarah Prezioso, Department Chair, Nash Community College

Session #4: Teach, Learn, Cope (TLC) A Resilience and Self-Care Workshop for Teachers and Caregivers
2022-12-15 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | First United Methodist Church, 100 South Church Street, Rocky Mount, North Carolina

ITS SIDS (Virtual)
2023-01-24 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
This training provides an overview of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), identifies risk factors and describes ways to reduce the risk of SIDS in childcare. Participants will receive the needed information to create a Safe Sleep Policy, learn about sleep waivers/documenting sleeping baby and updated research about SIDS. Participants will also be walked through how to complete an unresponsive infant drill and the reason for doing them regularly.
Target Audience: Infant & Toddler early childhood professionals
Tuesday January 24, 2023 @ 6:30 pm -8:30 pm (Virtual training session)
(Capacity limited to 10)
2 contact hours |Cost $5.00 per person
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Tuesday January 17, 2023

North Carolina Sanitation Overview (Edgecombe County) (Virtual)
2023-01-25 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | Virtual
This session will provide an overview of North Carolina Sanitation rules and regulations as related to licensed child care facilities.
Target Audience: All early childhood professionals
DATE CHANGE: Wednesday January 25, 2023 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (Virtual training session)
(Capacity limited to 25)
2 contact hours |Cost FREE
Registration form must be received by Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Supporting New Parents (virtual)
2023-02-01 18:30 - 20:30 (Atlantic/Azores) | Virtual
Being a parent is one of the toughest and sometimes loneliest jobs. No one hands you a magical guide that ensures the perfect childhood form birth -adulthood. As early childhood educators, we can be the best resource for new parents. We can help them get through the bumps in the road and celebrate the milestones. In this workshop, teachers will learn how to support parents through the exciting parenthood journey.
Target Audience: Infant – Preschool early childhood professionals
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm (Virtual training session) (Capacity limited to 25)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Wednesday, January 25, 2023
2 contact hours |Cost $5.00 per person
Trainer: Carrie Becker, Transforming Early Childhood Education LLC

Session #1: North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development
2023-02-09 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | DEPC, 215 Lexington Street, Rocky Mount, NC
This training provides attendees with resources that can improve their knowledge of child development, guide them through lesson planning implementation, assist in the development and implementation of developmentally appropriate goals and activities for children. This training is required by NC DCDEE for early childhood providers.
Target Audience: All early childhood professionals
Thursday February 9, 2023: 6:00pm-8:30pm (Part 1) (In person training session)
Thursday February 16, 2023:6:00pm-8:30pm (Part 2) (In person training session)
MUST ATTEND BOTH SESSIONS TO GET FULL CREDIT
Down East Partnership for Children (Auditorium)
245 Lexington Street Rocky Mount NC
In person- Capacity limited to 15
5 contact hours/.5 CEU-Cost $25.00 per person (fee covers both sessions)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Tuesday January 24, 2023
Trainer(s):
Shewanna L. Manning, Core Quality Improvement Specialist
Tracy L Pittman, CCR & R Core Services Program Manager

Director’s Leadership Connection *D-I-S-H (Directors Implementing Social Emotional Health)
2023-02-15 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | DEPC, 215 Lexington Street, Rocky Mount, NC
Join us for an information-packed session that explores the CSEFEL Pyramid model, stresses the importance of social-emotional well-being and reviews resources for directors to share with teachers and parents about understanding and supporting social-emotional development. This is the key to unlocking your center s plan for positive classroom behaviors, school readiness, content parents and happy teachers!
Target Audience: FOR ADMINISTRATORS & OWNERS ONLY.
Wednesday February 15, 2023@ 6:00 pm- 8:00 pm (In person training session)
Down East Partnership for Children (Auditorium)
245 Lexington Street Rocky Mount NC
In person- Capacity limited to 20
2 contact hours |Cost FREE
Registration form must be received by Wednesday February 1, 2023
Trainers:
Shaquana Bynum, Regional Health Social Behavior Specialist

Session #2: North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development
2023-02-16 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | DEPC, 215 Lexington Street, Rocky Mount, NC

ITS SIDS (Virtual)
2023-02-21 18:30 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Virtual
This training provides an overview of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), identifies risk factors and describes ways to reduce the risk of SIDS in childcare. Participants will receive the needed information to create a Safe Sleep Policy, learn about sleep waivers/documenting sleeping baby and updated research about SIDS. Participants will also be walked through how to complete an unresponsive infant drill and the reason for doing them regularly.
Target Audience: Infant & Toddler early childhood professionals
Tuesday February 21, 2023 @ 6:30 pm -8:30 pm (Virtual training session)
(Capacity limited to 10)
2 contact hours |Cost $5.00 per person
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Tuesday February 14, 2023

Preventing Power Struggles with Preschoolers
2023-03-09 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | DEPC, 215 Lexington Street, Rocky Mount, NC
We all want to be in control of our own lives. But young children usually have very few opportunities to make choices about what they do and when they do it. They’re told when to get up, what to wear, what to eat and when to eat it, where to go and what to do when they get there. Introducing choice into a young child’s life can be a powerful tool to promote improved behavior in your classroom. Come learn the five steps to using the choice making strategy and discover how easily you can embed choice-making opportunities into your classroom and short-circuit power struggles with your preschoolers.
Target Audience: Preschool childcare providers
Thursday March 9, 2023 @ 2:00 pm -4:00 pm (In person training session)
Down East Partnership for Children (Auditorium)
245 Lexington Street Rocky Mount NC
In person- Capacity limited to 15
2 contact hours |Cost $5.00 per person
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Tuesday March 2, 2023
Trainer: Shaquana Bynum, Regional Healthy Social Behavioral Specialist

You are Good Enough, Promoting Parent & Caregiver Well Being (Virtual)
2023-03-21 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | Virtual
Making sense and meeting the needs of the children we spend time with can be stressful for parents and caregivers; most specifically as we manage the challenges of daily life.
During this presentation participants will be provided:

Strategies to support your ability to successfully manage responses to stress and “Be There” for children, while modeling managing emotions for children
Strategies that create secure relationships between adults and children, that will improve relational health across a lifetime
Insight into enhancing confidence as a parent/caregiver while supporting the development self-esteem in children

Target Audience: All Early Childcare professional
Tuesday March 21, 2023 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm (Virtual training session)
Capacity limited to 25
2 contact hours |Cost FREE
Registration deadline date: Tuesday March 14, 2023
Trainer: Bonnie Jean Kuras, NC CCR& R School Age Initiative Consultant

ITS SIDS (Virtual)
2023-05-23 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | Virtual
This training provides an overview of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), identifies risk factors and describes ways to reduce the risk of SIDS in childcare. Participants will receive the needed information to create a Safe Sleep Policy, learn about sleep waivers/documenting sleeping baby and updated research about SIDS. Participants will also be walked through how to complete an unresponsive infant drill and the reason for doing them regularly.
Target Audience: Infant & Toddler early childhood professionals
Tuesday May 23, 2023 @ 6:30 pm -8:30 pm (Virtual training session)
(Capacity limited to 10)
2 contact hours |Cost $5.00 per person
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Tuesday May 9, 2023

ITS SIDS (In person)
2023-06-06 14:00 - 16:00 UTC | DEPC, 215 Lexington Street, Rocky Mount, NC
This training provides an overview of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), identifies risk factors and describes ways to reduce the risk of SIDS in childcare. Participants will receive the needed information to create a Safe Sleep Policy, learn about sleep waivers/documenting sleeping baby and updated research about SIDS. Participants will also be walked through how to complete an unresponsive infant drill and the reason for doing them regularly.
Target Audience: Infant & Toddler early childhood professionals
Tuesday June 6, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (In person training session)
Down East Partnership for Children
215 Lexington Street Rocky Mount NC
(Capacity limited to 15)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Tuesday May 30, 2023
2 Contact hours | Cost $5.00 per person
Trainer: Jasmine Smith Regional Birth to Three Quality Initiative Specialist

Supporting Motor Skill Development (Virtual)
2023-06-14 18:30 - 20:30 UTC | Virtual
Supporting Motor Skill Development Gross and fine motor skills are connected. Gross motor skills encompass the large movements of the body, and fine motor skills require precise movements of small muscles. For example, if a child does not have core strength (gross motor), they will struggle with writing (fine motor). Participants will examine the ins and outs of motor skill development using hands-on learning techniques.
Target Audience: Infant -Preschool early childhood professionals
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 @ 6:30pm-8:30pm (Virtual training session)
(Capacity limited to 25)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Wednesday, June 7, 2023
2 contact hours |Cost $5.00 per person
Trainer: Carrie Becker, Transforming Early Childhood Education LLC

Respect the Bubbles: Learning About Personal Space (Virtual)
2023-08-01 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Do you have students who struggle with giving their peers personal space? Understanding that each person needs a certain amount tof space to feel comfortable can often be challenging for young children. During this interactive workshop, participants will learn techniques and strategies they can use in their classroom setting to help their children learn to “Respect the Bubble.”
Target Audience: Preschool Early Childcare professional
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Virtual training session)
Capacity limited to 25
2 contact hours |Cost FREE
Registration form must be received by: Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Trainer: Carrie Becker, Transforming Early Childhood Education, LLC

ITS SIDS (VIRTUAL)
2023-08-07 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
This training provides an overview of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), identifies risk factors and describes ways to reduce the risk of SIDS in childcare. Participants will receive the needed information to create a Safe Sleep Policy, learn about sleep waivers/documenting sleeping baby and updated research about SIDS. Participants will also be walked through how to complete an unresponsive infant drill and the reason for doing them regularly.
Target Audience: Infant & Toddler early childhood professionals
Monday, August 7, 2023 @ 12:00 (noon) pm- 2:00 pm, (Virtual training session)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Monday July 31, 2023
(Capacity limited to 20)
2 contact hours |Cost $5.00 per person
Trainer: Jasmine Smith Core Quality Improvement Specialist

Director's Leadership Connection: *Solutions to reducing exposures* (In Person)
2023-08-09 12:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | DEPC, 215 Lexington Street, Rocky Mount, NC
Suspension and expulsion from child care can have long-lasting negative effects on both children and families. It is the intent of the NC DCDEE to severely limit the use of these exclusionary practices in early childhood education programs. This informational meeting will acquaint facility administrators/ owners with NC’s new Suspension/ Expulsion Policy, explore the importance of promoting healthy social-emotional development in preventing the challenging behaviors which often lead to suspension/ expulsion. Also included are effective program policies and procedures which support the shift from exclusion to retention.
Target Audience: FOR ADMINISTRATORS & OWNERS ONLY.
Wednesday August 9, 2023 @ 12 (noon) – 2:00 pm (In person training session)
Down East Partnership for Children (Auditorium)
245 Lexington Street Rocky Mount NC
In person- Capacity limited to 20
2 contact hours |Cost FREE
Registration form must be received by Wednesday July 26, 2023
Trainer: Shaquana Bynum Regional Social Healthy Behavioral Specialist

You are Good Enough, Promoting Parent & Caregiver Well Being (Virtual)
2023-08-16 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Making sense of and meeting the needs of the children we spend time with can be stressful for parents and caregivers; most specifically as we manage the challenges of daily life.
During this presentation participants will be provided:

Strategies to support your ability to successfully manage responses to stress and “Be There” for children, while modeling managing emotions for children
Strategies that create secure relationships between adults and children, that will improve relational health across a lifetime.
Insight into enhancing confidence as a parent/caregiver while supporting the development self-esteem in children.

Target Audience: All Early Childcare professional
Wednesday, August 16 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm (Virtual training session)
Capacity limited to 25
2 contact hours |Cost FREE
Registration form must be received byWednesday August 9, 2023
Trainer: Bonnie Jean Kuras, Training Specialist at TEDU BEAR CAC

Preventing Power Struggles with Preschoolers (Virtual)
2023-08-21 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
We all want to be in control of our own lives. But young children usually have very few opportunities to make choices about what they do and when they do it. They’re told when to get up, what to wear, what to eat and when to eat it, where to go and what to do when they get there. Introducing choice into a young child’s life can be a powerful tool to promote improved behavior in your classroom. Come learn the five steps to using the choice making strategy and discover how easily you can embed choice-making opportunities into your classroom and short-circuit power struggles with your preschoolers.
Target Audience: Preschool childcare providers
Monday August 21, 2023 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Virtual training session)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Friday August 11, 2023
Capacity limited to 15
2 contact hours |Cost $5.00 per person
Trainer: Shaquana Bynum, Regional Healthy Social Behavioral Specialist

Finding the Calm: Managing and Reducing Stress & Anxiety in School Age Classroom (Virtual)
2023-09-13 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
How could reducing stress and creating calm improve your classroom? In this learning event you will learn specific skills and strategies to help reduce stress and anxiety. You and the children you serve, will also discover how to create a welcoming and calm space and fun and stress reducing activities to create better days ahead.
Target Audience: School age childcare providers
Wednesday September 13, 2023@ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Virtual training session)
Registration form must be received by Wednesday September 6, 2023
Capacity limited to 25.
2 contact hours |Cost FREE
Trainer: Angela Pate, NC CCR& R School Age Initiative Consultant

How Are You, How Am I (Virtual)
2023-09-19 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Most preschool teachers are diligent about introducing their students to a large variety of literature and pre-literacy activities. But emotional literacy- the ability to identify, understand and respond to emotions in yourself and others in a healthy manner-is even more basic to school readiness. We’ll examine the many ways in which you can foster emotional literacy in your classroom and share some excellent resources for tools and activities teachers can incorporate into their daily classroom curriculum to make intentional teaching of emotions fun and easy.
Target Audience: All early childhood professionals/ School age childcare providers
Tuesday September 19, 2023@ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (Virtual training session)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Wednesday September 12, 2023
Capacity limited to 25
2 contact hours |Cost $5.00
Trainer: Shaquana Bynum, Regional Healthy Social Behavioral Specialist

Playground Safety (In Person)
2023-09-23 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | DEPC, 215 Lexington Street, Rocky Mount, NC
This training is the updated version of the North Carolina Playground Safety training adapted from the 2009 Playground Safety Training created by Dr. Karen DeBord at North Carolina State University. This training continues to reflect Dr. Bedford’s vision while also following the Division of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) guidelines and requirements that ensure the safety of each child while in an outdoor learning environment. In this revised training, participants will be given up to date content, materials, resources, videos, and pictures that reflect the standards set up by North Carolina and DCDEE.
Target Audience: All early childhood professionals
Saturday September 23, 2023 @ 9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Down East Partnership for Children
(In person limit of 10)
5 contact hours/.5 CEU Cost $25.00 per person
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Thursday September 7, 2023
Trainers: Shewanna Lynch Manning, Core Quality Improvement Specialist
Tracy L Pittman, CCR & R Core Services Program Manager

Darkness to Light’s; Stewards of Children the Recognition, Prevention and Response to Child Sexual Abuse (Virtual)
2023-09-27 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Participants will

Be able to explain the concepts of making choices, taking risk, and supporting each other as they relate to child sexual abuse.
Be able to describe how protecting children from sexual abuse helps create a healthy community.
Learn the 5 steps necessary to protect children from sexual abuse.

Target Audience: All early childhood professionals
Wednesday September 27, 2023 @ 6:00 Pm – 8:00 pm (Virtual)
2 contact hours/FREE.
Capacity limited to 25
Completed registration form must be received by Wednesday September 20. 2023
Trainers: Kia Glosson , Training Specialist at TEDU BEAR CAC

North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development (Part 1) (In Person)
2023-10-04 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | DEPC, 215 Lexington Street, Rocky Mount, NC
This training provides attendees with resources that can improve their knowledge of child development, guide them through lesson planning implementation, assist in the development and implementation of developmentally appropriate goals and activities for children. This training is required by NC DCDEE for early childhood providers.
Target Audience: All early childhood professionals
Wednesday October 4, 2023, 5:30pm-8:00pm (Part 1) (In person training session)
Wednesday October 11, 2023, 5:30-8:00pm (Part 2) (In person training session)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Wednesday September 20, 2023
MUST ATTEND BOTH SESSIONS TO GET FULL CREDIT
Down East Partnership for Children (Auditorium)
245 Lexington Street Rocky Mount NC
In person- Capacity limited to 15
5 contact hours/.5 CEU-Cost $25.00 per person (fee covers both sessions)
Trainer(s): Shewanna L. Manning, Core Quality Improvement Specialist
Tracy L Pittman, CCR & R Core Services Program Manager

North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development (Part 2) (Virtual)
2023-10-05 17:30 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
This training provides attendees with resources that can improve their knowledge of child development, guide them through lesson planning implementation, assist in the development and implementation of developmentally appropriate goals and activities for children. This training is required by NC DCDEE for early childhood providers.
Target Audience: All early childhood professionals
Wednesday October 4, 2023, 5:30pm-8:00pm (Part 1) (In person training session)
Thursday October 5, 2023, 5:30-8:00pm (Part 2) (Virtual training session)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Wednesday September 20, 2023
MUST ATTEND BOTH SESSIONS TO GET FULL CREDIT
Down East Partnership for Children (Auditorium)
245 Lexington Street Rocky Mount NC
In person- Capacity limited to 15
5 contact hours/.5 CEU-Cost $25.00 per person (fee covers both sessions)
Trainer(s): Shewanna L. Manning, Core Quality Improvement Specialist
Tracy L Pittman, CCR & R Core Services Program Manager

Reflecting on School Age Care (Virtual)
2023-10-18 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Creating an engaging school age environment can be a difficult process. From arranging program space to equipping areas with high quality materials, setting up a successful program takes throughout planning and foresight Get ready for a training geared towards school age professionals who want to make the most out of their program environment School age leaders of all experience levels will develop an understanding of room arrangement and layout with consideration of the Divisions of Child Development and Early Education (DCDEE) rules and regulations and the School Age Car Environmental Rating Scale updates (SACER-U) assessment tool. Participants will learn how to maximize the potential of their learning space and material placement through hands on collaboration and brainstorming. .
Target Audience: School Age early childhood professionals
Wednesday October 18, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (virtual session)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Wednesday October 11, 2023
Capacity limited to 25
2 contact hours/FREE
Trainer(s): Angela Pate, NC CCR& R School Age Initiative Consultant

ITS SIDS (IN PERSON)
2023-10-25 14:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | DEPC, 215 Lexington Street, Rocky Mount, NC
This training provides an overview of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), identifies risk factors and describes ways to reduce the risk of SIDS in childcare. Participants will receive the needed information to create a Safe Sleep Policy, learn about sleep waivers/documenting sleeping baby and updated research about SIDS. Participants will also be walked through how to complete an unresponsive infant drill and the reason for doing them regularly.
Target Audience: Infant & Toddler early childhood professionals
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 @ 2:00 pm -4:00 pm (In person training session)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Wednesday, October 18, 2023
Down East Partnership for Children
215 Lexington Street Rocky Mount NC
(Capacity limited to 15)
2 contact hours |Cost $5.00 per person
Trainer: Jasmine Smith Core Quality Improvement Specialist

Director’s Leadership Connection: Servant Leadership: How to Lead with Others in Mind (Virtual)
2023-11-07 18:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
We will discuss what it means to be a school leader who leads with others in mind.
Target Audience: FOR ADMINISTRATORS & OWNERS ONLY.
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 @ 6:00pm -8:00 pm (Virtual session)
Completed registration form must be received by Tuesday October 31, 2023
Capacity limited to 25
1 contact hours/FREE
Trainer(s): Carrie Becker, Transforming Early Childhood Education, LLC

ITS SIDS (VIRTUAL)
2023-11-15 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
This training provides an overview of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), identifies risk factors and describes ways to reduce the risk of SIDS in childcare. Participants will receive the needed information to create a Safe Sleep Policy, learn about sleep waivers/documenting sleeping baby and updated research about SIDS. Participants will also be walked through how to complete an unresponsive infant drill and the reason for doing them regularly.
Target Audience: Infant & Toddler early childhood professionals
Wednesday November 15, 2023 @ 4:00 pm -6:00 pm (Virtual training session)
Fee and completed registration form must be received by Wednesday November 8, 2023
(Capacity limited to 20)
2 contact hours |Cost $5.00 per person
Trainer: Jasmine Smith Core Quality Improvement Specialist
