Greetings!
Early Learning Update Week of September 25th, 2023
Items Covered:
· Submit Questions for Butterfly Pediatrics Meeting on Friday, September 22nd at 11:30am
· Licensed ONLY Webinar: Child Outcomes and Family Engagement
· Licensed ONLY - Licensing “WAC” of the week – Safe Water Sources
1.) Monthly Early Learning Professional Development: Visual Supports
Each month we will be offering a FREE Professional Development Training facilitated by one of our great Professional Development Partners. These trainings are available for any Early Learning staff and will have STARS and CLOCK hours available for those that need it.
October’s training is offered by Northwest Center’s IMPACT program and is called “Visual Supports.” This will be an online training that you will be able to complete on your own time in the month of October. We have 20 available slots. The first 20 staff that email me at
david.mayer@seattlearch.org will receive a coupon code to register for the class. The class is 1.5 hours long. Please see description below:
This course gives you everything you need to use visuals with your entire classroom, and all the materials you need to get started, including over 100 pictures and ready-to-use templates. You’ll learn how to customize visuals for students with challenging behaviors, disabilities, or other complex needs. You’ll see dozens of examples of visuals from real classrooms and learn tips and tricks that make them easy to use – so kids actually pay attention to them. We’ll cover visual schedules, First/Then visuals, sequence strips, transitions visuals, choice boards, as well as visuals for problem-solving, self-regulation and more. You’ll leave knowing step-by-step how to use visual supports to improve children’s behavior, make communication easier, and increase independence for all children.
2.) Are any programs using Highscope Early Learning Curriculum
We have a program that is interested in investing in the Highscope Early Learning Curriculum. Are there any other programs that are using the Highscope curriculum that I could connect them with to learn more? Thanks for emailing me if you are using that program.
3.) Licensed ONLY - Licensing “WAC” of the week – First Aid and Supplies
One of the items that licensors are checking consistently in their monitoring visits this year is first aid and supplies. The WAC link below gives you a specific list of all items that need to be included in your First Aid Kit. Please use this list as a check-list to double check your programs First Aid kits. Please let me know if you have any questions:
Have a great week!
