Joint Initiatives/Alliance for Kids is excited to announce that Nicole Furlan will be serving our community as an Early Childhood Career Navigator. She comes with a lot of experience in the Early Childhood Education field, and her role will be to provide professional support, technical assistance, and motivation/encouragement. She will connect current professionals and those seeking to enter the field to educational opportunities, early childhood resources, tools, and training that prepare them to be a successful team member of the early childhood workforce.

Do you know someone who is considering entering the field of early childhood education? 

Send them to BuildMyECECareer.com to learn more about early childhood in El Paso County and to get connected with the Career Navigator. Never have we seen such a time of opportunity in early childhood - encourage others to get involved in making an impact on children and families as an early childhood educator!

The Pikes Peak SBDC's LEADING EDGE™ for Childcare Providers is created to help both licensed child care providers (center-based) and start-ups. The program assists child care providers to strengthen business practices and the ever-changing landscape of the Colorado workforce. In partnership with the Alliance for Kids and Early Connections, the SBDC is hosting this 6-week impactful course with the goal of enhancing business owner skills. Review the training agenda and register HERE today!

The new PD Catalog includes The Growing Brain, Disaster Preparedness, EQIT, ACEs, and a new Non-Traditional Gender Role training!

Need a JI/AFK Scholarship to help you go from Teacher Assistant/Aide to becoming Early Childhood Teacher qualified? Apply today!

Live, instructor-led PDIS training is now available (recognized through the Colorado Shines Training Alignment Process). View the training flyer and register now. Courses with a fee are marked with a "$". Certificates will be available through your Colorado Shines PDIS account after the training event.

A Spanish-only session on "Navigating the CO Shines PDIS" will be offered on Friday, September 17th from 12:00 - 1:30 pm.

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Cohorts are being offered by Joint Initiatives/Alliance for Kids, in partnership with Peaceful Households. Cohorts include four evening sessions where you will learn about ACEs, the impact of ACEs on your work, caring for yourself while providing trauma-informed care, and next steps for our community. Click month for dates and registration:

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Pyramid Plus Approach (PPA) Training is being offered by The Edification Station and provides the tools and evidence-based practices early childhood professionals need to effectively support the social-emotional development of all children in their care. PPA classes begin September 8th, and include 46 training hours for ONLY $300. Upgrade to two hours of personal coaching and add a FREE Pyramid Model Teacher Kit for just $700 total.

Positive Solutions for Families (PSFF) is also offered by The Edification Station. This eight-week virtual parenting workshop begins September 27th (Mondays from 5:30-7:30 pm). PSFF is an evidence- and research-based curricula with years of success behind it. This class includes a special introduction to Adverse Childhood Experiences and how to grow your child’s resilience and your own. These positive parenting strategies will help improve your child’s overall social-emotional competency.

October 25-29 | $150

This course for exempt providers is offered on the first three days of each quarterly Pre-Licensing session.

October 25-27 | $90

To learn more, click image or contact Geanina Brown (719.651.3484).