Greetings!
Early Learning Update Week of April 3rd, 2023
Items Covered:
· Registration for FREE April Professional Development Opportunity: Tuesday, April 25th - 6:00pm – 8:00pm: Plan Less, Do More: Simple open-ended projects for science learning
· Monthly Butterfly Pediatric Session: Friday, April 21st at 11:30am
· Licensed Programs ONLY: Annual Profile Review of Profile for Child Care Aware of Washington
Please see this week’s professional development opportunities and news.
1.) Registration for FREE April Professional Development Opportunity: Tuesday, April 25th - 6:00pm – 8:00pm: Plan Less, Do More: Simple open ended projects for science learning
Rachel Franz will lead a great session on Science! Planning hands-on science activities and experiments for our classrooms can feel overwhelming, especially when planning time is limited! But what if it didn’t have to feel that way? Join for an evening of ideas and inspiration for how to support learning in science and beyond using open-ended, readily available materials. This workshop will help teachers reframe their approach to activities with young children so they can feel successful while also feeling less taxed by planning requirements. Teachers will leave with new techniques for supporting children’s learning and inspiration for activities to try in the classroom. All of these trainings will be eligible for 2 STARS hours.
2.) Monthly Butterfly Pediatric Session: Friday, April 21st at 11:30am
Mark your Calendars! On Friday, April 21st from 11:30am – 12:30pm we will be joined by Butterfly Pediatrics for their monthly conversations with us this school year to discuss student behavior. Experts from Butterfly Pediatrics will join us virtually to answer your questions and give resources/ideas about situations your programs are dealing with.
19th any situation/example you are dealing with that you would like the experts from Butterfly Pediatrics to discuss during the virtual meeting. I will be sending these case studies in advance to the Butterfly team so they can be prepared to give you as much information as possible during our time together. Even if you are not able to join the meeting, you can still submit situations and we will record the conversations and send a
recording link to all.
Join Zoom Meeting
3.) Licensed Programs ONLY: Annual Profile Review with Child Care Aware of Washington
Earlier this week you may have received an email from Child Care Resources (
impactadmin@wa.childcareaware.org) asking you to review your profile and update your information. I want to assure you that this is a legit email and it’s purpose is to update your profile on the Child Care Aware of Washington Database of Programs. Families use this database to find options for programming for their families. Each email included a unique link to click on and review and update information with a contact number for Child Care Aware if you need help or have questions. Thank you for taking a few minutes to review in order to make sure that your information is accurate in the database.
Have a great week!
