Upcoming WCAEYC Workshops

February 11th , 2010
“De-Stressing Staff… A Teacher’s survival guide to the NAEYC accreditation process.”
What teacher’s need to know/prepare for an Accreditation On-Site Visit .

Registration at 6:15. Speaker at 6:30.
Presenter: Cheryl Chaves. NAEYC accreditation assessor.
Location: St. Paul’s 420 West Liberty. Ann Arbor. (Corner of Liberty and Third. park in the 3rd St. parking lot,)
Free to WCAEYC members. $10.00 for non-members.
Please register by emailing Mariam.

March 24th, 2010
Documentation Boards
Documentation boards including photographs, transcriptions, and artifacts, serve as a visual archive of children's learning it “makes learning visible” to parents and children and enhances children’s recall of events. Learn some quick techniques to create several different types of panels, books, and boards to authenticate learning in your classroom.

Registration begins at 6:. Speakers at 6:15.
Presenters: Julie Bass, Kelly Wade & Natalie Wiesend.

Location: Jewish Community Center 2935 Birch Hollow Dr. Ann Arbor.
Free to WCAEYC members. $10.00 for non-members.
Please register by emailing Mariam.

Free Training through Child Care Network!

The Winter 2010 Training Schedule is now available! Thanks to the grant from the ECIC, we are now offering many FREE classes. http://bit.ly/5N2Ic9

Call 800-777-2861 ext. 11 to register!

Resource Kits Available!

Child Care Network has resource kits available!

We have the following kits available for pick-up at our main office (we're happy to make arrangements to get them to other counties as well):

Numeroff book and puppet kit (If You Give a Mouse a Muffin)
Puppets/Animals
Community Helpers Dramatic Play
Fine Motor/Manipulatives
Gross Motor
Multicultural Baby Dolls
Multicultural Food and Books
Music
Posters
Assorted Plastic Animals
Large Infant mirror
Baby stroller

You can borrow one kit at a time and keep it for up to one month!
Call Kim at 734-975-1840 ext. 29 to reserve a kit and arrange a pick-up time.

Happy New Year to you!