... not of the baseball variety!
The Spring Training schedule is now available! Child Care Network is genuinely excited to share that you can now view all of our trainings at Great Start Connect and you can actually register online as well!
All the class information, including class description, class details and CEU information is viewable all in the same location.
If you'd like to register by phone, call us at 734-975-1840 ext. 11.
If you are a licensed child care home or center, you can also view and register for classes when you login to Great Start Connect to update your profile. If you haven't updated your profile or don't have your password, please contact us as we are really striving to have all the information correct for parents when they search for care.
You can also view the schedule at a glance by visiting the Child Care Network website. Please note that Child Care Network will no longer be mailing a quarterly training schedule. All trainings will be posted on Great Start Connect as they become available.
Happy Spring, everyone!
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Celebrate Parenting Awareness Month
Celebrate Parenting Awareness Month
at Washtenaw Community College
at Washtenaw Community College
Free Seminar and Discussion:
Getting Children Off to a Good Start: Strategies for Improving Achievement
Getting Children Off to a Good Start: Strategies for Improving Achievement
March 24, 2010 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm
Washtenaw Community College Business Education Bldg., BE 160
Presenter: Dr. Susan B. Neuman
Professor in Educational Studies at University of Michigan, Director of the Michigan Research Program on Ready to Learn and other projects which emphasize on changing the odds for children in poverty. She is an acclaimed author of several books including “Changing the Odds for Children at Risk (Teachers College Press, 2009).
Open to all students, faculty, staff and public
Friday, March 12, 2010
The Great Start Southeast RRC Jackson County Hub Office is now open!
Child Care Network is excited to announce that the Great Start Southeast RRC Jackson County Hub Office is now open!
At the Great Start Southeast Regional Resource Center (GSRRC) in Jackson, Cheryl will provide trainings and resources for relative/child care aides, licensed providers and center staff as well as support for program improvement. Support for families seeking non-traditional child care is also available through the GSRRC.
Cheryl Chaves-Torres, M.A. Ed has been involved in the field of Early Childhood Education for over 30 years. During that time, she has been involved in all aspects of the field from assistant teacher to director to college instructor.
Cheryl has served on the board of Washtenaw County AEYC and Michigan AEYC and is an assessor for the NAEYC Academy for Excellence in Early Childhood Education Programs. In 2009, Cheryl started ECE Consulting and has provided training and support to Wayne County Health & Family Services Head Start and will be a presenter at the Ohio AEYC conference in April.
The GSRRC is located in the Child Care Network office at 536 N. Jackson. Call: (517) 817-0820 for more information.
**March 13, 2010: Edited with the correct phone number for the Jackson office**
At the Great Start Southeast Regional Resource Center (GSRRC) in Jackson, Cheryl will provide trainings and resources for relative/child care aides, licensed providers and center staff as well as support for program improvement. Support for families seeking non-traditional child care is also available through the GSRRC.
Cheryl Chaves-Torres, M.A. Ed has been involved in the field of Early Childhood Education for over 30 years. During that time, she has been involved in all aspects of the field from assistant teacher to director to college instructor.
Cheryl has served on the board of Washtenaw County AEYC and Michigan AEYC and is an assessor for the NAEYC Academy for Excellence in Early Childhood Education Programs. In 2009, Cheryl started ECE Consulting and has provided training and support to Wayne County Health & Family Services Head Start and will be a presenter at the Ohio AEYC conference in April.
The GSRRC is located in the Child Care Network office at 536 N. Jackson. Call: (517) 817-0820 for more information.
**March 13, 2010: Edited with the correct phone number for the Jackson office**
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
How To Be Creative :: From School-Age Notes
The following was taken from an e-newsletter from School-Age Notes and is being shared with permission. We hope it will inspire you as much as it did us!
"Trust that little voice in your head that says, 'Wouldn't it be interesting if ...' And then do it." Duane Michals, American photographer
At Sunday nights Academy Awards ceremony, Michael Giacchino won an Oscar for best Original Score for the movie Up.
His acceptance speech, which was less than a minute, provided an inspirational message for anyone who works with children:
"When I was 9 I asked my dad, 'Can I have your movie camera, that old wind-up 8 millimeter camera that was in your drawer?' And he goes, 'Sure, take it.' And I took it and I started making movies with it and I started being as creative as I could and never once in my life did my parents ever say, 'What you're doing is a waste of time.' Never. And I grew up. I had teachers, I had colleagues, I had people that I worked with all through my life who were always telling me 'What you're doing is not a waste of time.' So that was normal to me that it was okay to do that. I know there are kids out there that don't have that support system, so if you're out there and you're listening, listen to me: If you want to be creative, get out there and do it. It's not a waste of time. Do it.
Encourage the children and youth in your after-school program to work toward their dreams, whether they want to go to college, go to Hollywood or go to the moon.
www.schoolagenotes.com
"Trust that little voice in your head that says, 'Wouldn't it be interesting if ...' And then do it." Duane Michals, American photographer
At Sunday nights Academy Awards ceremony, Michael Giacchino won an Oscar for best Original Score for the movie Up.
His acceptance speech, which was less than a minute, provided an inspirational message for anyone who works with children:
"When I was 9 I asked my dad, 'Can I have your movie camera, that old wind-up 8 millimeter camera that was in your drawer?' And he goes, 'Sure, take it.' And I took it and I started making movies with it and I started being as creative as I could and never once in my life did my parents ever say, 'What you're doing is a waste of time.' Never. And I grew up. I had teachers, I had colleagues, I had people that I worked with all through my life who were always telling me 'What you're doing is not a waste of time.' So that was normal to me that it was okay to do that. I know there are kids out there that don't have that support system, so if you're out there and you're listening, listen to me: If you want to be creative, get out there and do it. It's not a waste of time. Do it.
Encourage the children and youth in your after-school program to work toward their dreams, whether they want to go to college, go to Hollywood or go to the moon.
www.schoolagenotes.com
Friday, March 5, 2010
WCAEYC Month of the Young Child Concerts!
Washtenaw County Association for the Education of Young Children is EXCITED to present its
Annual Month of the Young Child Concert with the Chenille Sisters!
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Washtenaw Community College– Towsley Auditorium.
Tickets are 50¢ each
2 shows! 9 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.
Limited space! Please contact Jody Saum, WCAEYC MOYC chair, at 734-997-9321 for tickets or more information.
Annual Month of the Young Child Concert with the Chenille Sisters!
Friday, April 16th, 2010
Washtenaw Community College– Towsley Auditorium.
Tickets are 50¢ each
2 shows! 9 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.
Limited space! Please contact Jody Saum, WCAEYC MOYC chair, at 734-997-9321 for tickets or more information.
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Celebrate Parenting Awareness Month at Washtenaw Community College
Celebrate Parenting Awareness Month at Washtenaw Community College
Free Lunch and Workshop
Dr. Mary Bigler, Eastern Michigan University
Explore the joys and challenges of parenting with humor and a positive attitude
Create a happy and healthy family
When: Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
11:30apm – 1:30pm
Where: BE 160
Pre-register today! Call Student Resource and Women’s Center 734 677-5105
Free Lunch and Workshop
Dr. Mary Bigler, Eastern Michigan University
Explore the joys and challenges of parenting with humor and a positive attitude
Create a happy and healthy family
When: Wednesday, March 10th, 2010
11:30apm – 1:30pm
Where: BE 160
Pre-register today! Call Student Resource and Women’s Center 734 677-5105
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