Monday, January 23 Lanaguage Development and Communication
Location: Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start
409 Old Hertford Road, Edenton
Cost: $3.00 Credits: 2 Hours: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Contact: 252-482-3035
It starts with crying, cooing, babbling, and then you finally hear it - their first words. During this workshop, you will learn more about the development of language and communication for children birth to three. Participants will have a chance to discuss and share their ideas about the importance of talking to, singing with, and reading to infants and toddlers to foster a lifetime love of language and learning.
Presenter: Patrice Hughes, Regional Infant/Toddler Specialist,
Albemarle Smart Start Partnership
Monday, February 13 Staying on Track
Location: Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start
409 Old Hertford Road, Edenton
Cost: $3.00 Credits: 2 Hours: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Contact: 252-482-3035
Why are daily classroom routines and schedules so important in the daily lives of teachers and young children? How does following a consistent daily schedule support the social and emotional development of the children in your class? What can we do to help children stay on track as they move through a typical day?
Presenter: Kari Stringer, Regional Behavior Specialist,
Albemarle Smart Start Partnership
Monday, March 12 Infant/Toddler Safe Sleep/Sudden Infant Death
Syndrome (ITS/SIDS)
Location: Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start
409 Old Hertford Road, Edenton
Cost: $3.00 Credits: 2 Hours: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Contact: 252-482-3035
Learn how to provide a safe sleep environment for infants in a child care setting. Training is required every three years and must be completed within four months of hire for all staff, including volunteers and family child care home providers licensed to care for infants.
Presenter: Cindy Smith, Child Care Health Consultant,
Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start Partnership
Monday, March 22 Asthma Curriculum in Childcare
Location: Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start
409 Old Hertford Road, Edenton
Cost: $3.00 Credits: 2 Hours: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Contact: 252-482-3035
Learn all the updated and current information on dealing eith asthma. Gain a better understanding of the proper technique on treating individuals with asthma and any risk factor that may occur.
Presenter: Cindy Smith, Child Care Health Consultant,
Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start Partnership
Monday, April 2 CPR-First Aid
Location: Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start
409 Old Hertford Road, Edenton
Cost: $3.00 Credits: 2 Hours: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Contact: 252-482-3035
Approved CPR/First Aid for Adults, Children and Infants class taught through lecture, discussion, video, and skills practice. Certification cards will be given to praticipants successfully passing the test and skills demonstration.
Presenter: Wanda Copeland, Child Care Health Consultant,
Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start Partnership
Monday, April 23 Preventing Struggles with Preschoolers
Location: Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start
409 Old Hertford Road, Edenton
Cost: $3.00 Credits: 2 Hours: 6:00 - 9:00 pm
Contact: 252-482-3035
We all want to be in control of our own lives. However, young children usually have very few opportunities to make choices about what they do and when they do it. Come learn the five steps to using the choice-making strategies and discover how easily you can embed choice-making opportunities in your classroom and short-circuit power struggles with your preschoolers.
Presenter: Kari Stringer, Regional Behavior Specialist,
Albemarle Smart Start Partnership
Thursday, May 3 Partnering with Families
Location: Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start
409 Old Hertford Road, Edenton
Cost: $3.00 Credits: 2 Hours: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Contact: 252-482-3035
Participants will learn how to provide opportunitites that support recreational child development in youth programs, to include children with or without disabilities.
Presenter: Kathy Greene, Regional School-Age Specialist,
Albemarle Smart Start Partnership
Monday, May 14 Fun, Fitness, and Health for Life
Location: Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start
409 Old Hertford Road, Edenton
Cost: $3.00 Credits: 2 Hours: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Contact: 252-482-3035
Come and join us as we do fun activities along with encouraging families to eat healthy and increase physical activity.
Presenter: Cindy Smith, Child Care Health Consultant,
Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start Partnership
Monday, June 4 Introductin to Infant Toddler Foundation
Location: Chowan/Perquimans Smart Start
409 Old Hertford Road, Edenton
Cost: $3.00 Credits: 2 Hours: 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Contact: 252-482-3035
You will learn more about how infants and toddlers develop, remember what you have forgotten, and refresh what you are already doing. It is not new information, but it will reframe how you think about what infants and toddlers can do and what you can do to support them.
Presenter: Patrice Hughes, Regional Infant/Toddler Specialist,
Albemarle Smart Start Partnership
