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2007 Trainings for Child Care Providers
Tuesday, June 19
Program Title Food Safety in Child Care Centers - Meeting the challenges of food safety standards in childcare centers is important for everyone's concern. This workshop will teach food safety issues. Hands on activities for participants to practice food safety activities with children will be provided.
Date(s) June 19
Where PBC Extension, 559 N. Military Tr., WPB
Time 6:00pm - 8:00pm
How to Register Download registration form or call 561-233-1742
Registration Deadline one week prior to program date
Cost $10.00
CEU's .2 CEU/2 hours in-service credit
Presenter(s) Maisie Ross, CFLE Program Leader
Speaker(s)  

Tuesday, August 7

Program Title Finding Your Smile Again - Do you often fell stressed? Do you feel like some days you cannot go a step further? This workshop will provide an opportunity for providers to examine the symptoms and causes of burnout. They will be offered techniques for dealing with the every day stresses and challenges of being a child care professional.
Date(s) August 7
Where PBC Extension, 559 N. Military Trail, WPB
Time 6:00pm – 8:00pm
How to Register Download Registration Form or call 561-233-1742
Registration Deadline one week prior to program date
Cost $10.00
CEU's .2 CEU/2 hours in-service credit
Presenter(s) Maisie Ross, CFLE Program Leader
Speaker(s)

Tuesday, August 28

Program Title Using Centers to Teach Nutrition - Children will learn while they are playing. This will be an interactive session in which participants will be taught how to develop classroom centers to teach preschoolers nutrition, food selection, and shopping, while they develop other skills like math, reading, and language skills.
Date(s) August 28
Where PBC Extension, 559 N. Military Trail, WPB
Time 6:00pm – 8:00pm
How to Register Download Registration Form or call 561-233-1742
Registration Deadline one week prior to program date
Cost $10.00
CEU's .2 CEU/2 in-service hours credit
Presenter(s) Ada Medina-Solorzano, Extension Agent
Speaker(s)
Tuesday, September 18
Program Title Developing Assets in Young Children - Children develop at different rates but in somewhat predictable time frames. Research shows that children with developmental assets are less likely to engage in harmful behavior. What are developmental assets? How do these assets apply to young children? What can providers do to build and strengthen developmental assets in young children? These and other questions will be answered in this workshop.
Date(s) September 18
Where PBC Extension, 559 N. Military Trail, WPB
Time 6:00pm – 8:00pm
How to RegisterDownload Registration Form or call 561-233-1742
Registration Deadline one week prior to program date
Cost $10.00
CEU's .2 CEU/2 in-service hours credit
Presenter(s) Maisie Ross, CFLE Program Leader
Speaker(s)  
Tuesday, October 9
Program Title Teaching Diversity Through Food Experiences - South Florida is a kaleidoscope of different cultures. Childcare providers can use this great opportunity to teach nutrition to preschoolers through food experiences while they develop others skills. Teachers will learn new methods to teach nutrition in a creative, culturally sensitive way. They will get ideas of how to teach children to eat, accept, and respect foods from other cultures.
Date(s) October 9
Where PBC Extension, 559 N. Military Trail, WPB
Time 6:00pm – 8:00pm
How to RegisterDownload Registration Form or call 561-233-1742
Registration Deadline one week prior to program date
Cost $10.00
CEU's .2 CEU/2 hours in-service credit
Presenter(s) Ada Medina-Solorzano, Extension Agent
Speaker(s)  
Tuesday, October 30
Program Title Teaching Preschoolers About Money - Children are born learners. By age 5, they know a lot about the world and themselves. In this workshop, participants will examine how teaching young children about money can contribute to life long healthy spending habits. Participants will receive practical tips for teaching preschoolers basic rules for smart money use.
Date(s) October 30
Where PBC Extension, 559 N. Military Trail, WPB
Time 6:00pm – 8:00pm
How to RegisterDownload Registration Form or call 561-233-1742
Registration Deadline one week prior to program date
Cost $10.00
CEU's .2 CEU/2 hours in-service credit
Presenter(s) Nicole Boodoo, Extension Agent
Speaker(s)  
Tuesday, November 13
Program Title Maintaining Healthy Child Care Centers - We live in a natural world that is full of microorganisms, good and bad - living, things that cannot be seen with the bare eyes. Young children are very susceptible to becoming ill from bad microorganisms. In this session, participants will learn about harmful microorganisms found in child care centers, how to control them, and how to limit the spread of communicable diseases.
Date(s) November 13
Where PPBC Extension, 559 N. Military Trail, WPB
Time 6:00pm - 8:00pm
How to RegisterDownload Registration Form or call 561-233-1742
Registration Deadline one week prior to program date
Cost $10.00
CEU's

.2 CEU/2 hours in-service credit

Presenter(s) Ada Medina, Extension Agent
Speaker(s)  
 
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All workshops (unless stated otherwise) will be held at:
Palm Beach County Extension 559 N. Military Trail West Palm Beach 561-233-1742 (map)

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