Strong recordkeeping protects children, supports staff, demonstrates compliance, and helps programs make informed decisions. This workshop introduces participants to the major categories of records required in school-age child care and explores how to organize, update, secure, and retrieve information efficiently. OCFS area 5
When building healthy habits, it is important to include routines and strategies to maintain good physical and emotional health. In this training, participants will discuss why this is important as well as practical ways to build these foundations with school-age children.
This workshop dives into learning about the origins of conflict - limited resources, unmet needs, social status, and perceived differences in values. Using that knowledge participants explore their own conflict...
Emergency drills should do more than satisfy a calendar requirement. This workshop helps SAC staff understand how to prepare children and staff for evacuation, use multiple exit routes, maintain accountability,...
This professional development course prepares school-age educators to establish and maintain environments that protect children's physical safety and promote holistic, whole-child health per the NYS OCFS regulations. It focuses on...
This professional development course prepares school-age educators to establish and maintain environments that protect children's physical safety and promote holistic, whole-child health per the NYS OCFS regulations. It focuses on...
Esta sesión de desarrollo profesional conecta tres conceptos clave: los principios fundamentales de las Experiencias Adversas en la Infancia (ACEs), lo que sabemos sobre el estrés y el comportamiento en los niños pequeños, y el papel que desempeñan los profesionales de la primera infancia en el camino hacia la esperanza y la sanación.
A well-organized personnel file provides evidence that staff meet program requirements and supports effective supervision and management. Participants will explore what belongs in staff records and how programs can create systems for monitoring clearances, qualifications, training and required documentation. OCFS Topic Area 5
Math happens everywhere in after-school programs—from games and building to cooking, art, sports, and everyday problem-solving. This interactive workshop helps educators recognize and create informal math opportunities that encourage children to explore, estimate, measure, identify patterns, solve problems, and explain their thinking through hands-on, real-world experiences.
Culturally responsive practice starts with understanding how to build connections with people across cultures, which includes not only ethnic cultures but religions, neighborhoods, and more. Participants will learn the neuroscience behind culturally responsive practice and build the skills needed to make their programs more inclusive and engaging for diverse populations. Facilitator: Lance Ozier, Change Impact