• Workforce Development in Afterschool: Connecting Youth to Careers, Skills & Possibilities

    Description: Afterschool programs are powerful spaces for young people to explore their interests, develop skills, and connect what they are learning to the world of work. This interactive training introduces workforce development through an afterschool lens, exploring how educators can incorporate career awareness, skill development, real-world experiences, and relationships and pathways into everyday programming. Participants...

  • Regulations 101

    Navigating New York State child care regulations can feel overwhelming—but regulations are designed to support children's health, safety, and well-being. This highly interactive training introduces participants to the structure and purpose of NYS School-Age Child Care Regulations (Part 414), teaches strategies for locating regulations quickly, and provides opportunities to apply regulations to realistic program situations....

  • Regulations 101

    Navigating New York State child care regulations can feel overwhelming—but regulations are designed to support children's health, safety, and well-being. This highly interactive training introduces participants to the structure and...

  • Professionalism: The Cornerstone of Quality Programming

    This professional development course helps school-age staff strengthen their professionalism by aligning decisions with child development knowledge, setting career goals, and participating in ongoing education. It emphasizes creating respectful workplace...

  • Self

    This professional development course empowers school-age educators to cultivate safe, emotionally secure environments where children develop strong self-esteem, self-control, and independence. It focuses on strategies to help youth embrace their...

  • Supervision

    Effective supervision is much more than watching children—it is an intentional practice that combines awareness, engagement, environmental design, and proactive planning to create physically and emotionally safe environments where children...

  • Supervision

    Effective supervision is much more than watching children—it is an intentional practice that combines awareness, engagement, environmental design, and proactive planning to create physically and emotionally safe environments where children...

  • Self

    This professional development course empowers school-age educators to cultivate safe, emotionally secure environments where children develop strong self-esteem, self-control, and independence. It focuses on strategies to help youth embrace their...

  • Creative Environments

    This professional development course guides school-age educators in designing stimulating out-of-school environments that spark imagination, self-directed learning, and creative expression. It focuses on utilizing physical space, reliable routines, and diverse...

  • Professionalism: The Cornerstone of Quality Programming

    This professional development course helps school-age staff strengthen their professionalism by aligning decisions with child development knowledge, setting career goals, and participating in ongoing education. It emphasizes creating respectful workplace...