Child Care Collaborative Network Events

Northwest Missouri Infant Toddler Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

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Northwest Missouri Home Based Collaborative Network
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

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The research is clear! Social-emotional skills are essential in the healthy development of all children. In this presentation, we will look at seven key areas of social-emotional development and practical ideas on how to support the development of skills.

Two Missouri clock hours will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

Northwest Missouri Preschool Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

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Join us to learn about what challenging behaviors are and how to manage them in the preschool classroom.

Two Missouri clock hours will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

Northwest Missouri Preschool Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

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Northwest Missouri Infant Toddler Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

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Keeping children safe is the top priority for early childhood teachers. This training will identify common causes of accidents and injuries with infants and toddlers and cover tips to prevent them with a focus on active supervision and available safety resources.

One Missouri clock hour will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

Northwest Missouri Home Based Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

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Gross motor skill development is an important part of early childhood. Children need time and space throughout the day to engage in gross motor activities. What if it is too hot or too cold or raining outside? This course will focus on strategies for incorporating gross motor activities inside your home-based program.

One Missouri clock hour will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

Northwest Missouri Preschool Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

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Developing empathy is part of developing prosocial behaviors and social and emotional development. A child’s social and emotional development affects their ability to form and maintain healthy relationships. This training will focus on the importance of developing empathy and prosocial skills and what teachers can do to foster these in their preschool classroom.

Northwest Missouri Infant Toddler Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

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Habits formed in early childhood can last a lifetime, so it is important to teach healthy eating habits. This training will focus on strategies for good nutrition and healthy food choices for infants and toddlers. 

One Missouri clock hour will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.

Northwest Missouri Infant Toddler Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

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Studies show that infants and toddlers in thriving relationships feel safe, protected, appreciated, and loved. When an infant or toddler establishes a relationship with a sensitive and responsive caregiver, the infant learns whom to trust and turn to when needing support – when the caregiver and the families are connected – infants and toddler’s soar!

Northwest Missouri Home Based Collaborative Network 
April 2025 Best Practice Trainings

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Temperament is defined as an innate quality we are born with. While it may modify due to our life experiences, in general it doesn't make huge shifts. Why does this matter? As early childhood professionals the more we understand the better able we are to match our teaching to the individual needs of the children we serve.

Two Missouri clock hours will be given. There is no cost to attend, but registration is required.