Summer Slide 2024

June 20th - Social and Emotional development describes children’s ability to form relationships with others, manage their emotions, and understand others’ emotions. We know that healthy social and emotional development contributes to a child’s overall well-being and school readiness. This session will provide information on how to support a child’s social and emotional development. In-turn, child care professionals will learn how to model and communicate these skills with parents/caregivers to support them as their child’s first and most important teacher.

June 27th - Approaches to Learning describes skills and behaviors that children use to learn, problem solve, and interact with others. We know children are naturally curious! What can we do to foster their curiosity and support their approaches to learning? This session will provide you with information on how to support a child’s approach to learning. In-turn, childcare professionals will learn how to model and communicate these skills with parents/caregivers to support them as their child’s first and most important teacher.

July 11th - Language and Literacy development describes how young children understand and use language and how they learn about reading and writing. We know that children communicate with us as early as infancy through their cooing and babbling noises. What can we do to support their language and literacy development to build effective communicators and future readers and writers. This session will provide you with information on how to support a child’s language and literacy development. In-turn, childcare professionals will learn how to model and communicate these skills with parents/caregivers to support them as their child’s first and most important teacher.

July 25th - Early Cognition & Science, Technology, Engineering, ARTS, and Mathematics (STEAM) describes the knowledge and skills children develop as they explore, reason, and express their understanding of the world. We know children differ in their cognitive skills and behaviors! What can we do to foster early cognition and STEAM in our child care programs? This session will provide you with information on how to support a child’s development in early cognitive and STEAM skills. In-turn, childcare professionals will learn how to model and communicate these skills with parents/caregivers to support them as their child’s first and most important teacher.

August 15th - The Physical Well-Being and Motor development domain describes how children learn to move their bodies, control their movements, and use their senses to learn about their environment. We know that a child's health and development is crucial to a child's overall well-being.  What can we do to support a child's physical and motor development? This session will provide you with information on how to support a child’s physical development. In-turn, childcare professionals will learn how to model and communicate these skills with parents/caregivers to support them as their child’s first and most important teacher.