Training & Events Calendar
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Mar 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Parent Workshop – Building Early Literacy Skills
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Learning starts at home! Join us to learn some ways that you can promote early literacy skills with your young child, to set them up for success with reading and writing at school. Please note: This workshop is for parents and other caregivers such as grandparents and foster parents. It...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Parent Workshop – Should I Be Worried
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us to learn about developmental milestones in young children and how these impact a child's behavior. Please note: This workshop is for parents and other caregivers such as grandparents and foster parents. It is not a childcare training and COK hours will not be given. ***THIS IS IN...
Monday, March 31, 2025
Understanding Linguistic and Cultural Diversity and Language Acquisition
$0.00 - $10.00
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
This training explores best practices for working with children who are English Language Learners to help them be successful participants in their preschool setting, while supporting their ability to learn English. Participants will learn the stages of second language acquisition and ways to help support children as they move through...
Apr 2025
Tuesday, April 01, 2025
Including All Children and the Americans with Disabilities Act
$0.00 - $35.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
This workshop will provide participants with an understanding of the requirements for ADA and inclusionary practices. Participants will leave with a better understanding of best practices and available resources. This training will meet the 3 hour training requirement for MSDE. Core of Knowledge Area: Special Needs (3 hours) ***THIS TRAINING...
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Parent Workshop – Picky Eaters
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Do you have a picky eater in your family? It can be a challenge, but we are here to help. We will offer tips, ideas, and strategies to help even the pickiest of eaters. Please note: This workshop is for parents and other caregivers such as grandparents and foster parents....
Wednesday, April 02, 2025
Cyber Security for Early Childhood
$0.00 - $5.00
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Cyber Security for Early Childhood Core of Knowledge: Health, Safety and Nutrition (3 hours) This training is conducted by the Institute for Childhood Preparedness. Thanks to funding provided by the Maryland State Department of Education, the registration fee for this event is only $5. ...
Monday, April 07, 2025
Baby Picasso: Process Art Experiences for Infants and Toddlers
$0.00 - $10.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Art is more than just a fun activity for infants and toddlers. When little ones engage in process art, they are strengthening many developmental skills. This workshop looks at the differences between process art and arts and crafts projects. It focuses on the importance of letting little ones experience process...
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
Communities of Practice: Play-Based Learning
$0.00
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
QUALITY COUNTS Best Practices for New or Experienced Early Childhood Professionals Join us for 1 hour professional development opportunities! During these short communities of practice, you will network with new and experienced educators to review core skills and build upon them! This month we will be exploring how children learn....
Wednesday, April 09, 2025
Keys to Inclusion and Behavior Management
$0.00 - $5.00
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
This training addresses best practices in Early Childhood Education, with regards to inclusion and behavior management. Through hands-on activities and experiences, teachers will explore and increase their familiarity with best practices, such as an engaging classroom arrangement, balanced visual schedules, effective transitions, how to best utilize classroom staff, using proactive...
Saturday, April 12, 2025
Medication Administration
$70.00
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
THIS WILL BE IN PERSON Location: Catonsville Branch of Baltimore County Public Library 1100 Frederick Rd, Catonsville, MD 21228 This MSDE-designed workshop will teach providers what they need to know when administering medication to children. Learn how to give oral, topical, inhaled, and emergency medicines to infants and children; how...
Catonsville Branch of Baltimore County Public Library1100 Frederick RdCatonsville, Maryland 21228
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 - Thursday, April 17, 2025
Emergency Preparedness for Child Care Programs
$0.00 - $5.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Thanks to funding provided by the Maryland State Department of Education, the registration fee for this event is only $5. Develop a comprehensive plan to follow when a disaster occurs. Natural disasters, medical emergencies, technological hazards, and family and community concerns (disgruntled parents, missing children, pandemic flu) will be covered....
Thursday, April 17, 2025
Parent Workshop – Kids Who are Differently Wired
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us to learn about children who have differently wired brains, such as children with Autism, ADHD, and Learning Disabilities. Please note: This workshop is for parents and other caregivers such as grandparents and foster parents. It is not a childcare training and COK hours will not be given....
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Build Your Perfect Emergency Plan
$0.00
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Build Your Perfect Plan coaching sessions will provide additional resources, mentoring and strategies to support Emergency and Disaster Preparedness plan development in a group setting. These sessions are free and open to all providers around the state, regardless of where or when they attended Emergency and Disaster Preparedness training. Join...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Active Shooter Preparedness Training for Early Childhood Professionals
$0.00 - $5.00
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
At this active shooter preparedness training, participants will learn evidence-based techniques and strategies on how to prepare for and respond to an active shooter incident. Participants at this workshop also learn how to conduct drills, develop a customized plan and work together to ensure staff, teachers, and children are best...
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Fun with Feelings: Activities that Promote Emotional Intelligence
$0.00 - $5.00
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
During this training, participants will learn strategies and fun activities to assist preschool and school aged children in exploring their feelings for the purpose of promoting Emotional Intelligence. Participants will learn about the connection between Multiple Intelligences and Emotional Intelligence. Participants will learn about potential red flag behaviors that may...
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Learning Math with Dollar Store and Thrift Store Finds
$0.00 - $5.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Young children love to think and figure things out – reasoning - they do it all day. Math is about thinking, figuring things out and reasoning. Math manipulatives do not have to cost a fortune, many materials can be found at the local dollar store or thrift shop that support...
Monday, April 28, 2025
Connection Through Communication
$0.00 - $10.00
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
This training will provide participants with information about how communication is effected by age, race, class, and technology. Participants will come away with an understanding that while there are broad generalizations that can be made about how different people communicate based on their identities, communication should also be individualized to...
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Equity Series: Intersectional Pedagogy for Justice and Equity
$0.00
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join Dr. Stacey French-Lee in this interactive session where participants will explore the practical application of critical feminist theory in early childhood and elementary education settings through the lens of of intersectional pedagogy. Intersectional Pedagogy is defined as, “an approach to teaching and learning by which inequality and exclusion resulting...
May 2025
Thursday, May 01, 2025
Learning the Basics: Down Syndrome
$0.00 - $5.00
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us for a professional development event designed to help you support children birth to three years old who have special needs. This event is funded by the Maryland State Department of Education. Thanks to this funding, the registration fee for this event is only $5. This professional development series consists of...
Monday, May 05, 2025
But It’s Mine! Redirecting Toddlers (Developing Social Emotional Competencies)
$0.00 - $10.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Caregivers intentionally teaching social emotional skills throughout the daily routines, produces many positive outcomes for children. This workshop will present a definition of social emotional skills and presents benefits of promoting social emotional skills. Participants will be introduced to teaching strategies and engage in a “teaching laboratory” to develop tools...
Monday, May 05, 2025
Parent Workshop – Scary Topics
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us to learn how to care for, talk to, and support young children on topics that can feel scary for them. Please note: This workshop is for parents and other caregivers such as grandparents and foster parents. It is not a childcare training and COK hours will not be...
Wednesday, May 07, 2025
Encouraging Healthy Social Emotional Development in the Young Child Ages 0-5
$0.00 - $10.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
$10 Children’s Mental Health Matters Week Special! This interactive workshop will increase participants’ knowledge of healthy social emotional development in preschoolers. Topics covered include: Milestones/Indicators; Empathy/Relationships/Co-Regulation; Strategies and Tools to use in your program; and Resources. Core of Knowledge Area: Child Development (1 hour) & Special Needs (1 hour) ***THIS TRAINING...
Thursday, May 08, 2025
Math is Fun
$0.00 - $5.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
This course is designed to guide child care providers and teachers in implementing math curricular activities. Topics include helping children learn about math concepts as they explore and discover, looking beyond learning counting and numbers, and developing and extending children’s interest in mathematical concepts– inclusive for all early math learners....
Friday, May 09, 2025
Medication Administration
$70.00
9:30 am - 3:30 pm
THIS WILL BE IN PERSON Location: Abilities Network 8503 LaSalle Road Towson, MD 21286 This MSDE-designed workshop will teach providers what they need to know when administering medication to children. Learn how to give oral, topical, inhaled, and emergency medicines to infants and children; how to keep accurate records; regulations...
Abilities Network8503 LaSalle RdTowson, Maryland 21286
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Communities of Practice: Potty Talk
$0.00
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
QUALITY COUNTS Best Practices for New or Experienced Early Childhood Professionals Join us for 1 hour professional development opportunities! During these short communities of practice, you will network with new and experienced educators to review core skills and build upon them! Potty Talk 1pm-2pm | Tuesday, May 13th, 2025 *These...
Monday, May 19, 2025
Surviving Summer with School Agers
$0.00 - $10.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Although this course is designed for child care providers who work with school-agers, aged 5-8 years, the activities can be adapted and used with preschoolers too. Topics and activities will focus on social emotional development and self-esteem, peer relationships, gross and fine motor development, cognitive development and language development. You...
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Emergency Preparedness for Child Care Programs
$0.00 - $5.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Thanks to funding provided by the Maryland State Department of Education, the registration fee for this event is only $5. Develop a comprehensive plan to follow when a disaster occurs. Natural disasters, medical emergencies, technological hazards, and family and community concerns (disgruntled parents, missing children, pandemic flu) will be covered....
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Build Your Perfect Emergency Plan
$0.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Build Your Perfect Plan coaching sessions will provide additional resources, mentoring and strategies to support Emergency and Disaster Preparedness plan development in a group setting. These sessions are free and open to all providers around the state, regardless of where or when they attended Emergency and Disaster Preparedness training. Join...
Jun 2025
Wednesday, June 04, 2025
Fire Safety Training for Early Childhood Professionals
$0.00 - $5.00
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
This course covers fire safety, fire basics/chemistry, the elements of a fire inspection, common fire inspection violations, fire extinguishment techniques, and response options for fires. The course will also provide tools, tips and resources for developing a plan for responding to a fire in or near your program. Core of...
Thursday, June 05, 2025
Basic Health & Safety with Supporting Breastfeeding in Child Care
$0.00 - $35.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
This workshop provides basic information about critical health and safety topics for all child care providers to meet the requirement of the proposed licensing regulation regarding training in basic health and safety areas. Key topics include: establishing and maintaining safe and healthy environments; safe practices to prevent and reduce injuries,...
Monday, June 09, 2025
ABCDs of Safe Sleep
$0.00 - $30.00
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
As infant and toddler caregivers, it is important to understand SIDS and sleep-related deaths, including the many strategies which can be implemented to reduce the risk of sleep-related death. Participants will review what is SIDS and sleep-related death, review recent research and statistics, gain greater understanding of the role childcare...
Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Communities of Practice: Marketing Your Program
$0.00
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
QUALITY COUNTS Best Practices for New or Experienced Early Childhood Professionals Join us for 1 hour professional development opportunities! During these short communities of practice, you will network with new and experienced educators to review core skills and build upon them! Marketing Your Program 1pm-2pm | Tuesday, June 10th, 2025...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Parent Workshop – Toilet Learning
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Join us to learn all about supporting your little one with toilet learning! Please note: This workshop is for parents and other caregivers such as grandparents and foster parents. It is not a childcare training and COK hours will not be given. ***THIS IS IN AN ONLINE FORMAT*** Each...
Monday, June 16, 2025
Emergency Preparedness for Child Care Programs
$0.00 - $5.00
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Thanks to funding provided by the Maryland State Department of Education, the registration fee for this event is only $5. Develop a comprehensive plan to follow when a disaster occurs. Natural disasters, medical emergencies, technological hazards, and family and community concerns (disgruntled parents, missing children, pandemic flu) will be covered....
Monday, June 23, 2025
Build Your Perfect Emergency Plan
$0.00
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Build Your Perfect Plan coaching sessions will provide additional resources, mentoring and strategies to support Emergency and Disaster Preparedness plan development in a group setting. These sessions are free and open to all providers around the state, regardless of where or when they attended Emergency and Disaster Preparedness training. Join...
Monday, June 23, 2025
Discoveries of Infancy: The What and How of Learning
$0.00 - $10.00
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Studies consistently show that babies learn the most and will likely remember what they learn when they can control what’s happening. It’s all about the experiences they choose (not necessarily those chosen for them) that help them learn fastest and most completely. This workshop explores the discovery of understanding that...