Projects and Initiatives...TKW Consulting can provide training in many of
the projects and initiatives offered in the State of Minnesota. Most of
these programs are offered in multiple sessions and many can only be scheduled
through your regional Child Care Resource and Referral Agency. Please see
the detailed page for the program you are interested in.
- SURGE Support Child Care Project
The Surge Support Child Care Project is a national model of
respite child care for families of deployed Army National Guard and Reserve
soldiers. For more information contact your local CCR&R or training
coordinator.
- SEEDS of School Readiness and
Early Literacy Project
A program
designed to give child care providers information about how to create a
literacy rich classroom or home for 3 to 5 year old children.
- Not By Chance: Child Care
That Supports School Readiness
Not by Chance: Child Care that Supports
School Readiness is a training curriculum designed to provide concrete
information on Minnesota’s endorsed quality support tools.
This learning system, offered by Child Care
Resource & Referral, is structured in three levels:
Foundations of Quality,
Tools to Create Quality,
and Quality in Practice. Building on the existing excellence of Minnesota
child care providers, the Not by Chance trainings provide information and
resources to measure this excellence and take it to the next level. This
educational series sets out to prepare the field for the changing face of
child care and a new era in which every provider is viewed and valued as an
early educator.
- OUNCE Scale
An observational assessment for evaluating the development
of infants and toddlers.
- Project Exceptional
A program that
provides activities and materials in workshops that are designed for
individuals who are interested in expanding their knowledge about inclusion in
early childhood and school-age settings.
- Nurtured Heart Approach
Children with high intensity temperaments are often
children who challenge us in school or child care settings. The
"Nurtured Heart Approach", based on the work of Howard Glasser, is a unique
approach for working with children who have challenging behaviors.
- Building Cultural Connections
A program that focuses on the
importance of culture in the healthy social development of all children rather
than focusing on one specific culture or ethnicity.
- Second Step
A violence prevention program.
- Essential Elements
A program designed for new or beginning early care
providers.
- Hand-In-Hand
A series of seven training modules that cover a variety of play
issues that may affect young children and strategies to support play-based
learning.
Some other projects that you may be interested
in that we do not offer at this time, include:
- ITTI - Infant Toddler Training Intensive
- First Signs of Autism
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