Thursday, October 25, 2007
Parent Aware...
I have written about Parent Aware before. Designed by child care providers, early learning professionals and parents, Minnesota’s voluntary Parent Aware Rating Tool is intended to support our state’s children by creating a rating system which identifies, recognizes and celebrates quality in early education
The Parent Aware Rating Tool program is now in the pilot phase for licensed child care providers/early educators in five locations: Blue Earth and Nicollet counties, the City of St. Paul, areas of North Minneapolis and areas of Wayzata.
Child care providers/early educators in these pilot areas may volunteer to participate in the program at no cost. A provider resource specialist will be assigned to help you through the process. Please contact Valerie Peterson at valeriep@mnchildcare.org or 651-290-9704, ext. 107.
The following supports for the Parent Aware project are now being offered:
(1) Trainings on the Environmental Rating Scales (ERS) and Classroom Assessment and Scoring System (CLASS) offered by Center for Early Education and Development’s (CEED’s) Assessment and Training Center. Modules are:
* Infant Toddler Environmental Rating Scale (ITERS)
* Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS)
* Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale (FCCERS)
* Classroom Assessment and Scoring System (CLASS)
These trainings are for any family child care providers or center based child care staff in North Minneapolis or within the Wayzata School District, which are Minnesota Early Learning Foundation (MELF) pilot areas.
(2) SEEDs: SEEDs to Emergent Literacy is a professional development opportunity for child care providers to help prepare toddler to preschool age children for kindergarten. The free trainings give childcare providers information about how a SEEDS quality teacher can create a literacy rich classroom or home for children. The trainings can be enhanced through on site coaching opportunities with an Early Childhood Coach.
Training: Free training in SEEDs for any providers and center staff in the Minneapolis and Wayzata schools MELF pilot areas, and all Strong Beginnings sites.
Coaching: Limited opportunity for on-site consultation, technical assistance, and early literacy materials
All services and training are free and specific to the neighborhoods and communities that are piloting Parent Aware. Again, these areas are North Minneapolis and the Wayzata School District.
Details for registration:
I have written about Parent Aware before. Designed by child care providers, early learning professionals and parents, Minnesota’s voluntary Parent Aware Rating Tool is intended to support our state’s children by creating a rating system which identifies, recognizes and celebrates quality in early education
The Parent Aware Rating Tool program is now in the pilot phase for licensed child care providers/early educators in five locations: Blue Earth and Nicollet counties, the City of St. Paul, areas of North Minneapolis and areas of Wayzata.
Child care providers/early educators in these pilot areas may volunteer to participate in the program at no cost. A provider resource specialist will be assigned to help you through the process. Please contact Valerie Peterson at valeriep@mnchildcare.org or 651-290-9704, ext. 107.
The following supports for the Parent Aware project are now being offered:
(1) Trainings on the Environmental Rating Scales (ERS) and Classroom Assessment and Scoring System (CLASS) offered by Center for Early Education and Development’s (CEED’s) Assessment and Training Center. Modules are:
* Infant Toddler Environmental Rating Scale (ITERS)
* Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS)
* Family Child Care Environmental Rating Scale (FCCERS)
* Classroom Assessment and Scoring System (CLASS)
These trainings are for any family child care providers or center based child care staff in North Minneapolis or within the Wayzata School District, which are Minnesota Early Learning Foundation (MELF) pilot areas.
(2) SEEDs: SEEDs to Emergent Literacy is a professional development opportunity for child care providers to help prepare toddler to preschool age children for kindergarten. The free trainings give childcare providers information about how a SEEDS quality teacher can create a literacy rich classroom or home for children. The trainings can be enhanced through on site coaching opportunities with an Early Childhood Coach.
Training: Free training in SEEDs for any providers and center staff in the Minneapolis and Wayzata schools MELF pilot areas, and all Strong Beginnings sites.
Coaching: Limited opportunity for on-site consultation, technical assistance, and early literacy materials
All services and training are free and specific to the neighborhoods and communities that are piloting Parent Aware. Again, these areas are North Minneapolis and the Wayzata School District.
Details for registration:
- ERS and CLASS trainings are being offered through CEED. To register, contact Tracy Morgan, CEED's Assessment and Training Center Project Coordinator, at 612-625-8656 or tmorgan@umn.edu.
- SEEDS trainings are offered through Resources for Child Caring.
Training Schedule, SEEDS to Emergent Literacy Trainings
http://cehd.umn.edu/ceed/projects/atc/SEEDStrainingschedule.pdf
Registration Form, SEEDS to Emergent Literacy Trainings
http://cehd.umn.edu/ceed/projects/atc/FamilyandCenterRegistration.pdf
If you are a child care provider in the pilot area and are looking for free training and the potential to improve the reputation of your business, I suggest that you look closer at this opportunity. To learn more, visit the Parent Aware website.
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 7:31 PM 
