Totebag
A
Knapsack full of good ideas for early childhood professionals!
Wisconsin
Child Care Improvement Project
Catalog of Services & Products
Does
your child care program face any of these challenges?
‚ Staff turnover
‚ Staff not using developmentally appropriate practice
‚ Cluttered environment
‚ Children and families with high needs
‚ Staff communication issues
‚ Cash flow problems
We
can help! WCCIP Technical Advisors have faced the same challenges. We
have experience as:
— Center directors/owners/administrators
— Preschool teachers
— Family child care providers
— Head Start teachers
— Elementary school teachers
— School-age site supervisors
— Licensing specialist
— NAEYC Validators
— NSACA Endorser
— CDA Advisors
We
know what works. We teach the teachers!
WCCIP
Mission Statement & Goals
WCCIP builds strength
through diverse partnerships for positive growth and development of
children by:
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Acting as a catalyst for integrated/collaborative services.
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Increasing the number of early childhood programs meeting national
standards of quality.
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Educating providers to promote quality child care services as a
viable business enterprise.
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Promoting quality child care as a high priority public investment.
In addition to the training and consulting services listed in this catalog,
WCCIP provides technical assistance to people wishing to start new licensed
family child care or group child care programs. This work is done under
the Child Care Technical Assistance Grant from the Department of Health
and Family Services.
WCCIP also provides support and technical assistance to programs working
on quality improvement including accreditation and/or the CDA credential.
This work is performed under the Statewide Technical Assistance Grant
from the Department of Workforce Development, Office of Child Care.
The School-Age Care Initiative Grant, also from DWD, Office of Child
Care, funds WCCIP to assist in the development of new school-age slots,
building a leadership team to promote the needs of out-of-school time
services; offering professional development opportunities for school-age
providers; and supporting communities in starting and expanding school-age
care.
Under the Partners for Healthy Child Care Grant, WCCIP staff join health
care professionals with child care professionals to address the health
and safety needs of children in child care.
“Babies
and Their Amazing Brains” —
Recent research has shown the importance of consistent, nurturing care
for very young children. Learn about the science of brain development
and how it is tied to a child’s ability to develop and grow normally
and form trusting relationships. Learn key ways you can support an infant’s
brain development.
2 hours. Principles of Child Growth & Development*
“Building Staff Relationships” —
This workshop identifies the elements of a healthy work environment, teaches
strategies for maintaining those elements and teaches methods for improved
staff relationships. Participants will assess their own work environment,
learn conflict resolution techniques and listening skills.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Maintaining
A Commitment to Professionalism*
“Curriculum
Design—Infants and Toddlers” —
A good infant/toddler curriculum provides opportunities for children to
learn and explore, supporting them as they move through the stages of
development. This workshop examines ways to best support infant and toddler
development through age and stage appropriate activities which encourage
motor development, positive behaviors and social relationships.
Any length. Steps to Advance Children’s Physical & Emotional
Development*
“Dancing
With Bears: Building Resiliency in Young Children” —
Life can take a toll on children. Divorce, domestic violence, drugs, alcohol,
poverty can all interfere with children’s ability to learn, grow
and thrive. This workshop shows how we, as child care providers, can support
children who are experiencing such difficulties. Participants will learn
specific techniques for supporting children through hard times such as
one-on-one time, humor, children’s books, time in nature.
2 hours. Positive Ways to Support Children’s
Social & Emotional Development*
“DAP
Shot: Developmentally Appropriate Practice That Scores” —
This workshop focuses on the issues that influence children’s behaviors
such as developmental stage, classroom environment, or teacher interactions.
Methods of guiding children’s behaviors in a positive manner are
offered. This workshop can be tailored for any age group—infants
and toddlers, preschoolers, or school-agers.
Any length. Principles of Child Growth & Development*
“Developing Positive Family Relationships”
— This workshop highlights the importance of communicating with families
and also examines effective means of communication.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Strategies
to Establish Productive Relationships With Families*
“Good Directors: Lighting A Fire Without
Burning Out” — High turnover, inexperienced staff,
and demanding parents can cause directors to get on an endless treadmill
of trying to do it all themselves. Too long on the treadmill and directors
begin to burn out. But there is hope! Learn specific techniques—empowerment,
delegation, active listening—all tools to help you succeed as a director
and grow your staff. Designed especially for center directors, assistant
directors, program coordinators and lead teachers.
2 hours. Maintaining A Commitment to Professionalism*
“Guiding Behavior in Babies and Beyond”
— This workshop focuses on the issues that influence children’s
behaviors and identifies methods of guiding infants’ and toddlers’
behaviors in a positive manner.
2-3 hours. Positive Ways to Support Children’s
Social & Emotional Development*
“Hitting the Mark of Quality”
— This workshop meets Registry requirements for becoming a CEU instructor.
It covers the role of the trainer, characteristics of a dynamic speaker,
adult learning styles and multiple intelligences. Also covered is how
to prepare for a workshop, trainer’s bag of tricks and how to deal
with a variety of participants such as people who talk too much and those
who talk too little.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Maintaining
A Commitment to Professionalism*
“I See You! Observing Children in Child
Care Settings” — This workshop gives information
about useful tools for observing and recording children’s behavior.
It covers definition of assessment, resources available, importance of
objectivity and the on-going nature of observing children.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Observing & Recording Children’s
Behavior*
“More
Than Monkey Bars: Enhancing Children’s Outdoor Play” —
Learn how to make sure your playground is safe using the S.A.F.E. approach—Supervision,
Age-Appropriate Equipment, Fall Zone Surfacing and Equipment Maintenance.
Make sure you’re in compliance with state licensing and that your
playground is accessible. Also covered: meeting children’s developmental
needs, incorporating natural elements, fund raising and much more.
Any length. Planning A Safe, Healthy Learning Environment*
“Move It Over Here! Environment Design That
Works” — Environment is everything! This hands-on
session illustrates how to use room arrangement and learning centers as
curriculum tools. Participants will examine their own classrooms, identify
trouble spots and design strategies to overcome them.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Planning A
Safe, Healthy Learning Environment**CDA content area
“Positive Guidance Through Developmentally
Appropriate Practices” —This workshop covers ideas
for planning age and stage appropriate activities which encourage large
and small motor development, positive behaviors and social relationships.
Also covered are ways of supporting parents by sharing and seeking information,
modeling and offering ways for parents to become involved in their child’s
program.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Positive Ways to Support Children’s
Social & Emotional Development*
“Smooth Move: Transitions in Child Care”
— Spend some time in small group discussions learning about your
strengths when it comes to transitions and the areas where you need improvement.
Then strategize on ways to make transitions more effective. This workshop
will look closely at appropriate expectations for the different age groups
in transitions. You’ll gain a better understanding of the factors
that can influence a transition—mood of the group, age of the kids,
the physical environment.
2-3 hours. Positive Ways to Support Children’s Social & Emotional
Development
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"The
entire seminar was very meaningful. I really enjoyed the part on
community building and personality traits."
- "Teaching
With Heart" participant.
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“Stop, Glop, Go! Process Art for All” — Get
messy and have fun in this hands-on demonstration of process art. Using
paint crayons, markers, collage materials, eye droppers learn how to encourage
children to participate in open-ended art activities. Learn about art
approaches with all ages, infant through school-age.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Steps to Advance Children’s
Physical & Intellectual Development*
“Teaching With Heart: Finding Your Passion
for Working With Young Children” — Do you still have
the same level of enthusiasm for working with children as you did the
first day you walked into the classroom or greeted a child at the door
of your family child care? Rediscover your passion for teaching in this
challenging workshop. Using self-reflective techniques you will examine
your values and commitment to teaching; you will learn how to enhance
your support and friendship network to keep you thriving in the classroom;
and you will learn how to gain satisfaction by giving back to your early
childhood community.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Maintaining A Commitment to Professionalism*
“Teambuilding With A Child Care Staff”
— Looking for ways to strengthen your team? Learn games
that will build communication, prevent staff burnout, and increase creativity
in your staff. Group participation will show the importance of teambuilding
which leads to effective communication.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Maintaining A Commitment to Professionalism*
“Understanding Conflict” —
Conflict may be a part of life but that doesn’t make it any easier
to deal with! Learn why we react to conflict the way we do. Develop strategies
for preventing conflict, improved communication and acceptance of our
own and others’ feelings.
2 hours. Maintaining A Commitment to Professionalism*
“Values
Clarification: Road Map for Teaching” — A child care
program with a clear, identifiable set of values that are promoted and
believed by all the staff is a program where children receive more than
just custodial care or skill building. They receive lessons in life. This
workshop guides participants through a basic process for answering the
following questions: What are values? How do we get them? What do they
do for us? What values can we agree on to guide our child care program?
2-3 hours. Maintaining A Commitment to Professionalism*
“Working With Kids Who Challenge”
— Learn how to use positive staff-child interactions, logical consequences,
and conflict resolution as the tools to prevent aggression in child care
programs. Gain a clinical and behavioral understanding of ADD/ADHD. Participants
will learn how to set children up for success by building self-esteem
and social skills.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Positive Ways to Support Children
Social & Emotional Development*
*CDA
content area
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All WCCIP workshops include plenty of time for hands-on learning
and exploration. Here participants in an “Observing and Recording
Children’s Behavior” workshop look over a sampling of
documentation materials. |
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WCCIP workshop presenters are skilled in working with adult
learners. Barb Evensen, center, works with two participants who
are learning about infant/toddler environments. |
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“All
Books, All the Time” —
This workshop shows family child care providers how to integrate children’s
literature into all types of activities throughout the day. It also covers
how to do this in a multi-age group setting. Participants will take part
in hands-on group activities that allow them to explore this concept using
selected books and choosing themes.
2 hours. Steps to Advance Children’s Physical & Intellectual
Development*
“Alike and Different: Promoting Diversity
in Family Child Care” — Providing a culturally diverse
environment that meets the individual differences of everyone in a family
child care program can be challenging. This workshop covers ways a provider
can meet this licensing requirement as well as learn more about the different
cultures that make up our community.
Positive Ways to Support Children’s Social
& Emotional Development
“Babies to Big Ones: Working With Mixed
Age Groups” — It’s not unusual for family child
care providers to be caring for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-agers
all at the same time. Learn how to plan developmentally appropriate activities
to meet the needs of all the children in your care.
2 hours. Steps to Advance Children’s Physical & Intellectual
Development*
“Enhancing Your Curriculum On A Budget”
— Learn how you can use everyday items found in your home
to make toys, games and other developmentally appropriate objects that
will enhance your curriculum and environment without breaking your budget.
2 hours. Step to Advance Childrdn’s Physical & Intellectual Development*
“Help! My Licensor Is At the Door and I
Can’t Find My Records” — To run an efficient,
high quality licensed family child care business, it is important to have
an organized record keeping system. Learn how to set up a record keeping
system to help you keep track of children’s files and your training
records, and learn specific ways to save time in keeping your files up
to date.
2 hours. Strategies to Manage An Effective Program
Operation*
“How to Keep Going and Growing: Professionalism
in Family Child Care” — Family child care is a profession
where providers are often isolated from others in their field. Running
your own business and working alone for many hours is a challenge that
causes many providers to close their businesses. In this workshop you
learn about the professional support groups, associations, and community
groups that are available. They offer encouragement, guidance and training
to help prevent burn out and keep you in your chosen career for many years.
2 hours. Maintaining A Commitment to Professionalism*
“Making and Using a Flannel Board”
— Learn how to use flannel boards to enhance your storytelling
and increase children’s language skills. Choose from over 20 different
story patterns to create flannel board pieces from pellon. Additional
charge of $5 per person for materials.
2 hours. Steps to Advance Children’s Physical & Emotional Development*
*CDA
content area
“An
Anti-Bias Approach to School-Age Care” — Build positive
attitudes toward differences in your school-agers. During this interactive
session, we evaluate our current programs and identify specific strategies
we can use to create a school-age environment that reflects and supports
diversity. This workshop answers the question “What is an anti-bias
approach?” by examining staff/child interactions, child/child interactions,
curriculum and environment.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Cultural and
Individual Diversity*
“Count Me In: School-Agers With Special Needs”
— Gain
information on how to work with children with special needs and their
families. Identify tools one can use to teach school-agers about special
needs. Learn how to guide kids to have positive attitudes toward others.
Evaluate your current program and identify specific strategies to use
to create an inclusive environment.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Cultural and Individual Diversity*
“My Place: Quality School-Age Environments” —
School-age care—a place they can call their own! This session provides
participants with an activity centered approach to creating a unique,
exciting and engaging environment. This workshop covers the importance
of creating a choice atmosphere, strategies for meeting academic needs,
and the NSACA standards for quality school-age care.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Developmentally
Appropriate Practice*
“DAP-SAC: Developmentally Appropriate Activities
for School-Agers” — Learn about the unique needs
and interests of school-age children—their need for choices, strong
interest in friendship and growing capacity for taking on responsibility.
Then design an environment and activities to meet those needs and interests.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Developmentally
Appropriate Practice*
“Engaging Cooperation in School-Age Children”
— Love and logic, a behavior management philosophy that
engages cooperation, is the basis for this workshop. Learn how to use
the “real world” and logical consequences as the basic disciplinary
tools to teach children that they can be responsible and are capable of
making good decisions.
Approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry. Child Guidance
“When Push Comes to Shove: Bullying in School-Age
Programs” — Bullying behavior is not a normal part
of growing up and teachers need specific skills to prevent and interrupt
bullying behavior. This workshop teaches bullying prevention by building
community and teaching empathy. It also gives teachers ways to support
victims by teaching them self-awareness, friendship skills and how to
ask for help.
Approved by .5 CEUs by The Registry. Child Guidance
*SAC Credential content area
| SPECIAL
SERVICES/PRODUCTS |
Positive
Practice in Family Child Care Video —
WCCIP
is excited to announce our new video, Positive
Practice in Family Child Care: Join
three highly experienced, nationally accredited,
family child care providers as they share their
thoughts and ideas on various aspects of high
quality programming. Learn about business
practices that contribute to their success.
View quality environments first hand.
Watch multi aged groups of children engaged
in building positive relationships with one
another and with their caregivers. Understand
the importance of networking with other child care
professionals. Recognize your role in
helping family child care providers improve their
programs.
Gain
renewed joy in the importance of your work as a
child care professional. $38
Click here to download a copy of the
order form.
Adobe
Reader required. Click icon for free download.
Business
Planner Consultation —
Not turning a profit? Or just want to make sure you haven’t forgotten
anything before you open your new program? Book a Business Planner Consultation.
Using software developed by WCCIP’s business specialists, get a detailed
look at the financial health of your program. For group centers and family
child care programs, new and existing. $60/hr.
plus travel and mileage.
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"She
took us through the (CDA) process at a comfortable level and did
her utmost to help all the candidates succeed. She was a resource
at the beginning, middle and end of the process. We couldn't have
done it without her."
- Center Director
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Child
Development Associate (CDA) Advising — WCCIP staff provide
mentoring, feedback and support to early childhood professionals who are
seeking their CDA credential. Cost includes assistance developing a resource
file, autobiography and writing competency goals. 16 hours and three visits
are allotted for each candidate. If all hours are not needed, advisor
may present a workshop to all staff on topic needed by the candidate to
meet CDA training requirements.$600 plus travel
and mileage.
Customized Accreditation Consultation Booklet —This
WCCIP-designed booklet will help programs stay on track for NAEYC accreditation.
It’s an assessment tool based on NAEYC criteria to help programs
determine the areas where they need work before they can become accredited.
There’s space for target dates, action plans and completion dates.
And it’s printed on carbonless paper so you have a second copy!
$7.00
Click here to download a copy of the order form.
Adobe
Reader required. Click icon for free download.
Developing A Hiring Process —The best time to think
about how you hire staff is when you are fully staffed. This booklet can
help you to develop a hiring process, a system to help you hire the right
person for the job, based on your center’s philosophy and goals.
It includes a list “what to consider” as well as samples of
all hiring forms and it will help ensure you are complying with the laws
that govern employers. $12.00
Click here to download a copy of the order form.
Adobe
Reader required. Click icon for free download.
ECERS
Evaluations —The Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale
is a nationally recognized tool for thoroughly evaluating all aspects
of a child care program. WCCIP staff have trained with Thelma Harms, the
creator of ECERS and have extensive experience using the tool. Each evaluation
includes careful observation in the program and written and verbal feedback
from the evaluator. Evaluations are typically used by programs to determine
future training needs. Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale, Infant/Toddler
Environment Rating Scale and School-Age Environment Rating Scale also
available. $200/classroom plus travel and mileage.
The Game of Child Care — Get
ready for the financial reality of opening a child care center by playing
this realistic, hands-on game. Learn about the real work of getting a
loan, choosing a site for your child care program, shopping for equipment
and toys, preparing your outdoor space, hiring staff, and marketing. Encounter
real-life road blocks such as the center furnace blowing up or your director
quitting with no notice. Good thing it’s only play money! A WCCIP
Technical Advisor facilitates this game which takes three hours to play.
A good introduction to the real world for new directors and a good way
to build understanding among staff of all the costs and concerns of running
a child care program. $325 plus travel and mileage.
Finance*
Mini-Conferences — Want to reach
out to parents or other child care programs similar to yours? Let WCCIP
handle the details of planning your conference. Our experienced planners
will arrange the venue, overnights and meals; book the keynote and all
workshop leaders, handle registration, publicity and evaluations. Cost
dependent on numbers of speakers and other factors. 20 percent administrative
charge in addition to other fees.
Path to Accreditation Poster —
Encourage staff to keep reaching for quality as you follow the path to
accreditation. Using this colorful poster, chart your program’s progress
to quality. Put up stickers as you reach milestones on the way to becoming
NAEYC accredited. 12” x 18”, full color. $12.00
Click
here to download a copy of the order form.
Adobe
Reader required. Click icon for free download.
Participants at a school-age workshop evaluate their classroom
environment by drawing a floor plan and marking areas of conflict
and areas where things go smoothly. |
Renew,
Refresh, Recharge Your Environment —
Package includes a materials and equipment assessment of each
classroom, recommendations for materials and equipment to purchase,
a two hour workshop on environments, and hands-on technical advice
with set-up and arrangement of classroom environments after the
recommended materials arrive.
Cost dependent upon size of program. Includes 2-3 visits by Technical
Advisor.
Staff
Retreats
—Looking for something special to re-charge your staff? WCCIP
will plan and deliver a one or two day retreat based on your program’s
needs and interests. Challenging, seminar style workshops with
CEUs.
Can include teambuilding activities, sessions on values and ethics,
required sessions such as SIDS training and more. On-site or near
site. Cost dependent on length of retreat
and number of WCCIP staff required.
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Coming
Soon! WCCIP Publications — Over the 16 years of WCCIP’s
existance, staff have written many useful curricula,
booklets, pamphlets and other tools to make running a child care program
easier. We are in the process of formatting these materials and will make
them available for sale in the next edition of Totebag. These publications
will include things like curricula, complete with Trainer’s Guide
and Participant Handbook so you can lead workshops yourself for your staff
or child care group.
| MEET
OUR STAFF - WE TEACH THE TEACHERS! |
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Kelly
Borchardt, Technical Advisor — Kelly brings a
variety of early childhood experiences
to her work with WCCIP. She has a BS in
elementary education and a WI Registry
Level VII. In her 15 + years in
the field, she was an assistant and lead
teacher; she was a recruitment
specialist at the child care resource
and referral agency in Wausau and also
worked for CCR & Rs in Stevens Point
and Wisconsin Rapids. She teaches the
family child care course for Mid State
Technical College and she is an NAEYC
validator. Her areas of expertise are
transitions, family communication, SIDS
training and family child care.
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Barb
Evensen, Technical Advisor — Barb has an early
childhood education degree from UW-Stout and has been with WCCIP
for 11 years. She was director of a child care program in Ripon
for 10 years. She also worked for the Work Place Child Care
Clearing House in the Lt. Governor’s office. Her areas
of expertise are employer-sponsored child care, infants and
toddlers and environments. “But my passion is curriculum,”
says Barb, “helping people understand their curriculum
and making a commitment to using it.” She also believes
in helping teachers learn to advocate for themselves “because
they know best what they need.”
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Sandy
Garski, Quality Grants Coordinator, Technical Advisor —
Sandy has worked for WCCIP since 1990. Prior to that she was
an early childhood administrator and preschool teacher in the
Madison area for 17 years. The program she administered was
the first NAEYC accredited program in Wisconsin. She now enjoys
assisting other programs through the process by doing training
and consulting on accreditation. She also teaches the Mentor
Teacher Seminar Course and contributes to trainings for the
Center for the Child Care Workforce on Taking On Turnover. She
has a degree in Preschool/Kindergarten Education from UW-Madison.
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Barb
Karlen, CCTA (Pre-Licensing) Coordinator, Technical Advisor
— Barb has been in the early childhood field
for 28 years, eight years with WCCIP. During that time she has
served as a parent/officer of a parent cooperative preschool,
a teacher, and a director/administrator of a NAEYC accredited
group center. She has a masters degree in Library Science with
an emphasis on children’s literature. She is an NAEYC validator.
She has attended national seminars with Alice Honig, Magda Gerber
and Diane Trister Dodge. She has also trained at Wheelock College’s
Infant/Toddler Curriculum intensive. Her areas of expertise
are infants and toddlers, family communication, brain development
and personnel issues.
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Carmen
Rivers, Grant Coordinator, Business Specialist —
Carmen graduated from UW-Milwaukee with a BA in Early Childhood
Education. She has worked in the field since 1985, doing everything
from classroom teacher to director/administrator of a NAEYC
accredited, employer sponsored center. Her passion is trying
to help centers find that balance between using good business
practices, creating quality care for children, and understanding
the needs of working families. Her areas of expertise include
budgeting and forecasting, record keeping for family child care
providers and legal issues in hiring and firing.
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Stacy, left, consults with a school-age teacher on her environment.
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Stacy
Randall, Training and Consulting Services Coordinator — Stacy has a BS in education from UW-Whitewater.
She taught special education for five years and was director
of 13 before and after school programs for two and a half years.
Four of those programs were NAEYC accredited. She has worked
with WCCIP for four years. She brings her upbeat and optimistic
personality to workshops on special needs, managing challenging
behaviors, teambuilding and school-age environments. She has
presented numerous times at the national school-age conference.
She is president of the Wisconsin School-Age Care Alliance and
is a National School-Age Care Association endorser.
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Liz
Weber, Technical Advisor — Everyone says Liz
looks and acts just like Bette Midler and it’s true! But
don’t expect her to sing. Instead expect a lively, passionate
workshop guaranteed to have you re-thinking your early childhood
role. Liz has a BS in Early Childhood Education from UW-Madison
and is working on her masters in Adult Supervision and Leadership.
A former preschool teacher and center director, Liz’s areas
of expertise are teambuilding, environment design and staff
development.
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Joann
Wieland, Assistant Director, Technical Advisor —
Joann brings a wealth of administrative experience to the Wisconsin
Child Care Improvement Project. Her 21 years in the early childhood
field have led to experience as a family child care provider,
center teacher, administrator and co-owner of an NAEYC accredited
program. She has served on the WECA board, is currently on the
board of Head Start, and is involved with Big Brothers, Big
Sisters, Habitat for Humanity and the Plymouth Intergenerational
Coalition. She has a bachelor’s degree with a major in
literature and philosophy and a minor in public relations. She
is completing a masters degree in organizational leadership
and quality. Her areas of expertise are child care administration,
accreditation and community building/collaboration.
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| WE'D
LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! HERE'S HOW TO ORDER: |
Book
a workshop — WCCIP workshops are available statewide
to all kinds of early childhood groups—centers, resource and referral
agencies, family child care support groups, NAEYC affiliates and public
schools. Workshops can be arranged for daytime or evening hours, weekdays
or weekends. They can be any length. Besides the topics listed, WCCIP
staff can develop workshops for groups based on their particular needs.
From basic child care skills sessions to challenging seminars for experienced
teachers, WCCIP brings the best in early childhood training.
Workshop Costs — Based on length:
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Two Hours
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$200
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Three Hours
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$225
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Four
Hours
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$325
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Five
Hours
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$425
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A charge for mileage and travel is added to the above costs. Workshops
with more than one presenter have an additional charge.
Arrange for a consultation —
Consultations are billed at $60 per hour plus travel and mileage. WCCIP
staff are located all around the state so chances are there’s a
technical advisor near you! WCCIP technical advisors don’t look
for what’s wrong with a program. They look for what’s right
and build on that! Working more as mentors and information resources,
WCCIP technical advisors work as part of the center team, supporting,
role modeling and encouraging programs to reach their potential.
CDA Information — If you are
working toward your Child Development Associate (CDA) or if you are
renewing your CDA, you need workshops that have Continuing Education
Units (CEUs) attached. These workshops must be five hours in length.
All WCCIP five hour workshops are approved for .5 CEUs by The Registry,
Wisconsin’s Early Childhood Professional Recognition System.
For
Information call - 1-800-366-3556
