Fostering Quality Early Education and Care Programs
With well-trained staff, early education and care programs are better equipped to give children a safe, stable environment, address children’s needs, and foster growth while partnering with families to support children’s optimal development.
Our Approach
Our trainings include strategies for engaging and communicating with parents, creating optimal learning environments, dealing with challenging behavior, and building reflective practice into work with children.
Tailored professional development and coaching can also be offered at your site.
Our Professional Development will:
- Expand your knowledge of current research on key issues
- Engage you in meaningful reflection and collaboration
- Strengthen your skills
- Further career goals
- Help you to connect with and learn from other providers
- Promote positive outcomes for children
- Address Massachusetts Core Competencies
Upcoming Offerings
CES Early Childhood Professional Development is offered each season. Scheduled sessions will be displayed here. Please contact Emily Ortiz Bouvier, eortizbouvier@collaborative.org for information about contracting on-site work.
Language Matters – Language FY26
The words we choose with young children matter. In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore four “big ideas” about language development and how our communication choices can shape children’s
View More Details about Language Matters»Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT/Tapping) for Self and Coregulation in Early Childhood Classrooms – Tapping FY26
Together we will discover the benefits of tapping as a method of self care and self regulation. This workshop will provide hands-on strategies for incorporating tapping for educators and children in
View More Details about Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT/Tapping) for Self and Coregulation in Early Childhood Classrooms»Teaching Changemakers – Changemakers FY26
This hands-on workshop invites early childhood educators to explore how to nurture justice, empathy, and action in young learners through a Change Maker Curriculum. Together, we will define what it
View More Details about Teaching Changemakers»Up the Slide and Down the Stairs: How Risky Play Supports Healthy Development and Promotes Social Emotional Intelligence – Risky Play FY26
Together, we will explore what “Risky Play” entails and why it is a crucial aspect of positive growth and development. Discussion will illustrate the clear distinction between safely exploring
View More Details about Up the Slide and Down the Stairs: How Risky Play Supports Healthy Development and Promotes Social Emotional Intelligence»