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.
Early Childhood Educators PLC – SY 2024-25
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View More Details about Early Childhood Educators PLC»Refining our Approaches to Working with Autistic Children in Early Childhood: Exploring Language and Practices that Foster Inclusive Classroom Communities – Fall 2024
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