Monthly Training/Professional Development

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Session
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Training Description

Tuesday
October 1, 2024

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

$10
2 State Approved Hrs.

All About Group Times
Join us for a fun filled lesson on how to meet the needs of children through large group to small group activities.

Polly Raike
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Saturday
October 5, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

$50
6 State Approved Hrs.

Breakfast & Lunch provided!

A Trip Around the World - The Seven Continents
This interactive training brings excitement and fun to participants as they develop/create various strategies that foster curiosity and exploration of the children as they use their imagination in exploring the Seven Continents of the world. Upon completing the training participants will have a complete tri-fold presentation board ready to be implemented in their next Social Studies Lesson.

Sandra Jackson
BFTS Approved Trainer

Albany State University-West 2400 Gillionville Road Albany, GA 31707
Event Center (located left of the Student Center/Building C)

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Saturday
October 12, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

$25
3 State Approved Hrs.

Fire Safety
This course meets the requirements mandated by the Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner’s office.

Sandra Jackson
Certified Instructor

Tuesday
October 15, 2024

6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Free
3 State Approved Hrs.

Strengthening Business Practices Module 3:
Marketing Your Program for Center-Based Child Care Providers
This training helps child care administrators improve their ability to develop a marketing plan and use marketing tools to build relationships with families to improve retention and referrals. Topics include: identifying audiences for marketing, communicating the features and benefits of the program, and the use of marketing tools.

Estelle Rothwell
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Thursday
October 17, 2024

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$10
2 State Approved Hrs.

Full Circle Networking: Recruiting, Hiring, & Retention
This course is designed to assist management in recruiting, hiring, and retaining responsible, nurturing, caring, dependable, and long-term professional staff. Upon completion of this course, participants will know how to develop a workable model for recruiting and hiring. Plus, be able to integrate at least six strategies to enhance staff retention.

Sandra Jackson
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Thursday
October 24, 2024

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$10
2 State Approved Hrs.

Baby, Baby, Don't Cry
Learn various developmental skills, and how you can use play as the main tool to teach babies. Different resources will be provided including activities you can play with all babies.

Linda Davis
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Thursday
October 24, 2024

6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Free
3 State Approved Hrs.

Strengthening Business Practices Module 4:
Recruiting and Retaining Staff for Center-Based Child Care Providers
This training supports child care administrators in their efforts to strengthen systems of staff recruitment and improve their ability to retain quality staff. Topics include: developing effective job descriptions, conducting effective interviews and establishing hiring processes, creating an orientation for new employees, and providing ongoing feedback and performance management.

Estelle Rothwell
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Saturday
October 26, 2024

8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

$30
6 State Approved Hrs.

Igniting the Power of Storytelling
Join us for a Saturday of Storytelling! Learn exciting new ways to add dimension to reading and language activities, assisting you in creating meaningful story reads by demonstrating how to make storytelling engaging, interactive, exciting, and educational. You will walk away with not only the books you will use in these trainings, but make and take items, and all things needed to take back to your classroom to transform your storytelling time into something fun and magical for your children! Offering Ignite the Power of Storytelling & For the Love of Reading: Making Storytelling Meaningful

Kathi Roberts & Dianne Fitchlee
BFTS Approved Trainers

First Assembly of God Daycare, 2000 West McIntosh Road,
Griffin, GA 30223

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Session
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Training Description

Saturday
November 2, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

$30
6 State Approved Hrs.

Tifton Super Saturday!

We Have Centers, Now What?
This is an advanced course referencing "Real Life Experiences in a Child's World". Throughout this course, participants will have the opportunity to incorporate various diverse, age and developmentally appropriate activities to include children with special needs, and difficult, and challenging behaviors. As they travel through each center participants will be able to test the effectiveness of their centers through simulation and hands-on classroom experience. They will demonstrate new and innovative ways to utilize ideas for interaction and age-appropriate skills to assist in developing and enhancing activities of daily living.

Arts and Crafts for Children with Special Needs
This training will define special needs and arts and crafts. It will further offer early care providers the opportunity to explore, plan, and create arts and crafts projects that are inclusive. They will demonstrate the "how to" in adapting arts and crafts projects for children with special needs.

Sandra Jackson
BFTS Approved Trainer

Miss Daisy’s Darlings Development Center, 3004 US Hwy 41 S
Tifton, GA 31794

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Saturday
November 2, 2024

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

$10
4 State Approved Hrs.

Using the ITERS Scales to Improve Quality in the Infant/Toddler Program
This Training will assist ECE professionals who work with infants and toddlers with a better understanding of how to use the ITERS Scales to create or improve quality in their infant/toddler programs.

Zoe Thwaites
BFTS Approved Trainer

Truly Blessed Early Learning Academy, 101 Monarch Way
Stockbridge, GA 30281

Saturday
November 2, 2024

8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

$10
4 State Approved Hrs.

Using the ECERS Scales to Improve Quality in the Preschool Program
This Training will assist ECE professionals who work with preschoolers with a better understanding of how to use the ECERS Scales to create or improve quality in their preschool programs.

Kathi Roberts
BFTS Approved Trainer

Truly Blessed Early Learning Academy, 101 Monarch Way
Stockbridge, GA 30281

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Tuesday
November 5, 2024

6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

$10
2 State Approved Hrs.

Cooking with Math and Science
Teaching children math and science skills through simple recipes

Polly Raike
BFTS Approved Trainer

Thursday
November 14, 2024

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$10
2 State Approved Hrs.

Safe Sleep Practices
This training follows the BFTS Safe Sleeping and Resting Requirements Rule 591-1-1-.30. It provides opportunities for the participants as they go through this training, to engage in practicing and demonstrating skills of safe sleep practices.

Sandra Jackson
BFTS Approved Trainer

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Saturday
November 16, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

$60

CPR/First Aid
American Heart Association

Learn how to recognize and alleviate airway obstructions, and the signs, symptoms, and corrective action for a stroke or heart attack. Also, learn to recognize and treat minor medical emergencies.

Judy Gaines
Certified Instructor

Potter’s House Child Care Center, 1800 N. Central Ave, Tifton, GA 31794

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Tuesday
November 19, 2024

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$10
2 State Approved Hrs.

Workplace Ethical and Professional Behaviors
NAYEC Code of Ethics will be used as a basis while exploring additional ways to learn about workplace professional ethical behaviors.

Linda Davis
BFTS Approved Trainer

Session
Details

Training Description

Tuesday
December 5, 2024

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

$10
2 State Approved Hrs.

Health and Safety Awareness
This is an advanced training focusing on the following areas of Health and Safety awareness in an Early Childhood Learning Environment, Children's Health, Hygiene, Physical Plant, and Playground Safety. By attending this training participants will be able to provide a healthy, Safe, and nurturing environment for the children to grow, develop, and learn.

Sandra Jackson
BFTS Approved Trainer

Saturday
December 7, 2024

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

$30
6 State Approved Hrs.

December Super Saturday!

Cooking the CACFP Way What's in Your Basket?
This training is a hands-on cooking experience with lots of individual as well as team time, utilizing the CACFP/USDA guidelines. it's a time for measuring, calculating, and preparing age-appropriate nutritious menus and cooking nutritious meals. Let's get started!!!

Lesson Plans Made Simple Using GELDS
Come learn a fun and exciting way of incorporating GELDS into your lesson plans and how to transform their learning environment into a more inclusive and welcoming classroom that is responsive to the needs of each child. Enhancing their ability to grow and learn!

Sandra Jackson
BFTS Approved Trainer

The Farmers Market, 2055 Eisenhower Parkway, Macon, GA 31206

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Additional Training Opportunities

Cancellation Statement:
If you cannot attend this training, cancellation is required at least 24 hours before the training starts. Failure to cancel within this time frame or not attending the training will result in the attendee being marked as a No Show.

For a training series, canceling, being marked as a No Show, or arriving more than 30 minutes late to one session will result in cancellation of all sessions in the series.

In the event of inclement weather, training will be canceled if public schools are closed in the county where training is to be held.