Keeping Children Safe in Montana with Active Supervision

Keeping Children Safe in Montana with Active Supervision October 30th from 6:00pm to 9:00pm at Child Care Connections, $26.25 -Active supervision is a child-supervision technique that requires focused attention and intentional observation of children at all time. As an early care and education professional, you will find adult supervision is the most effective way to […]

Becoming Trauma Sensitive: an organizational strategy to promote resilience

Event Fee: $17.50 Presenter: Ellie Martin  Participants will be able to: 1. Discuss how trauma impacts healthy development and understand how it can affect it. 2. Define the NEAR sciences (Neurobiology, Epigenetic, ACEs, Resilience) as a component of raising awareness about trauma 3. Discuss the framework for becoming trauma informed. To register, click here.  Location […]

Autism and ABA Instruction

Autism and ABA Instruction November 9th from 9:00am to 12:00pm at Child Care Connections, $26.25 - This training will discuss Autism, basic behavioral strategies, and children with behavioral difficulties. Different behavioral strategies will be shared to make you and your program stronger. *To register click HERE

Program Management Essentials for Directors (AM class)

Event Fee: FREE Presenter: Tammy Christofferson Intended for new directors! Participants will be able to: 1. Identify the role of an early childhood professional 2. Describe the MT Early Care and Education system 2. Recognize community resources applicable to families, children and early childhood professionals. Click on the date below to register November 12, 2019 […]

Program Management Essentials

Program Management Essentials November 13th from 9:00-12:00am at Child Care Connections, FREE -Participants will be able to identify the role of an early childhood professional, describe the MT Early Care and Education system and recognize community resources applicable to families, children and early childhood professionals. *To register click HERE

CPR/First Aid (PM)

November 13th from 6:00pm-9:30pm at Child Care Connections, $45 American Red Cross Adult, Child, and Infant CPR and First Aid certification. Certification is good for two years from time of completion. *To register contact Brandi at 406-587-7786 or brandi@cccmontana.org 

Early Childhood Essentials (AM)

Early Childhood Essentials November 20th from 9:00am-12:00pm at Child Care Connections, FREE -Participants will be able to explain how the MT Early Care and Education system supports professional development, children and families and promotes quality early childhood practices, describe effective skills in providing a healthy and safe learning environment for children and recognize community resources […]

Early Childhood Essentials (PM class)

Event Fee: FREE Presenter: Tammy Christofferson Intended for entry level providers! Participants will be able to: 1. explain how the MT Early Care and Education system supports professional development, children and families and promotes quality early childhood practices. 2. Describe effective skills in providing a healthy and safe learning environment for children. 3. Recognize community […]

Health & Safety Review

Event Fee: FREE Presenter: Tammy Christofferson  Excellence in early childhood education programs is built on a workforce that promotes continuous program improvement, and ongoing professional development is crucial to this process. Montana Child Care Licensing regulations require that individuals hired to work in licensed or registered program complete Orientation training within a specified time frame […]

Child Care: More Than Business As Usual – Marketing

Event fee: $26.25 Presenter: Tori Sproles Participants will be able to: 1. Understand the definition and value of marketing efforts that are focused both externally and internally. 2. Be able to articulate your program’s features and benefits and understand how to use each as marketing tools. 3. Appreciate how data can inform marketing efforts in […]

CPR/First Aid (AM)

CPR/First Aid December 11th from 9:00am-12:30pm at Child Care Connections, $45 -American Red Cross Adult, Child, and Infant CPR and First Aid certification. Certification is good for two years from time of completion. *To register contact Brandi at 406-587-7786 or brandi@cccmontana.org