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 New
Classes for Child Care Providers 2012
Where can I get the child care training hours?
The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, in partnership with
the Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education, is making it easier
for you to get 10 hours of classes during the year. The new schedule for 2012
will be out in November or you can contact your
county
office of the Cooperative Extension Service.
Topics for 2012 include:
Retirement Planning
Laura Connerly
Picture your future. You may see hundreds of
possibilities. Start planning today to secure your dreams
for the future. Learn about saving, investing and planning
for a financially secure retirement.
Building Your Resumé
Laura Connerly
Discover opportunities to enhance your expertise. Learn
how to construct a resumé. Professional development
increases your job skills and expands your employment
opportunities. Make the most of your career in Early
Childhood Education.
Grow It, Try It, Like It! Preschool Fun with Fruits and Vegetables Part I and II
Rosemary Rodibaugh
This lesson will provide tips on incorporating a
garden-themed nutrition education kit called Grow It, Try
It, Like It! for child care center and family child care
staff. The kit introduces children to three fruits: peaches,
strawberries and cantaloupe, and three vegetables: spinach,
sweet potatoes and crookneck squash. Most importantly, the
kit provides hands-on activities, planting activities and
nutrition education activities. The kit can be used to
promote learning at home with fun parent/child activities
and family-sized recipes that give tips for cooking with
children.
Giving Medicine to Children Wisely Part I
Margaret Harris
As a child care provider, you have an added
responsibility of ensuring the well-being and safety of
someone else’s children. This lesson will define what a
medicine is and provide tips to correctly identify a
prescription, over-the-counter medicine, drug products and
supplements. You will also learn the proper procedures for
giving different types of medicine to children in the child
care setting.
Giving Medicine to Children Wisely Part II
Margaret Harris
The legal aspects of giving medicine to children in the
child care setting may be daunting to child care
professionals. Participants will be able to identify the
legal forms needed for medicine administration and how to
fill them out. Most poisonings that occur happen in a split
second because something was within reach of a child.
Storing medicine properly, away from children’s reach, is
very important. Learn
how to store medicine safely.
Everyday Transitions
Kathryn Aughtry
Transitioning between activities can be a challenging
time for both children and adults, but with some planning it
can be an opportunity for fun and learning. In this lesson,
you will learn how to make transition times throughout the
day more successful.
Do, Re, Mi…the importance of music!
Rebecca Simon
Music is an important part of a child’s development. In
this lesson, participants will gain knowledge of how music
can help children practice important skills, including
thinking, language, motor coordination and understanding
emotions. Participants will also get tips on incorporating
music into the classroom.
Helping Children Develop Compassion
Wally Goddard
Children have a natural capacity for compassion for others.
But many of their early life experiences train compassion
out of them. We can cultivate their capacity for
understanding and caring about other people.
Managing Stress: Turning Challenges into Blessings
James Marshall
Challenges are a normal part of life. And being a child
care professional is a challenging profession. This lesson
teaches us that there are things we can do and ways we can
think that will help us turn challenges into blessings.
The Best Care will provide you with verified training through the Arkansas
Early Childhood Professional Development System.
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