EECNY Track 6

Description: Participants will discuss and will express the importance of family life. Acknowledging the daycare is a home away from home, and connecting with parents as well as children, is key to a successful business and a fruitful life for the children in which their emotional security is protected.

Description: Child Care providers navigate daily challenges that can create stress, impacting their ability to build strong, positive relationships with parents, children, and co-workers.  This interactive workshop focuses on recognizing stress, implementing effective stress management techniques, and fostering partnerships that support a healthier, more collaborative environment. Participants will explore how stress influences communications and relationship, learn practical strategies for self-regulations and co-regulation and engage in hands-on-activities to apply these techniques in real-life child care scenarios. By the end of this session, providers will leave with actionable tools to manage stress effectivity and strengthen partnership in their work.

This workshop is designed for all child care professionals who want to improve their well-being while enhancing teamwork, communication, and trust with the families they serve.

Description: In this training, participants will explore the importance of emergency preparedness and learn how to develop effective emergency plans. They will also gain strategies for engaging families in emergency planning, including how to communicate the value of preparedness and create interactive activities that help parents build their own home emergency plans.

Description: The workshop will explore the principles and strategies of family engagement within the Reggio Emilia approach, emphasizing its vital role in supporting children’s learning and development. Participants will learn how to create meaningful partnerships with the families, foster a sense of community, and respect the diverse culture backgrounds of the families they work with.