CLASS (Classroom Assessment Scoring System) Tool Overview
OnlineCLASS not only defines teaching quality through the lens of interactions, but it also provides the ability to measure and improve the interactions that matter most for children’s outcomes. And it’s a journey of continuous improvement that is data-driven. As you implement CLASS, you will: • Focus on high-quality interactions and create a shared understanding […]
Health + Well-Being Committee Meeting
OnlineThe Health + Well-Being Committee is a subcommittee of the Alliance for Kids Council and meets quarterly (January, April, July, and October). The committee is made up of agencies and individuals working collaboratively to guide the work of Alliance for Kids in meeting the goals and objectives of its Strategic Plan, which are aligned with […]
ChildcareRead
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThe ChildcareRead 4-hour workshop provides certification for people who work directly with children birth-5 years old. In this training, participants will gain ideas and strategies to energize storytime, make reading fun, and expand literacy into other parts of the child care day. They will participate in sample lessons from the Story Exploring® curriculum and learn […]
ChildcareRead
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesThe ChildcareRead 4-hour workshop provides certification for people who work directly with children birth-5 years old. In this training, participants will gain ideas and strategies to energize storytime, make reading fun, and expand literacy into other parts of the child care day. They will participate in sample lessons from the Story Exploring® curriculum and learn […]
Find Your Circle | Parents + Caregivers
Times vary by Circle. Circle of Parents® provides a friendly, supportive community led by parents and other caregivers where parents are the experts. Join other parents and caregivers in your community to share support, tips and advice or just talk. This is a safe space to vent, cry, laugh, joke and find out how other […]
Roundtables for Early Childhood Providers
OnlineJOIN US! November 29th! Joint Initiatives is announcing a NEW platform to keep early childhood providers informed about guidance from the Colorado Department of Early Childhood (CDEC), offer time for Q+A, and provide training on important UPK topics. Roundtables will be held monthly via a one-hour Zoom session. ROUNDTABLE TRAINING: The agenda will consist of […]
Find Your Circle | Parents + Caregivers
Times vary by Circle. Circle of Parents® provides a friendly, supportive community led by parents and other caregivers where parents are the experts. Join other parents and caregivers in your community to share support, tips and advice or just talk. This is a safe space to vent, cry, laugh, joke and find out how other […]
Focus Group on Infant + Toddler Care
CPCD giving children a head start 2330 Robinson St.,, COSSHARE YOUR STORY Join us for a Focus Group discussion on infant and toddler care in our community. This focus group welcomes families that would want to share their experience with finding Infant/Toddler care for their young child. Your thoughts would be confidentially combined with others and used to develop a community plan to address services for […]
Simple Gift Scholars | Early Childhood Enrichment Training
Simple Gift Scholars 127 1/2 Bijou St., Suite 1, Colorado SpringsJoin us for a morning of networking and enrichment training featuring the music and literacy programming of the early childhood Simple Gift Series on PBS. Launched here in Colorado Springs, this unique program works to quiet the world around every child, while honoring the power of human connectedness and gratitude for all life's Simple Gifts! Join […]
Health + Well-Being Committee Meeting
OnlineThe Health + Well-Being Committee is a subcommittee of the Alliance for Kids Council and meets quarterly (January, April, July, and October). The committee is made up of agencies and individuals working collaboratively to guide the work of Alliance for Kids in meeting the goals and objectives of its Strategic Plan, which are aligned with […]
Collective Impact Committee
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJanuary 31, 2024, meeting canceled due to unforseen circumstances. Please stay tuned for the rescheduled date! Collective Impact is the commitment of a group of important actors from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem. Key ingredients of successful community efforts to move “from fragmented action and results” to “collective […]
EQIT | Sessions A, B, C, and D
OnlineThe 48-hour EQIT Curriculum provides a solid introduction to infant and toddler development, with a focus on providing quality group care for our youngest children. The EQIT course builds on the knowledge and experience of infant and toddler caregivers through interesting, interactive, and fun activities. The EQIT Curriculum has been approved by the Division of […]