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 […]
Verbal De-Escalation and Active Shooter Survival Skills
Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families 1600 N. Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO, United StatesJoin Officer Brian P. Corrado for the emergency preparedness training on verbal de-escalation and active shooter survival skills. Topics will include: Warning signs of hostile behavior, listening skills, Personal Safety, Situational Awareness, Run/Hide/Fight, preparation and planning.
Leading Edge™ For Family Childcare Providers
OnlineIn partnership with Joint Initiatives for Youth + Families/Foundations, the Pikes Peak Small Business Development Center LEADING EDGE™ for Childcare Providers helps both licensed childcare providers (home-based) and start-ups. The program assists childcare providers in strengthening business practices when coping with the ever-changing landscape of the Colorado workforce.
Social-Emotional Health and Development – Trauma 1
OnlineThis training will go over promoting social-emotional development in a trauma-sensitive environment helping both teachers and students have a successful learning environment. This class will also help earn points toward the Colorado Shines rating. It is highly recommended to take this training before taking Trauma 2.
Roundtable | School Districts
OnlineJOIN US! The JI/UPK team’s monthly Roundtable will be held on FEBRUARY 23rd. The agenda will consist of CDEC updates and planning for the 2024-25 UPK year. School Districts | 11 am–12 pm Child Care Centers | 1–2 pm Family Child Care Homes | 6–7 pm Download the Roundtable flyer HERE. Register .