Family Connections, INC.

DECEMBER 2025 NEWSLETTER

CHILD CARE TRAINING NEEDS SURVEY

📢 We want to hear from you!

Thriving Wisconsin and the Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) Network invite all child care providers to complete the Child Care Training Needs Survey—a quick, confidential way to share your experiences, preferences, and barriers related to training. Your input will help shape future professional development opportunities across Wisconsin and will be shared with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to support statewide planning. The survey takes just 5–10 minutes and is available in English and Spanish.



👉 Child Care Training Needs Survey 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

UPCOMING TRAININGS & COURSES

Teacher Cohort

Time: 6pm - 7:30pm

Date: December 17

Location: Family Connections

Family Provider Cohort

Time: 6pm - 7:30pm

Date: December 15

Location: Family Connections

FAMILY CONNECTIONS EVENTS & PROGRAMS

FAMILY CONNECTIONS HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE

Join the staff of Family Connections at the North Pole for a fun event!

Come learn about Family Connections while enjoying some great family fun activities!

• Enjoy hot cocoa
• Decorate cookies
• Explore our playroom
• Arts and crafts

December 4th

4:00pm - 6:00pm

2508 S 8th Street Sheboygan

TRIPLE P WORKSHOP

These interactive classes cover everyday parenting topics and offer simple strategies to help you handle common challenges and build strong, positive relationships with your child.

Open to all parents & caregivers with children aged 1-12 years old!

Final class:

December 11 from 12pm - 2pm

at Mead Public Library

RAINBOW KIDS WINTER SERIES

Rainbow Kids offers peer support groups for children, teens, and adults navigating the pain of loss. Whether due to death, divorce, separation, incarceration, abandonment, or military deployment, our program is here to help.

This program is about providing a safe space for participants to express their feelings and experiences – not about offering advice.

Thursdays, January 15 - March 12

Time: 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Location: Redeemer Lutheran Church

920-457-1999

www.familyconnectionscc.org

2508 S 8th Street

Sheboygan, WI 53081