Managing Challenging Staff

This training, offered by Denver's Early Childhood Council, helps early childhood leaders address performance concerns, navigate difficult conversations, and foster a positive workplace. Participants will learn practical strategies for coaching employees, preventing disruptive behavior, managing their own reactions, and handling termination when necessary.

November 12 | 12:00–1:30 PM

$20 (Free for participants working in a Denver Preschool Program.)

View flyer HERE.

Directors' PLC

This PLC provides a supportive, collaborative environment to help directors overcome internal capacity challenges and advance structured career pathways and equitable pay scale practices.

November 17 | 12:30–2 PM

Ascend Center

1600 N. Union Blvd.

Trauma-Informed Practices 1

Trauma 1 training includes how to promote social-emotional development in a trauma-sensitive environment. Participants will learn about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), how they affect us as adults, and how they affect children in the classroom. This training helps both educators and students have a successful learning environment.

November 19 | 6–7:30 PM

Ascend Center

1600 N. Union Blvd.

Calming the Chaos

This training provides tools for utilizing positive guidance to promote positive group behaviors in the early childhood classroom. Using positive teacher/child interactions and the environment to prevent negative behaviors will be emphasized.

Registration for this training must be completed through PDIS.

December 8 | 6–8:00 PM

Virtual via Zoom

Zero to Three's

The Growing Brain

All babies are born with billions of neurons bumping around their brains… but very few of those neurons are connected. That’s where YOU come in! The Growing Brain curriculum provides early childhood professionals with the knowledge, support, and evidence-based strategies they can use in everyday moments to support healthy brain development and build the connections babies need for success now and later in life.

January 20, 24, and 27

Virtual via Zoom