All Children Are Ready to Learn

Educators of children, from birth to age 5, are invited to learn more about how to support children's skill building across early childhood. Learn More All Children Are Ready to Learn will focus on strategies to support children and families in kindergarten transition. Those who attend will be able to earn two PQAS hour credits. […]

Recurring

Introduction to the Youth Behavior Reflection Support Tool

The Pennsylvania Key will hold an upcoming virtual course that will introduce participants to the Youth Behavior Reflection Support Tool (YBRST). Learn More The tool was specifically developed for program teams to use when they are faced with challenging behaviors within their K-6 School-Age Child Care (SACC) program. The purpose of the tool is to […]

Professional Development: Supervision 101

ELRC Region 5 is offering the following professional development opportunity for your team of early learning educators. Learn More The live webinar Supervision 101 will give a foundational overview of supervision in licensed early childhood programs. This course will focus on the supervision aspects of the DHS Certification Regulations for child care in Pennsylvania. The participants […]

Recurring

Introduction to ASQ-3

In “Introduction to ASQ-3,” participants will learn how to use the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ®–3) as a screening tool for children ages three months to five years. The session provides information on why a developmental screening tool is administered in early childhood programs, how to administer and score the screener, strategies for sharing results […]

Recurring

SAC Youth with Big Emotions

The Pennsylvania Key will host a course over the next eight months on how to manage youths' big emotions. Learn More When youth have big emotions, they might display them through various behaviors. This course will help providers identify these emotions and provide techniques to manage them. It will provide an overview of brain development […]