April & May Training Calendar

Dear Director/Provider:

One of the missions of the Partnership for Children is to provide training opportunities for providers either to enhance their knowledge or provide them with new information. 

Throughout the last year we have implemented a yearly training calendar so that providers could plan ahead and take advantage of the many training opportunities available.  Our hope was that Directors and Owners would take time with staff to review the options offered and plan for each staff member to attend those sessions that would be most beneficial.  Some items such as CPR, First Aid and SIDS are required at specific interval.  Sadly, advance planning has been limited and as a result, the Partnership has had to cancel many training sessions due to low participation.  We realize that canceling sessions only hurts those who did register in advance; and we must weigh that against our fiduciary responsibility to be good stewards of taxpayer funds that are used to pay for these training events. 

The Partnership will charge $5.00 for all trainings with the exception of trainings such as BSAC, First Aid, CPR etc., which will have higher fees based upon their cost to conduct them.   If a participant fails to attend a workshop session, no refunds will be issued.  The participant may send someone else in their place if they have an emergency or know they will not be able to attend. 

Trainings will no longer be canceled unless unexpected circumstances arise, in which case we will try to secure another person to implement the training.  If a class fills to capacity, we will try to secure a larger location or plan another session.

Providers can sign up for as many trainings as they wish as long as they pay the $5.00 registration fee for each session.  Payments may be mailed in or dropped off at the Partnership office. Directors may register staff.  Slots will not be reserved without payment. Participants may not pay the night of the training.  All payments must be made in advance. Registration forms are sent out in newsletters or can be requested from the Partnership office.  If a participant misses a training session for any reason, no reimbursements will be issued nor will a transfer to another training session be granted. 

Trainings are published in the monthly newsletter.  Yearly calendars are available at the Partnership office.  Trainings will not be planned without proper notification from either the Division of Child Development or a request of the director.  We will not do trainings at the last moment to accommodate the lack of planning to meet training requirements for a licensing visit. 

We will continue to honor training coupons that have already been issued. 

If you have any questions, please call me at 735-3371 ext. 231.

 Valerie Wallace

Director, Early Care and Education

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