Training Opportunity

Whew! Our training and professional development team are hard at work! Last Saturday we hosted MaryAnn Kohl and this Saturday we are offering the best deal in town. A certificate for 6 hours of training, hot lunch and a free book - all for $20.00.  The workshop is Respecting and Responding to Family Diversity - A Delta ECD event.and you can register by contacting Child Care Options.  Fantastic speakers, yummy food and free stuff - we can't think of a better way to spend your Saturday.

MaryAnn Kohl Part Two

We are so crazy about MaryAnn Kohl's workshop, we couldn't resist a second post. As promised, here are a few more pictures from the event. It was great to see so many child care providers networking and having such a great time. Make sure you check out the free art ideas on MaryAnn's website, the "Dark Sugar Chalk" idea looks fabulous!

MaryAnn Kohl...

A few of the child care providers...

Some more masterpieces...

Science Sunday

Here is a little something to get you inspired for Monday. The website Science for Preschoolers has a collection of fun science ideas and lesson plans that are easy to incorporate into any program. Try their "Eat like a snake - sort of" snack idea!

We heart Maryann Kohl

The office was a buzz with energy this morning while we prepared for our two workshops taking place today. What could cause this excitement at such an early hour and on a Saturday no less? The wonderful MaryAnn Kohl of course! For those who are not familiar, MaryAnn is the author of an impressive 24 children's art books and a fantastic presenter. I think we all left today feeling like we had rediscovered our inner Picasso.

 Here is a little taste of the day's activities:

We have posted a link to the page on MaryAnn's website that has the hand outs from her workshops.

Please remember to remeber to obtain her permission to use them for anything other than personal use.

http://brightring.com/presentations.html

Greetings Neighbour...

Child Care Options is excited to announce our move into the online community!  We are after all, an organization devoted to supporting  child care providers and families, which makes us some what of a social bunch.  It seemed only logical for us to take the leap into social networking. Come by and visit us often.  We will provide updates on what's happening in the child care community, training opportunites, resources and much more. You can still find us of course on our web page http://www.childcareoptions.ca/