Events for January 15, 2025 - January 15, 2025

In this eye-opening webinar, participants will learn about the importance of creating gender inclusive early learning environments and the concrete actions they can take to create environments that support all children’s healthy gender development. The presenters will guide you to reflect on you own gender identity, expression, and embodiment and how your perception of gender impacts your expectations of children. You will learn about the impact of strict gender roles and stereotypes on young children and adults. The constellation theory of gender development will be introduced as a more inclusive understanding of gender that is big enough for us all.

Head Start and Early Head Start staff are uniquely positioned to partner with families in navigating the obstacles of poverty while prioritizing equity. Through trusting and positive relationships between families and staff, families can gain increased access to resources, enhance their well-being, and support their journeys toward economic mobility. In this 3-part series, we will focus on the OHS Priority of Advancing Equity by identifying and reducing systemic barriers for historically underserved and marginalized populations.

In this inspiring and motivating webinar, author and professional coach, Susan MacDonald, will help you clarify a specific change you would like to make to enhance your work. Using the Appreciative Inquiry methodology, she will guide you through a process of creating an action plan to bring your positive change to life. All participants will receive a comprehensive workbook with reflective activities and a current listing of resources to fuel their continued learning.

Infants and toddlers learn best in environments where they have trusting relationships with caring and responsive adults, where they feel safe, comfortable, and welcome to explore and learn. Adults in children's lives nurture these early roots of relationship through co-regulation, supporting the child's developing self-regulation, and serve-and return interactions. Join this session to engage in dialogue with your peers to learn and discover strategies for supporting Early Head Start staff in forming rooted relationships with all infants and toddlers.