Our Work
Explore our upcoming training opportunities on community systems development and early childhood collaboration topics. All of our provided trainings are eligible for Gateways credits and certificates issued in collaboration with The Center: Early Childhood Professional Learning.
Please note: our trainings are designed specifically for early childhood collaboration leaders and partners and are approached from a community systems perspective. While we welcome participants from other parts of the early childhood education and care sector, if you are not an early childhood collaboration leader or partner, our trainings might not be wholly relevant to your work. Also, registration priority is given to collaboration leaders and partners.
Watch this webinar to learn how our new handbook, Facilitating Effective Community System Development Meetings: A Handbook for Collaboration Leaders can build your facilitation competence. Learn how it is unique, who can benefit, an introduction to the contents, and additional related supports.
COLLABORATION HIGHLIGHT – LUNCH & LEARN: PAASSS
Watch as we highlight Parents and Agencies Aligning for Stronger Support Systems (PAASSS), a collaborative serving Grundy and Kendall Counties that is strengthening systems through shared leadership, strategic partnerships, and a commitment to improving outcomes. Learn how this volunteer-led, backbone-supported collaborative brings together community partners to identify needs, coordinate services, strengthen family supports, and create innovative, community-driven solutions.
FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PEER LEARNING | 3 – PART HYBRID SERIES
IN PERSON | PART 1: Thursday, November 05 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
VIRTUAL | PART 2: Tuesday, February 23 | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
VIRTUAL | PART 3: Tuesday, April 20 | 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
*The first meeting is in person, and the last two will be virtual.
Please note, this series will not be recorded.
Walk along with other Illinois early childhood collaborations this year! Join the Family Engagement Peer Learning 3-Part Series to talk through ideas, troubleshoot obstacles and learn from each other. The sessions will span the year (Nov., Feb., April) to allow for connections with other collaborations at crucial points of the family engagement process.
This training will be facilitated by Janet Vargas.