Day 1: Wednesday, January 15, 2025, 6:30-9:00pm

Day 2: Thursday, January 16, 2025, 6:30-9:00pm

Location: Online

Intended Audience: FCCB workshops are intended for licensed and license-exempt child care providers, family, friend, and neighbor providers, and other providers who care for children in mixed-age groups. Workshop content is centered on children ages birth - five, in home care settings. Workshops do not fulfill pre-licensure requirements and provide ECE units.

Training Description:

This course addresses the continuum of informal and formal observation. Participants will learn to critically analyze assessment tools and explore ways to use their observations to support children, families, and program development. Issues of bias will be addressed in relation to the role of the observer. Observation will be considered as part of a responsive process as well as a quality improvement tool. Topics include: observation techniques, making good use of observation results, issues of cultural, linguistic, and developmental appropriateness in assessment. The Center for Excellence in Child Development supports a holistic approach to preparing children for school, recognizing that young children learn through play and through relationships with caring adults.

Language of Instruction: Mandarin

Instructor: Chih- Ying Chang-Brown

For more information, please call: Blanca Parra at (650) 517-1446 or email: bparra@sanmateo4cs.org

Pre-requisite course required: None. To learn more about Direct-Service Workshops, please visit the FCCB website.