Foundations for Families is a local resource for child development and education consulting throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area. We regularly work with child care centers just like yours, providing:

• professional development
• CDA classes
• technical assistance
• proposal writing
• center director search services
• parent education
• networking opportunities

We bring experience, expertise, best practices and current research in the field to support programs in ways that are meaningful to them.  Foundations for Families values the relationships we build with diverse early childhood programs throughout the Washington, D.C. area.   

Professional Development

In addition to CDA training, Foundations for Families offers a robust continuing education series for education and child care professionals. Specifically, our programs meet the requirements for ongoing staff training and development for state licensing. Our trainings are engaging, informative and designed to suit a variety of adult learning styles. We provide training at our Alexandria office or at local centers at times and on days most convenient to participants. Our enthusiastic, dedicated training team offers trainings in English and in Spanish. 

Our trainings include topics indicated by NAEYC, Federal Performance Standards, and CDA content areas. Targeted and affordable support and technical assistance that combines extensive experience and expertise, best practices and current research in the field. Click here for a full list of our professional development trainings.

 Technical Assistance

Many things can prevent good early childhood programs from being great:

Finding and keeping great teachers, managing money, setting and keeping the budget, working well with the board, keeping families satisfied and positive, taking stock of the program, updating offerings, marketing and enrollment, technology, security…the list goes on and on.

We’ll figure out what’s going well, what needs work and give you a step-by-step plan to achieve excellence.

Our approach depends on you. Sometimes we use a coaching/mentoring model, other times a validated assessment tool. In all cases, we’ll target the practices that will have the greatest and most valuable impact. What types of programs benefit from technical assistance?

• Any program committed to excellence
• Programs seeking NAEYC accreditation renewal
• Programs considering application for NAEYC accreditation
• Early childhood programs in crisis or transition
• Teacher training that is valuable, affordable and enjoyable. That’s what you want and that’s what you’ll get. Call us, we’ll set it up: 703-299-6570.

   

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