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Ten Reasons to SING!!! 1. Music is multi-sensory. The more you get going

to the brain, the more likely the message will get there!

2. If children are exposed to concepts while singing, it is easier for them to learn. 1. Music activates the brain. 2. Music nurtures phonological awareness. 3. Songs and chants are a natural way to develop

oral language, auditory memory and fluency. 4. Poems and songs lay foundation for common

knowledge. 5. Children are able to use their imaginations and

create pictures in their brains when they sing. 6. Repetition is a key to learning. It is much more

fun to repeat songs than do worksheets. 7. Singing and dancing relieve stress and oxygenate the brain

Early Childhood Training Network

Apr May June

2009

Getting to know us….

DeEtta

Dugstad

Hi my name is Dee Dee Dug-stad. I am the Infant Toddler Specialist at the Early Child-

hood Training Network. My job is to train child care providers and parents on the development, care and envi-ronments that infants and toddlers need to grow up healthy. CPR and First Aid are important classes that I teach to the community also.

My husband’s name is Jeff and we have 7 children and one on the way. Wes, Adrienne, John, Jenna, Justee, Javin and Ava are their names. Life is always exciting at our house.

I love being outdoors… fishing, boating, snorkeling, swimming, and playing at the river are some of my favorite things to do. I like to play softball and volleyball too.

Observation and Documentation as the Foundation

of Relationship Based Care.

This series will help you see the image of the child, the teacher & the family a little differently. You will learn to re-think the curriculum you

use with children based on the observations you see daily. You will see the child as an individual & see each with their own set of skills & knowledge at their own level of development. You will learn to provide a responsive environment using open-ended materials. You will be asked to look into the natural world for inspiration and explore children’s rights as a member of their community. This class will get you excited about your role as a teacher, facilitator, and caregiver.

For those of you who have been to many of the trainings offered by the Early Childhood Training Network we would like to kick it up a notch. We are proud to be offering some

new and exciting training that will help you take the next step up that ladder to professionalism. Keep your eye open for these trainings. These series classes will also have a Continued Education Unit offered with them. Call The Right Turn, Inc if you and your staff are interested in setting up an in house training at your facility. The upcoming

trainings will be marked throughout the newsletter with a “NEW” sign!!

CDA NEWSCDA NEWSCDA NEWSCDA NEWS

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Congratulations go out to: Latasha Ryan of the White River Day Care, Candace Plumman,

Skylette Lee & Amanda Bordeaux at Rosebud Day Care Center for their CDA

Certification.

Mandy Howard has completed 120 hours of training towards obtaining her CDA.

If you see these ladies give them a pat on the back as they have accomplished their goal in

the last year.

Crow Creek Head Start has 5 individuals that have completed their CDA Training and are

now awaiting their Final Assessment.

If you would like to join our team of CDA students, please feel free to call Barb Biwer at

773-4755 or 1-866-206-8206 and we will be glad to help you. Remember the CDA class hours

count towards your licensing requirement. Scholarships are available.

Pierre

April May

2nd~Guidance 7th~Ethcs and Advocacy

4th~Tour of Day Cares 14th~What’s Next?!

9th~DAP

16th~Aggression in Young Children

23rd~Lesson Planning

Have a GREAT SUMMER!!!!Have a GREAT SUMMER!!!!Have a GREAT SUMMER!!!!Have a GREAT SUMMER!!!!

Kids Safe Saturday

April 18th, 2009 from 10:00am-1:00pm

The Early Childhood Training Network will have

goodies along with a Child Car Seat Check Up Event!!

Stop by and see us at 124 E. Dakota in Pierre!!!

Early Childhood Management Training is a four part series for Early Childhood program managers. In this series participants will increase their

effectiveness in administration. You will:

� become aware of the need for effective program management skills

� learn program management fundamentals and understand the cost of quality in the Early Childhood Programs

� Gain an understanding of staff issues and ideas of how to manage them

� become more aware of policies and procedures that will make your child care business successful. Call us for details at 605-773-4755.

Mark your Calendars

Kids Safe Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Week of the Young Child~April 18th-25

Provider Appreciation Day~May 8th

“Building Bridges, Making Connections”

2009 SDAEYC/SDHSA Conference Rapid City, SD

April 30 – May 2, 2009 Call us for information about any of these events.

April, May June 2009 TRAINING SCHEDULE

*Registration and Payment are required by 12:00 noon the day prior to the scheduled class date!!!! A registration form is on the last page of this newsletter.


April 2009

Date City Topic Time Contact Cost

4/7/2009

Pierre

Cradles to Crayons

Respectful Care/Primary Care

Pathway: Guidance & Behavior Management

6:00-8:30 PM

Early Childhood Enrichment Program

605-773-4755 $10

4/8/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

Babyproofing

Pathway: Program Safety

6:30-7:30 PM


605-773-4755 $10

4/11/09 Pierre

Our House

Healthy Kids/Fit from the Start

Pathway: Nutrition for Children

8:00 AM– 5:00 PM


605-773-4755 $40

1 CEU

4/14/2009 Pierre

Our House

Child Growth & Development

Pathway: Child Growth & Development

6:30-9:00 PM


605-773-4755

$10

4/16/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

Newborns

Pathway: Age Appropriate Planning

10:00 AM- 4:00 PM


605-773-4755 $10

4/18/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

Kid Safe Saturday


6:00-8:30 PM


605-773-4755

Free

4/20/2009 Rosebud

Rosebud Day Care

Protective Urges/Responding to

Families

Pathway: Partnership with Parents

6:30-9:00 PM


605-773-4755

$10

4/21/2009

Burke

Burke Community Center

Introduction to Early Learning Guidelines


6:30-8:30 PM


605-773-4755 $5

4/22/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

CPR


6:00-10:00 PM


605-773-4755

$25

4/25/2009

White River

White River Day Care

The Child’s Image


9:00-11:30 AM


605-773-4755

$10


4/29/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

First Aid


6:00-9:00 PM


605-773-4755 $20

May 2009


5/4/2009

Pierre

The Right Turn

Social Emotional Milestones/

Temperament


6:30-9:00 PM


605-773-4755

$10

5/5/2009

Pierre

Cradles to Crayons

Environments for Group Care

Pathway: Learning Environments

6:00-8:30 PM


605-773-4755

$10

5/6/2009

Pierre

The Right Turn

CPR


6:00-10:00 PM


605-773-4755

$25

5/11/2009

Pierre

The Right Turn

Guidance & Discipline/Understandi

ng Language


6:30-9:00 PM


605-773-4755

$10

5/18/2009

Pierre

The Right Turn

Respectful Care/Primary Care


6:30-9:00 PM


605-773-4755

$10

5/20/2009

Pierre

The Right Turn

First Aid


6:00-9:30 PM


605-773-4755

$20

5/26/2009

Pierre

The Right Turn

Activities for Fun


6:30-7:30 PM


605-773-4755

$10

June 2009


6/1/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

Environments for Group Care

Pathway: Learning Environments

6:30-9:00 PM


605-773-4755

$10

6/8/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

Brain Development Discoveries of Infancy


6:30-9:00 PM


605-773-4755 $10

6/13/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

Observation & Documentation

Pathway: Observing Children

9:00AM-4:00 PM


605-773-4755 $25

6/15/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

Special Needs Language Development

Pathway: Inclusion of All Children

6:30-9:00 PM


605-773-4755 $10

6/17/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

CPR


6:00-10:30 PM


605-773-4755

$25

6/22/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

Harmonizing Cultural Diversity

Pathway: Cultural Diversity

6:30-9:00 PM


605-773-4755 $10

6/24/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

First Aid


6:00-10:00 PM


605-773-4755 $20

6/29/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

Protective Urges/Responding to

Families

Pathway: Partnership with Parents

6:30-9:00 PM


605-773-4755 $10

6/29/2009 Pierre

The Right Turn

Baby Sitting Trainers Training


9:00AM-4:00 PM


605-773-4755 $30


The Dept. of Social Services Division of Child Care Services will hold a public hearing on the two-year State Plan for Child Care Services on Thursday, June 4, 2009 from 7pm-9pm Central Time at the following DDN studio sites:

ο Spearfish - BHSU Library 011

ο Rapid City - SDSM&T CB109

ο Pierre - Cap A

ο Aberdeen - NSU Library 117

ο Watertown - LATI

ο Brookings - SDSU SPC 203

ο Sioux Falls - University Center 282S

ο Mitchell - MTI TC155

Vermillion - USD2 ED 203

The purpose of the hearing is to solicit comments on the proposed two-year plan for the administration of the Federal Child Care Development Fund. Provisions for direct child care services and for increasing availability, affordability and quality of child care in South Dakota will be addressed.

Interested parties may appear in person at the hearing or send written comments to the Department of Social Services, Division of Child Care Services, 700 Governors Drive, Pierre, SD 57501-2291. The proposed plan will be available by May 1, 2009, and can be accessed by contacting Child Care Services at 1(800)227-3020 or (605)773-4766. Written comments will be received at the address indicated above until June 18, 2009.

Notice is further given that the public hearings will be held in handicap accessible buildings.

The South Dakota Early Learning GuidelinesThe South Dakota Early Learning GuidelinesThe South Dakota Early Learning GuidelinesThe South Dakota Early Learning Guidelines were developed to provide a compilation of appropriate skills and knowledge children can attain with support by the time they have

finished their preschool years. The training is 9 modules that will walk you through the whole scope of the Early Learning Guidelines to:

� Establish the learning environment & promote learning through assessment

� guide you through helping children learn language and literacy using the Early Learning Scale

� Integrate language and literacy throughout the day and support children learning English as a new language

� learn how children learn math, science, social studies

� use the Early Learning Scale throughout the series of classes and establish a reliability on the scale

� promote health and physical development.

� work with families as partners with the Early Learning Scale

Call us for more information.

Spring Fever??Spring Fever??Spring Fever??Spring Fever?? Spring is around the corner, and time to clean

out!! When you are cleaning your car seat, make sure to check the expiration date on the seat.

Seats expire after 5 to 6 years depending on the manufacturer.

When washing your seat, make sure to read the directions for that seat for proper cleaning. Not all covers can be washed in the washer or dried in the dryer. Covers are made with fire retardant materials and washing them improperly may damage them. Also, do not iron

the straps— they will melt!!

If you have taken your seat apart for cleaning and can’t get it back

together, please contact me and I would be happy to help!!

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Training Institute targets professionals, parents

Fostering children’s mental health is as important to overall well-being as shelter, nutritious food and health care. That has prompted South Dakota Voices for Children’s work in the field of children’s mental health, which continues with a training institute designed for all professionals who work with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families.

South Dakota Voices for Children’s Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Training Institute is set for Wednesday, May 6 and Thursday, May 7 at the Best Western Ramkota Hotel & Convention Center, Pierre. Reservations are limited to 100 participants.

Faculty for the institute includes Gerald Costa, Ph.D., founding director of the YCS Institute, which operates New Jersey’s only licensed, Medicaid-approved mental health clinic specializing in children birth to 6 and their families. A developmental psychologist, he has a special interest in relationship-based approaches to autistic-spectrum disorders. He has been a consultant to the ZERO TO THREE and Early Head Start National Resource Center, serving as a national consultant to the Pathways to Prevention project infant mental health initiative.

He will be joined by Lorri Sullivan, M.Ed., YCS Institute Associate Director for Training and Consultation. A former director of child development services for the Early Head Start and Head Start programs, she also serves as project director for the Brazelton Touchpoints Center at the YCS Institute.

The institute is designed for mental health clinicians, home visitors, early childhood educators, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, nurses, family practice physicians, pediatricians, policymakers and parents. Continuing education/professional training hours are pending for counselors, social workers, early childhood educators, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, nurses, family practice physicians and pediatricians.

The registration fee of $35 per day includes lunch. The registration deadline is April 22, 2009. Complete information about the institute is available at sdkidsmentalhealth.org and at sdvoicesforchildren.org.

SPRING FEVER?

A six-week class for parents with children age birth to three years old. The six-week series includes:

Bright StartBright StartBright StartBright Start Responsive Parenting Class

The Parent/Child DanceThe Parent/Child DanceThe Parent/Child DanceThe Parent/Child Dance

Your Unique ChildYour Unique ChildYour Unique ChildYour Unique Child

Responding to Your Child’s NeedsResponding to Your Child’s NeedsResponding to Your Child’s NeedsResponding to Your Child’s Needs

Encouraging Your ChildEncouraging Your ChildEncouraging Your ChildEncouraging Your Child

What and How Your Child LearnsWhat and How Your Child LearnsWhat and How Your Child LearnsWhat and How Your Child Learns

Parenting is Stressful; So is GrowingParenting is Stressful; So is GrowingParenting is Stressful; So is GrowingParenting is Stressful; So is Growing

Classes are Free & Begin: April 21st

& meet 4/28, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19, 5/26

Time: 6:00-8:00pm

Location: Early Childhood Training

Network 124 E. Dakota Ave.– Pierre

Call 773-4755 to register

The Week of the Young Child is an annual celebration to focus public attention on the needs of young children and their families and to recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs. The theme of Week of the Young Child (WOYC) is "Bring Communities Together for Children— Children Bring Communities Together" and it's time to start planning your WOYC 2009 events.

Some ideas from previous years include neighborhood parades, family fun fairs, art displays, and collaborations with local organizations and businesses. For more inspiration, please visit the website at http://www.naeyc.org/about/woyc/

The Early Childhood Training Network

124 East Dakota Ave.

Pierre, SD 57501

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Pierre, SD 57501

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To reserve your spot, complete registration form and return with payment to The Right Turn,

124 E. Dakota, Pierre SD 57501.

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