2025-2026
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CATALOG
(SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER)
2025-2026
Professional Development CATALOG
Welcome!
This catalog features Cincinnati Preschool Promise’s professional development offerings for the 2025–2026 program year, including both asynchronous learning opportunities and monthly live and online sessions. Additionally, you’ll find a variety of professional development sessions available through the Ohio Professional Registry, as well as information on local and national conferences.
Please refer to the key below to better understand the types of offerings included in this catalog.
LOCAL
CONFERENCE
= Freetraining provided byCincinnati Preschool Promise = Freetrainingthatcan be registeredforon occrra.org using the ST# provided = National EarlyChildhood Education Conference = Local EarlyChildhood Education Conference
Note: Dates and times listed in this catalog are subject to change. Please monitor your email regularly for the most up-to-date information and announcements. = Cincinnati EducationalTelevision Free,Virtual, & OhioApprovedTrainings
Professional Development 2025-2026
ASYNCRONOUS TRAINING OPTIONS
(CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR)
POSITIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ONLINE COURSE (PECE)
Using the Positive Early Childhood Education online module series, participants will be introduced to a set of strategies to build children's social and emotional skills and help children learn and behave in their early childhood setting This training consists of access to four, online self guided modules. Participants will complete each of the modules a their own pace and will use reflection, goal setting and homework to put strategies into practice.
OAHours:4
Self-PacedOnlineTraining
ST #:10155875:
Professional Development 2025-2026
SEPTEMBER 2025
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICE: THE DAP WAY!
articipants will learn to implement the 5 uidelines of DAP (community of learners, teaching, curriculum, assessment, and families) from the book, “ The Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice”
CARE: CHILD ADULT RELATIONSHIP ENHANCEMENT
C.A.R.E. teaches strategies for enhancing resiliency in children and for using a selective set of skills for redirecting behavior and responding to challenging behavior This training provides an important skill set for many professionals, as well as caregivers
IS THAT SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!? SUPPORTING YOUNG CHILDREN EXHIBITING CHALLENGING BEHAVIOR
This session will cover the basic understanding of how behavior serves as a form of communication and the difference between knowledge, skill and ability and how that impacts behaviors Participants will leave the session with a set of traumainformed perspectives and tools to support behavior management in the classroom
OAHours:16
9/9,9/23,10/7,10/21,11/4,11/18, 12/2,12/16
Time:6:30pm-8:30pm
12/16-TBD
AllothersessionswillbeonZoom
ST #:10156412
OAHours: 4 Time:1:00pm-5:00pm Online 9/3 ST #:10154917
OAHours: 15 Time:4:00pm-5:30pm
9/24
Professional Development 2025-2026
SEPTEMBER 2025
CHILD DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES
Participants will learn about the developmental milestones of the whole child They will learn about the developmental stages of motor development and emotional well being from infants and toddlers to pre-kindergarten During these years motor skills are perfected Creativity and imagination starts to shine Caregivers will learn about the social emotional developmental stages of children, and learn about meaningful learning experiences that build growth.
RAISING RESILIENT CHILDREN
This 60-minute training will utilize resources from PBS Kids and Sesame Street to provide caregivers with multiple tools to help build resilience in the children they serve
CREATING EFFECTIVE SCHEDULES AND TRANSITIONS
Establishing an effective schedule provides both children and teachers/caregivers a positive environment for success. Participants will learn the main components of a schedule including how to plan each component and ideas for implementation Participants will also describe a transition and understand how to create transitions that are effective and productive
Professional Development 2025-2026
SEPTEMBER 2025
PLAYFUL LEARNING WITH ARTS AND WRITING
Participants will learn ways to provide meaningful literacy experiences where children develop an understanding of the meaning of language and early writing development through art. Participants will learn that early writing is both a literacy activity and a fine motor skill.
ESTABLISHING ECOSYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT
THE
SCIENCE OF READING IN THE CLASSROOM
This training will help participants understand the ecosystem that develops the foundation of reading in the early years.
OCTOBER 2025
TINY HANDS, BIG CONCEPTS: EXPLORING MEASUREMENT & SORTING IN PRESCHOOL
Sorting and measurement are essential early math skills that help preschoolers make sense of the world around them
Participants will explore engaging strategies and hands-on activities to teach sorting and measurement concepts to young learners, as well as discover how to guide children in recognizing attributes, categorizing objects, and using nonstandard measurement tools to compare and describe items Through collaborative discussions, practical examples, and digital resources, participants will gain techniques to foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills in their classrooms.
DIVISION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD OF THE COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN
LEARN
October7-10,2025
Portland,OR
https://wwwdecconf erence.org/
October8-9,2025
Baltimore,MD
https://wwwzerotothreeo rg/learn-conference/ ZERO TO THREE
Professional Development 2025-2026
OCTOBER 2025
4C FOR CHILDREN
LOCAL
CONFERENCE
CALM CATERPILLAR:
IDENTIFY A STUDENT'S EMOTIONAL STATE AND RESPOND WITH BREATHING TECHNIQUES TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR
This training will help a teacher identify a child's emotional state and navigate how to respond with breathing techniques Equip a teacher to set up a calm corner and practice breathing techniques for mastery
CLASSROOM SELF-ASSESSMENT 101
During this one-on-one training and coaching session, we will be bringing the content of classroom self-assessment to life in your own classroom and program u will learn more about how to set up a rning environment that is inviting, p dictable, and organized so that children are empowered and learn through play. You will also learn more about how to increase meaningful adult-child interactions.
October10-11,2025
Sharonville,OH
https://www.4cforchildren. org/providers/conference -2//
OAHours:125
PriceHillLibrary -970PurcellAve, Cincinnati,OH45205 10/15/25
Time: 6:00pm-.7:15pm
ST #:10156757
OAHours:1.5
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
4CforChildren 2100ShermanAve#300 Cincinnati,Oh452122 10/30
ST #:10157269
CATALOG
October23-25,2025
Orlando,FL
https://consciousdiscipline.com/pro fessionaldevelopment/event/elevateconscious-discipline-teacherconference-2025/
October24-26,2025
Atlanta,GA
https://blackchilddeve lopment.org/
NOVEMBER 2025
Professional Development 2025-2026
DECEMBER 2025
CULTURAL HUMILITY
This two hour virtual training will cover the topic of cultural humility in a trauma informed practice Engaging and welcoming families and students in a respectful way can help with implementing culturally responsive, strength-based practices This session will offer explanations of cultural competency using relevant data We will explore how implicit biases affect relationships in preschool and will reflect on our own experiences
EVERY INTERACTION COUNTS: THE SCIENCE BEHIND HOW CONVERSATIONAL TURNS BUILDS BRAINS
Over the past decade, peer-reviewed research studies have linked conversational turns to improved socioemotional development, executive functioning, reading skills, and brain development In this session, we will explore the latest early talk research and how to put it into practice to promote responsive caregiving.
THE INTENTIONALLY NURTURING AND SENSITIVE TEACHER
Building nurturing relationships with a nsitive teacher is essential to a eschool child's future success, not just school but in life. Come learn strategies to become an intentionally nurturing and sensitive teacher so that you can fully support the emotional development of each child in your care.
OAHours: 2
12/10
Time:1:00pm-3:00pm
ST #:10157254
OAHours: 2
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm
4CforChildren
2100ShermanAve#300 Cincinnati,Oh452122 12/10
ST #:10157271
OAHours: 2
Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm 12/18
4CforChildren
2100ShermanAve#300 Cincinnati,Oh452122
ST #:10157272
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