Training Workshops

ELSS delivers convenient, high-quality onsite and virtual trainings that save time and money. Our training workshops are research-based and rooted in best practices. All trainings meet criteria from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).

Behavior Management Basics:

Preplanning & Positive Guidance

Behavior management can take shape in a variety of ways for Educators working with children day to day. This training helps strengthen the understanding of factors that influence children’s behavior. Educators will examine common sources of undesirable behaviors and ways to improve them.

Explore external factors that influence children’s behavior
Examine the impact of children’s needs and how it affects behavior
Develop proactive strategies to promote positive behaviors

Workshop Details:

Length: 3 Hours

Audience: Education Professionals

MSDE Core of Knowledge Area: Child Development

OSSE Core of Knowledge Area: Child Growth and Development

Observations Look, Listen, and Learn

We learn a lot about children’s development through observations. Observing children helps us to monitor their developmental progress, inform families, and enhance learning experiences throughout the curriculum cycle. Discover the power of observation and how it can help you take lesson planning to the next level.

Sharpen observation skills and explore ways to maintain objectivity
Analyze observation data to support developmental outcomes
Use observation data to support the development of all children

Workshop Details

Length: 2 Hours

Audience: Education Professionals

MSDE Core of Knowledge Area: Child Development

OSSE Core of Knowledge Area: Observing, Documenting and Assessing to Support Young Children and Families

Basic Health and Safety and Breastfeeding Awareness

A state-developed curriculum meets federal requirements of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). This training provides an overview of critical elements that allow educators to maintain safe and healthy environments in early care and learning settings according to COMAR regulations.

Implementing sanitation practices & procedures
Preventing & reducing injuries
Identifying child abuse & neglect

Note: Completion of this training does not meet the regulatory requirements

for training in any of the following areas:

First Aid/ CPR
Medication Administration
Emergency & Disaster Preparedness

Workshop Details:

Length: 3 Hours

Audience: Education Professionals

MSDE Core of Knowledge Area: Health, Safety & Nutrition

Available in Maryland only

Child Abuse Prevention

Protecting children is the duty and responsibility of professionals and advocates working children and youth.

This training provides knowledge, insight, and information about different forms of child abuse and neglect, equipping participants with strategies to identify and report. Learn what it means to be a mandated reporter and develop practical strategies to prevent child abuse and recognize neglect.

Workshop Details:

Length: 4 Hours

Audience: Education Professionals

MSDE Core of Knowledge Area: Health, Safety & Nutrition

OSSE Core of Knowledge Area: Health, Safety & Nutrition

Including All Children and

the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

This training workshop is a state-developed curriculum that provides an overview of basic health and safety topics required by Maryland Child Care Licensing. This workshop meets COMAR requirements as indicated by the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).

Key topics for this training include:

Safe & Healthy Environments
Injury Prevention
Playground Safety
Food Allergies
Transportation Safety
Child Abuse & Neglect
Appropriate supervision

Workshop Details:

Length: 3 Hours

Audience: Education Professionals

Core of Knowledge Area: Health, Safety & Nutrition

Available in Maryland only

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Prevention

Protecting infants against the risk factors of SIDS is an essential part of effective caregiving. This training supports participants in examining the potential causes and risk factors associated with SIDS and SUID. Learners also gain insight into prevention practices and strategies to educate parents about SIDS prevention and safe sleep practices.

Workshop Details:

Length: 2 Hours

Audience: Early Care & Education Professionals

MSDE Core of Knowledge Area: Health, Safety & Nutrition

OSSE Core of Knowledge Area: Health, Safety & Nutrition

Essential Verbal & Non-Verbal Communication Skills

Good communication is key to building strong relationships with children families, and colleagues. Some of the best messages can be lost in delivery, so how do we communicate effectively? This training teaches Education professionals essential verbal and non-verbal, skills to effectively communicate with children, families, and their colleagues.

Workshop Details:

Length: 2 Hours

Audience: Education Professionals

MSDE Continued/Elective Training Area: Professionalism

OSSE Core of Knowledge: Professionalism and Advocacy

Mission-Based Marketing

Market with your mission in mind. Marketing is key to the success of your program. Find effective ways to align your program mission with targeted strategies, while engaging with the community. In this training learn about the benefits of marketing:

Explore internal marketing techniques & branding strategies

Align your program mission and marketing efforts
Establish connections within the community

Workshop Details:

Length: 2 Hours

Audience: Program Owners, Directors & Administrators

MSDE Core of Knowledge Area: Professionalism

OSSE Core of Knowledge Area: Program Management, Operation and Evaluation

Strengthening Fiscal Management Series

Strengthening Fiscal Management for Child Care Programs is a four-part series for Child Care Program Owners, Directors, and Administrators. Developed by The National Center on Early Childhood Quality Assurance, the series is designed to strengthen child care providers’ foundational knowledge about fiscal planning. Recognize the importance of financial planning to the sustainability of child care business operations. Strengthen knowledge of fiscal terms, concepts, and practices to help break down fiscal processes into manageable steps.

Strengthening Fiscal Management for Child Care Programs

Module 1:

Budgets, Projections, and Planning

Sound business practices are key to successfully navigating the road of fiscal management for your program/ programs. In Module 1, learn about terms, concepts, and practices to sustain business operations. Discover the value of developing a budget for year-long financial decision-making in your program.

Explore foundational components to establish budgets and fiscal management practices
Examine ways to break down fiscal processes into manageable steps
Understand how to project business costs and generate additional income

Workshop Details:

Length: 3 Hours

Audience: Program Owners, Directors & Administrators

MSDE Core of Knowledge Area: Professionalism

OSSE Core of Knowledge Area: Program Management, Operation and Evaluation

Strengthening Fiscal Management for Center-Based Child Care Programs

Module 2:

Financial Reports and Internal Controls

Building and maintaining the fiscal health of a program means establishing systems that are right for you and the program. In Module 2, learn more about how systematic financial practices and reports help to maintain costs. Examine different types of reports and internal controls that help manage tuition collection, reduce bad debt and strengthen your program’s business practices.

Identify the financial safeguards best for your program
Discover the benefits of Financial Reports Matching
Explore the Process of Internal Control

Workshop Details:

Length: 3 Hours

Audience: Program Owners, Directors & Administrators

MSDE Core of Knowledge Area: Professionalism

OSSE Core of Knowledge Area: Program Management, Operation and Evaluation

Strengthening Fiscal Management for Child Care Programs

Module 3:

Marketing Your Program for Center-Based Child Care Providers

How you market your program to the community matters. In Module 3 discover what marketing is and why it’s important. Learn ways to highlight program features and benefits to achieve success in marketing your program.

Define & identify internal and external customers
Delve into the benefits of marketing tools
Find ways to utilize program data to reach families

Workshop Details:

Length: 3 Hours

Audience: Program Owners, Directors & Administrators

MSDE Core of Knowledge Area: Professionalism

OSSE Core of Knowledge Area: Program Management, Operation and Evaluation

Strengthening Fiscal Management for Child Care Programs

Module 4:

Recruiting and Retaining Staff for Center-Based Child Care Providers

Staff recruitment is one of the largest challenges in the field of Early Care and Education. In Module 4, learn strategies to recruit and retain staff for your child care program.

Examine effective staff recruitment and hiring practices
Review components of staff onboarding
Identify ways to build staff retention

Workshop Details:

Length: 3 Hours

Audience: Program Owners, Directors & Administrators

MSDE Core of Knowledge Area: Professionalism

OSSE Core of Knowledge Area: Program Management, Operation and Evaluation

Recruiting Talented Staff:

Interview Tips and Techniques

Great staff are at the center of strong programs. Child Care Leaders don’t just make hiring decisions, they must constantly assess the personal needs of the program. Finding the right professionals is one of the greatest challenges across the industry. Learn ways to recruit, interview, and assess candidates during the hiring process.