Training
RPC offers ongoing professional development and support for early educators in Randolph County to ensure licensed centers and homes meet state requirements for staff certification and training as well as enhance the quality of early care and education. Training is offered for early educators who work with children birth–5 years, with extended training opportunities for school age care, and work in child care programs or family child care homes in Randolph and neighboring counties.
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Do you consider yourself ‘new’ in your administrative role? Come connect with others who feel the same way! This Community of Learners will come together every other month to network and share ideas. This month’s meeting will focus on Staff Handbooks and the power of policy! Dinner will be served!
Time: 6:30-8:00pm
Location: The Partnership for Children Office, 349 Sunset Avenue Asheboro, NC 27203
Register HereCalling all Directors, Assistant Directors, and Designated Staff! Join us as we network with other administrative staff! This meeting will be offered in a Hybrid format- you are invited to attend in person or via Zoom. Lunch will be served for those attending in person. We will tackle the topic of navigating difficult conversations and share any Partnership updates!
Register HereThis training will review some common injuries to children such as Nurse Maid’s Elbow and how to prevent it. It will also cover adult injuries from handling children and how to reduce the risk of these workplace injuries.
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Facilitator: Cindy Trogdon
Register HereALL STAFF INVITED!
Join us on May 20, 2025 as we pay tribute to a very special group of early educators during our Night of the Stars event! This year will be unique and exciting! The Professional Development Committee has planned the event at The Exchange in Asheboro. Joining us will be Kristi Snuggs, President of The Early Years (formally known as Child Care Services Association). This evening is designed to bring us all together as we celebrate each of the graduates from December 2024 and May 2025. Please join us and enjoy a dinner catered by La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant and desserts by Baking Cakes Creations while we honor the graduates and give them the recognition they deserve! You might even go home with one of our door prizes or special giveaways! You don’t want to miss this event! If you are a graduate, or know of one from Fall 2024 or Spring 2025 please reach out to Shannon McCrary, smccrary@randolphkids.org
Register HereDiscover fun and hands-on ways to introduce children to local agriculture and fresh, local foods! In this interactive training, participants will explore engaging activities that bring gardening, farm-to-table learning, and local food exploration into their classrooms
Facilitators: Sophie Farlow, Taylor Wright
Register HereTogether we will explore the many benefits of small world play in the outdoor learning environment. Participants will create small world environments using natural materials and explore how they support language and literacy, social-emotional development, and fantasy play! Everyone will walk away with a small world creation to take back to your outdoor learning environment.
Facilitators: Sandy Johnson and Dawn Greene
Register HereDid you know that transitions are not just the time in between activities? Transitions are any time a child is asked to change their attention from one task to the next (anytime an adult places a demand upon a child). During this workshop session, participants will gain tools for supporting young children.
Time: 6:30-7:30pm
Location: Virtual via Zoom
Facilitator: Carrie Becker
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