Make a date with us!
Happy New Year! Start 2024 on the right foot by investing some time and energy in your program and your own professional wellness. We have some ideas on ways to get started:
Schedule a budget check-up
Need some budgeting help? A check-in about your program’s financial health can be a good way to kick off the new year. Get financial assistance for your program’s sustainability using Colorado Shines Quality Improvement or DPP hours to count toward your rating. Meet with small business accounting coach Leslie Zirker to get your finances in order by creating or updating a budget, reviewing your financial goals, and making sure it all aligns with Colorado Shines requirements.
Book an appointment with Leslie
Get support with your career goals
Are you ready to level up? We can help! Our Career Navigator, Ché Walker, is here to help make sense of all the steps needed to advance your career in early childhood. Take an inventory of your PDIS account and/or your staff’s PDIS accounts. Set goals for getting ECT, Director, Coach, or Trainer-qualified. Make sure you are taking advantage of DPP classes and scholarships, college classes (some of them are free!), COSI, and T.E.A.C.H. scholarships. Find Pyramid and EQIT classes that fit your schedule. Set goals and make plans for getting higher level credentials, such as achieving your AA or BA degree. And more! Fill out the form to get started.
FILL OUT THE CAREER NAVIGATION INTAKE FORM
Fine tune your business practices
You don’t have to do it alone. Given the complexity of our field, including regulations, requirements, and different funding sources, you need an expert to support the needs of your small business. Ranging from starting a child care program, HR and staff management, finances, to marketing and family and community engagement, we offer coaching and support services for child care program directors and business owners. Our team has a deep understanding of the field and the unique challenges that child care businesses face and we’re here to help. Check out our winter/spring 2024 Business Services trainings and connect with Dora Esparza, Director of Business Services, to discuss our range of options.
Contact our Director of Business Services
Schedule your trainings early
Get off to a running start earning your clock hours by reviewing our training and events calendar and choosing from a variety of TAP-aligned trainings, including DPP Featured trainings that allow you to apply for Teacher or Director Achievement Awards totaling $325. And don’t forget about the Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference, coming up in March, where you can earn up to 12.25 clock hours, and 1 CEU (minimum of 10 hours required to earn the CEU).
VIEW CALENDAR AND REGISTER FOR TRAININGS
Whatever your goals are for 2024, we are here for you!
Let us help you make this your best year yet!