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Overview

Family Child Care Professional Learning Cohort

Funder: Joint Initiatives/ECHO

Geographic Scope: Colorado

Focus Areas:

  • Early childhood outdoor learning environments

  • Best practices in outdoor learning

  • Professional development in nature-based education
  • Eligible Applicants:

  • Family child care providers in Colorado
  • What They Fund:

  • Participation in Early Childhood Outdoor Learning Environments online certificate program (North Carolina State University)

  • Grant funds to implement changes to outdoor spaces

  • Additional resources and personalized design assistance

  • Ongoing program planning through in-person meetings and web-based presentations
  • Program Description: Selected family child care providers participate in a deep dive learning cohort focused on best practices in outdoor learning environments. Participants receive the online certificate program, grant funding for outdoor space improvements, personalized design assistance, and ongoing support through meetings and web presentations.

    Background: New in 2020, this program was designed to support family child care providers in enhancing their outdoor learning environments.

    How to Apply

    Application Process

    • Download Family Child Care Professional Learning Cohort Flyer
    • Complete 2020 FAMILY CHILD CARE PROFESSIONAL LEARNING COHORT APPLICATION
    • Submit application by deadline

    Informational Webinars:

  • Wednesday, March 11, 2020, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

  • Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
  • Note: Historical application deadline was May 1, 2020. Current deadline status is unknown.

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    child-careprofessional-developmentenvironmental-education

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