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Promoting Educational Achievement for Children Early

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PEACE offers FREE TRAINING for Parents and Child Care Providers!

Do you live in Berrien County ?  Do you know of a child in day care that is kicking, hitting, biting, or displaying other challenging behaviors?  Do you know of a child in day care who is constantly crying, withdrawn, or extremely shy?

  • If yes, the Berrien County Child Care Expulsion Prevention P.E.A.C.E. program might be for you!

What is the P.E.A.C.E. Program?

  • It is a Child Care Expulsion Prevention Program in Berrien County that provides consultation and services for parents and child care providers caring for children ages 0 – 5 who are experiencing behavioral, social, or emotional challenges that put them at risk of expulsion from child care.  We provide short-term child and family centered consultation.  We also provide programmatic consultation for day care sites. 

Who can receive services?

  • Anyone with a child age 0 – 5 who is in day care, including pre-school centers, day care centers, relative day care, and family day care.

  • Anyone who directs or works in a day care setting, including pre-school, day care, relative day care, and family day care or are a day care aid.

  • Services are FREE for all families receiving day care services in Berrien County .

What types of services are available?

  • Observation of child at child care or at home

  • Functional assessment of child’s behavior

  • Individualized plan of services

  • Parent-Provider conferences

  • Strategies to promote social-emotional competence

  • Training for child care providers and families

  • Coordination of services and linkages to community resources

  • Developmental assessments

  • Support to promote the mental health of child care staff and parents

For more information contact: Gale Sylvester, Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant , 269-934-3379 or by e-mail at gms@riverwoodcenter.org

P.E.A.C.E is a Child Care Expulsion Prevention Program made possible through Riverwood Center, the Department of Community Health and the Department of Human Services.

 

PEACE offers FREE TRAINING 
for Parents and Child Care Providers!

Click here for more information: Enhancing Social and Emotional Development in Young Children Training Series

Register by October 3 by calling GALE SYLVESTER at PEACE/Riverwood Center: 269-934-3379

  • Promoting the Social Emotional Health of Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers **A prerequisite for the other classes**

    October 9, 2008

  • Challenging Behavior In Young Children

    Proactive vs Reactive

    October 23, 2008

  • Conflict Resolution with Young Children

    November 6, 2008

  • Caring for the Children, Caring for Yourself

    Promoting Adult Social & Emotional Health

    November 20, 2008

     

    Classes held at Andrews University in Berrien Springs

 Expulsion Prevention Program information for Southwest Michigan 
  • Berrien County: Promoting Educational Achievement for Children Early (PEACE)
    • Gale Sylvester: 269 934 3379

Other regional Expulsion Prevention resources: