Child Care Providers

Gracias al Departamento de Salud de California, tenemos descuentos disponibles. Para recibir el descuento de $70, por favor use el codigo de descuento (CDH-CPR-2018) antes de pagar. Estos descuentos están limitados a uno por persona. 

 Para todos los proveedores de cuidado infantil que viven o trabajan en Berkeley, tenemos una cantidad limitada de becas disponibles. Por favor llámenos al 510-658-7353 para recibir el código de descuento.

RCP y Primeros Auxilios es el curso que cumple con las regulaciones del Estado de California para los proveedores de cuidado infantil. Se realizarán prácticas de reanimación boca a boca para salvar vidas y atender a atragantarse con maniquíes. Primeros Auxilios enseña la prevención de lesiones y la forma de responder a las emergencias y accidentes. Esta clase cubre desde nacimiento a edad adulta, aunque el enfoque es en las edades pediátricas atendidas en programas de cuidado infantil. Esta certificación es de dos años.

Hay un descuento de $15 por inscribirse en RCP y Primeros Auxilios y Salud Preventiva. Para las inscripciones por internet, por favor llame para el Código de Descuento.

Información Importante

• Puede inscribirse por internet en bananasbunch.org o venir en persona a registrarse a BANANAS. (Haga los cheques o giros postales a nombre de BANANAS). Por favor, NO ENVIE POR CORREO.
• NO HAY REEMBOLSOS.
• No se puede pagar en efectivo. Inscribase temprano. Usted recibirá una confirmación de su inscripción.
• El costo de los cursos cubre el costo de los libros, los certificados de RCP y Primeros Auxilios, y las engomadas de EMSA.
• Por favor llegue 15 minutos antes de la clase para permitir tiempo suficiente para el registro. SI LLEGA TARDE NO SERÁ ADMITIDO.
• Bebés o niños no se les permite acompañar a los participantes.
• Use ropa cómoda. Va estar practicando RCP en el suelo.
• Hay un descanso para el almuerzo durante estas clases. Favor de traer su propio almuerzo.
• Usted puede ser elegible para una beca. Debe pagar por el curso y solicitar la beca después de exitosamente completarlo. Las solicitudes de becas estarán disponibles el día de la clase con el instructor.
• Si usted vive o trabaja en Berkeley, ofrecemos becas todo el año gracias a la financiación de la Corporación Bayer. Para recibir la beca llámenos para darle el codigo de descuento. Se le pedirá que verifique su dirección de casa o de trabajo.
• Estas clases se ofrecen en diferentes fechas en otros idiomas.

Are you thinking of opening your own family child care program? If so, this free event is just for you! We’ll discuss what it takes to open a licensed family child care business in your home. We will also talk about how to decide whether this is the right choice for you and your family. Running an in-home child care program involves a background check, a home inspection, an application to Community Care Licensing, and a commitment to providing meaningful, nurturing curriculum to young children. In this workshop, you will learn about how to set up a safe environment for children, how to market your child care program, and how to build strong relationships with parents. BANANAS is here to offer support at every step. This is a great chance to meet with an expert who can answer your questions and offer information to get you started.

Please note that this does not replace the Community Care Licensing (CCL) orientation. To pre-register for that orientation, call CCL at 510-622-2602 or go to www.ccld.ca.gov and pay their $25 registration fee.

Join us to learn about the strength-based approach. At this informative workshop, we will introduce you to the Five Protective Factors created by The National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds. These factors consist of strengths and resources families can rely on in times of need, providing stability, and help to family members. This workshop will give participants an opportunity to learn new tips on how to improve communication with families, further children’s social-emotional development, and how to create safe and healthy environments. Join us to talk about coping strategies, ways to work with families from a strength-based approach, and more.

Thanks to the California Department of Health we have partial scholarships available. To receive a $70 partial scholarship, please use this discount code (CDH-CPR-2018) while checking out. Scholarships are limited to one per person. You can only purchase a ticket with a scholarship for yourself.

For all child care providers living or working in Berkeley, we have a limited amount of full scholarships available. Please call us at 510-658-7353 to receive the discount code.

This CPR & First Aid Training course meets the California State regulations for child care providers. You will practice life-saving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and care for choking on manikins. First Aid teaches injury prevention and how to respond to emergencies and accidents. This class covers age birth to adult, though emphasis is placed on pediatric ages cared for in child care programs. This is a two-year certification.

Thanks to the Bayer Corp., we offer full scholarships to Berkeley child care providers for CPR & First Aid classes. We also offer discounted tuition when you enroll in both the CPR & First Aid and Preventive Health classes at the same time. Call 510-658-7353 for the Online Discount Code. For online registration, visit www.bananasbunch.org

Important Information:

• You can either register online or come in person to BANANAS and a staff member will help you register. (Make checks or money orders payable to BANANAS). Do not mail it.
• Register early. No cash payments. You will receive a confirmation of your registration.
• There are NO REFUNDS.
  The fee for the courses covers the cost of books, CPR & First Aid Certificates, and EMSA stickers.
• Please arrive 15 minutes prior to class to allow ample time for registration. NO LATE ARRIVALS WILL BE ADMITTED.
• No infants or children are allowed to accompany participants.
• Wear comfortable clothes and bare lips. You will be practicing CPR on the floor and sharing mannequins.
• There is a lunch break during these classes. Please bring your own lunch.
• You may be eligible for a scholarship. You must pay for the course and then apply for the scholarship after successfully completing it. Scholarship applications will be available from the instructor the day of the class.
• If you live or work in Berkeley, we offer scholarships year round thanks to funding from the Bayer Corporation. To receive the scholarship call us for the coupon code. You will be asked to verify your home or work address.
  These classes are offered on different dates in Spanish and Chinese.

Young children often call attention to things they see as different. They may ask why someone looks a certain way or sounds different when they talk. This offers us the opportunity to teach our children the skills necessary to appreciate differences. In this two-part series, we will begin by looking at our own responses to things that are different. We will discuss our personal values and beliefs, and reflect on the conversations we have with our children. During the second workshop, we will focus on strategies, tools, and activities we can use with children to help them become more culturally aware and accepting.

Young children often call attention to things they see as different. They may ask why someone looks a certain way or sounds different when they talk. This offers us the opportunity to teach our children the skills necessary to appreciate differences. In this two-part series, we will begin by looking at our own responses to things that are different. We will discuss our personal values and beliefs, and reflect on the conversations we have with our children. During the second workshop, we will focus on strategies, tools, and activities we can use with children to help them become more culturally aware and accepting.

This eight-hour course is offered in English and includes information on Preventive Health, including immunizations, seat belt safety, preventing infections and injuries, food safety, asthma, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), shaken baby syndrome (SBS), and recognizing and reporting child abuse.

When combined with the CPR & First Aid class, it meets the state licensing requirement of 16 hours to operate a child care program.

BANANAS offers a discounted price of $135 for providers who enroll in both the CPR First Aid & Preventive Health modules at the same time. If you would like to enroll for both classes, please call us for the discount code.

• You can either register online or come in person to BANANAS and a staff member will help you register. Do not mail it. (Make checks or money orders payable to BANANAS). Register early. No cash payments. You will receive a confirmation of your registration.
• There are NO REFUNDS.
• Please arrive 15 minutes prior to class to allow ample time for registration. NO LATE ARRIVALS WILL BE ADMITTED.
• No infants or children are allowed to accompany participants.
• Wear comfortable clothes.
• There is a lunch break during these classes. Please bring your own lunch.
• These classes are offered on different dates in Spanish and Chinese.

Are you thinking of opening your own family child care program? If so, this free event is just for you! We’ll discuss what it takes to open a licensed family child care business in your home. We will also talk about how to decide whether this is the right choice for you and your family. Running an in-home child care program involves a background check, a home inspection, an application to Community Care Licensing, and a commitment to providing meaningful, nurturing curriculum to young children. In this workshop, you will learn about how to set up a safe environment for children, how to market your child care program, and how to build strong relationships with parents. BANANAS is here to offer support at every step. This is a great chance to meet with an expert who can answer your questions and offer information to get you started.

Please note that this does not replace the Community Care Licensing (CCL) orientation. To pre-register for that orientation, call CCL at 510-622-2602 or go to www.ccld.ca.gov and pay their $25 registration fee.