BANANAS

This workshop series is closed, but if you are enrolled in Quality Counts, please contact Rainbow at rainbow@bananasbunch.org or 510-658-7353 x. 167 to be put on a waiting list.

The Desired Results Development Profile (DRDP) is a quality improvement system created to ensure that children are receiving the care they need to thrive. Created by the California Department of Education, the DRDP provides guidelines for teachers to observe, document, and reflect on children’s early learning. With the use of this assessment system, providers have a better ability to support curriculum planning both for groups and for students’ individual development. The goals of the DRDP are to make sure children are personally and socially competent, are effective learners, have physical and motor competence, and are safe and healthy.

Series dates: 9/23, 10/7, & 10/28

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.

When combined with the Preventive Health 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. (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. CPR & First Aid is offered in Vietnamese.

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 and 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. If you are interested in learning about child development, how to set up a safe environment for children, how to market your child care program, and how to build strong relationships with parents, then join us for this informative workshop. BANANAS is here to offer support at every step. We will also discuss the California Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP), which is a state-funded project intended to increase infant/toddler child care slots and improve quality care for children. This is a great chance to meet with an expert who can answer your questions and offer information to get you started.

Note: To get a family child care license, you have to go to a Community Care Licensing (CCL) orientation. Be sure to pre-register and pre-pay the $25 fee to attend by calling CCL at 510-622-2602 or going to www.ccld.ca.gov

Salud Preventiva es el curso que cumple con las regulaciones del Estado de California para los proveedores de cuidado infantil. Incluye prácticas de salud preventiva y manejo de las enfermedades transmisibles, a prueba de niños, información de la inmunización, la preparación para casos de emergencia y evacuación, manejo seguro de alimentos, la nutrición y la identificación y reporte de abuso infantil. Actualmente esta certificación por supuesto no tiene fecha de vencimiento.

Hay un descuento de $15 por inscribirse en CPR 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 devolver el siguiente formulario con el pago a BANANAS en persona. (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 CPR 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 CPR 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.

If you run a licensed family child care program, you’re invited to our Playgroup at Melrose Library! Bring your little ones ages 2 to 5 and join us to explore how play can inspire meaningful learning and encourage healthy child development. At different activity centers, kids will paint, create, build, imagine, pretend, and invent while caregivers learn how simple household items can be used as tools to promote early learning. Each playgroup will focus on a theme such as Language and Literacy, Social-Emotional Skills, and Math and Science. Facilitator Soyla Madrigal will provide resources and information on ways to incorporate these concepts into everyday life as opportunities for children’s educational growth. Playgroups are a great space to bond with children and meet other family child care providers who are raising our youngest learners. We look forward to seeing you at one of these playgroups that are held every Thursday from October 5 to October 26 at the Melrose Library.

Playgroups are designed to be 4-week series that build upon each other each week. When you register, you will be signed up for the entire series. Register online prior to attending. Please include the number of children you will be bringing with you. If you have any questions, please call Soyla at 510-658-7353 x. 127 or email soyla@bananasbunch.org

If you run a licensed family child care program, you’re invited to our Playgroup at Melrose Library! Bring your little ones ages 2 to 5 and join us to explore how play can inspire meaningful learning and encourage healthy child development. At different activity centers, kids will paint, create, build, imagine, pretend, and invent while caregivers learn how simple household items can be used as tools to promote early learning. Each playgroup will focus on a theme such as Language and Literacy, Social-Emotional Skills, and Math and Science. Facilitator Soyla Madrigal will provide resources and information on ways to incorporate these concepts into everyday life as opportunities for children’s educational growth. Playgroups are a great space to bond with children and meet other family child care providers who are raising our youngest learners. We look forward to seeing you at one of these playgroups that are held every Thursday from October 5 to October 26 at the Melrose Library.

Playgroups are designed to be 4-week series that build upon each other each week. When you register, you will be signed up for the entire series. Register online prior to attending. Please include the number of children you will be bringing with you. If you have any questions, please call Soyla at 510-658-7353 x. 127 or email soyla@bananasbunch.org

Join us for a great discussion at this quarterly Directors’ Roundtable! Lea Austin from UC Berkeley’s Center for the Study of Child Care Employment will be presenting information on Supportive Environmental Quality Underlying Adult Learning (SEQUAL), an evidence-based tool used to examine and improve adult learning needs in early care and education environments. The tool covers the following domains: 1) teaching supports, 2) the learning community, 3) job crafting, 4) adult well-being, and 5) program leadership. Come join the discussion about how the context of our adult work environments support or impede quality teaching and caregiving. How do we as leaders in our field bring out the best in ourselves and in our teachers so that children and families are better served? How does the work environment influence the ability of teaching staff to welcome learning and implement best practices? This will be an interesting discussion that will provide great food for thought. So bring your experience, expertise, and ideas and join us for this roundtable event. A light lunch will be served.

You’re invited to Best Business Practices for Family Child Care Programs! Becoming a family child care professional requires a little bit of research, the ability to obtain adequate licensing, and the capacity to learn how to run and operate a business from your home. In this training that is designed for both new and experienced family child care providers, we’ll talk about the best practices for marketing your business, meeting new parents and children, maintaining accurate records, preparing contracts, and creating nurturing, stimulating environments. We will also talk about how to care for children in multiple age brackets and what type of needs they may have at different stages of development. We will also cover information on discipline policies and maintaining a harmonious program that inspires early learning.

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.

When combined with the Preventive Health 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. (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. CPR & First Aid is offered in Vietnamese.

If you run a licensed family child care program, you’re invited to our Playgroup at Melrose Library! Bring your little ones ages 2 to 5 and join us to explore how play can inspire meaningful learning and encourage healthy child development. At different activity centers, kids will paint, create, build, imagine, pretend, and invent while caregivers learn how simple household items can be used as tools to promote early learning. Each playgroup will focus on a theme such as Language and Literacy, Social-Emotional Skills, and Math and Science. Facilitator Soyla Madrigal will provide resources and information on ways to incorporate these concepts into everyday life as opportunities for children’s educational growth. Playgroups are a great space to bond with children and meet other family child care providers who are raising our youngest learners. We look forward to seeing you at one of these playgroups that are held every Thursday from October 5 to October 26 at the Melrose Library.

Playgroups are designed to be 4-week series that build upon each other each week. When you register, you will be signed up for the entire series. Register online prior to attending. Please include the number of children you will be bringing with you. If you have any questions, please call Soyla at 510-658-7353 x. 127 or email soyla@bananasbunch.org

En este taller un experto en impuestos de cuidado infantil familiar presentará un sistema electrónico diseñados exclusivamente para los proveedores de cuidado infantil. El taller será un entrenamiento y demostración sobre cómo usar este sistema para el mantenimiento de registros y la introducción del sistema de archivo sin papel. La facilitadora demostrará cómo usar la hoja de cálculo para registrar los gastos, los ingresos, los bienes utilizados para el cuidado de niños, el tiempo dedicado a los negocios, las comidas servidas a los niños y el espacio utilizado por el cuidado de niños. Además, demostrará e instruirá el uso del portal seguro para la retención de registros.

Family child care providers will benefit from this new training on simplified recordkeeping. In this workshop, a family child care tax expert will introduce a customized spreadsheet and electronic filing system designed exclusively for child care providers’ recordkeeping needs. Facilitator Fred Kenyon will discuss how to use the spreadsheet to record expenses, income, assets used for child care, time spent on business, meals served to children, and space used by child care. Additionally, he will demonstrate how to use a secure portal for record retention in a paperless file cabinet. These resources will help to create a simple and beneficial system that will reduce time spent on recordkeeping. It will also provide your professional tax preparer with all the necessary information to produce the best result on your tax return, thus resulting in more profit for your business. Join us to learn what you need to do to make positive changes for your family child care.

At this informative Child Care Law Updates training we will cover regulations and what they mean for children and child care programs, both licensed family child care and child care centers. Representatives from the Alameda County Public Health Dept, the Child Care Law Center, Community Care Licensing, the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network, and Child Care Alliance of Los Angeles will offer details about immunization laws, the Incidental Medical Services Plan, the Workforce Registry, green child care, and integrated pest management laws and expectations. There will be new information and time to ask questions so you know how to implement what is needed. This is a very important training for all providers, so join us to make sure you and the children in your care are up to date on these laws.

If you run a licensed family child care program, you’re invited to our Playgroup at Melrose Library! Bring your little ones ages 2 to 5 and join us to explore how play can inspire meaningful learning and encourage healthy child development. At different activity centers, kids will paint, create, build, imagine, pretend, and invent while caregivers learn how simple household items can be used as tools to promote early learning. Each playgroup will focus on a theme such as Language and Literacy, Social-Emotional Skills, and Math and Science. Facilitator Soyla Madrigal will provide resources and information on ways to incorporate these concepts into everyday life as opportunities for children’s educational growth. Playgroups are a great space to bond with children and meet other family child care providers who are raising our youngest learners. We look forward to seeing you at one of these playgroups that are held every Thursday from October 5 to October 26 at the Melrose Library.

Playgroups are designed to be 4-week series that build upon each other each week. When you register, you will be signed up for the entire series. Register online prior to attending. Please include the number of children you will be bringing with you. If you have any questions, please call Soyla at 510-658-7353 x. 127 or email soyla@bananasbunch.org

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 and 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. If you are interested in learning about child development, how to set up a safe environment for children, how to market your child care program, and how to build strong relationships with parents, then join us for this informative workshop. BANANAS is here to offer support at every step. We will also discuss the California Child Care Initiative Project (CCIP), which is a state-funded project intended to increase infant/toddler child care slots and improve quality care for children. This is a great chance to meet with an expert who can answer your questions and offer information to get you started.

Note: To get a family child care license, you have to go to a Community Care Licensing (CCL) orientation. Be sure to pre-register and pre-pay the $25 fee to attend by calling CCL at 510-622-2602 or going to www.ccld.ca.gov

If you run a licensed family child care program, you’re invited to our Playgroup at Melrose Library! Bring your little ones ages 2 to 5 and join us to explore how play can inspire meaningful learning and encourage healthy child development. At different activity centers, kids will paint, create, build, imagine, pretend, and invent while caregivers learn how simple household items can be used as tools to promote early learning. Each playgroup will focus on a theme such as Language and Literacy, Social-Emotional Skills, and Math and Science. Facilitator Soyla Madrigal will provide resources and information on ways to incorporate these concepts into everyday life as opportunities for children’s educational growth. Playgroups are a great space to bond with children and meet other family child care providers who are raising our youngest learners. We look forward to seeing you at one of these playgroups that are held every Thursday from October 5 to October 26 at the Melrose Library.

Playgroups are designed to be 4-week series that build upon each other each week. When you register, you will be signed up for the entire series. Register online prior to attending. Please include the number of children you will be bringing with you. If you have any questions, please call Soyla at 510-658-7353 x. 127 or email soyla@bananasbunch.org

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.

When combined with the Preventive Health 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. (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. CPR & First Aid is offered in Vietnamese.

Thanks to the California Department of Education we have partial scholarships available. To receive a $40 partial scholarship, please use this discount code (Alakids) while checking out.

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.

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.