Home Away From Home Family Daycare since 1983   license 03-1666

COMPLETED WORKSHOP, CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS AND OTHER COMPLETED COURSES
Open Since 1983

I am a Credentialed Provider

Certified in Early Childhood Education

Member of Baltimore County Family Child Care Association since 1983

Member of Maryland State Child Care Association since 1983

Member of Planning Council Child Care Food Program since 1983

Member of Maryland Committee for Children since 1985

Member of LOCATE Child Care LINKS since 1985

Lifetime Member of Redleaf National Institute

Nutrition Workshop June 16, 1986

Nutrition Workshop August 11, 1987

Fiber Foods Workshop November 23, 1987

Nutrition Workshop March 14, 1988

The Preschool Child September, 1988

Preschool Curriculum December, 1988

The Preschool Center February, 1989

EC Interpersonal Relations April, 1989

Breakfast Workshop April 12, 1989

Snacks Workshop February 20, 1990

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner Workshop November 5, 1990

Goals of Nutrition Program June 24, 1991

Food Safety, Health & Children Workshop March 16, 1992

Great Start Breakfasts Workshop November 12, 1992

Just For You II BCFCCA  Conference May 1, 1993

Legal Issues and Family Daycare Workshop May 18, 1993

The Importance of Storytelling July 20, 1993

Creditable Foods Workshop November 15, 1993

Feeding The Whole Child II Conference March 19, 1994

Parent/Provider Relationships Workshop July 14, 1994

Taxes and Deductions Workshop January 12, 1995

Children with Attention Deficit Disorders Workshop April 5, 1995

The Forgotten Nutrients Workshop June 20, 1996

Easy Meal Planning Workshop May 20, 1997

Sesame Street PEP Initiative May 31, 1997

Ready to Learn Initiative May 31, 1997

Pleasing Picky Eaters Workshop October 16, 1997

Infant/Toddler Development February, 1998

Keeping Kids Safe October 28, 1998

Health Issues Round Table February 4, 1999

Healthy Eating May 13, 1999

Breakfast Adventures for Kids February 24, 2000

Childcare Conference September 9, 2000

MPT workshop October 7, 2000

Storytelling Fall, 2000

Gifts from the Kitchen March 27, 2001

Accreditation Workshop April 24, 2001

Children w/Seizures August 16, 2001

CCA Roundtable October 21, 2001

Brain Research and Emotions October 21, 2001

When Push Comes To Shove Workshop October 21, 2001

Record Keeping and Updates March 11, 2002

Balancing Work and Family May 9, 2002

Regulation Review September 18, 2002

Yoga for Children September 21, 2002

Right & Left Brain Development September 21, 2002

Professionalism September 21, 2002

Speaker Elijah Cummings - Professionalism  September 21, 2002

USDA Nutrition and Record Keeping April 30, 2003

Red Flags - Special Needs September 13, 2003

Guiding Children's Social Behaviors September 13, 2003

Speaker Malcolm Smith, M.Ed. Professionalism September 13, 2003

USDA Health and Safety Seminar  February 17, 2004

SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome July 12, 2004

Fall Curriculum BCFCCA September 13,2004

Infant and Child CPR September 25, 2004 (always updated)

Nutrition and Record Keeping February 7, 2005

Preparing for Kindergarten Birth to Age 5 March 3, 2005

Transitions & Other Troublesome Times May 11, 2005

Books, Food and Fun February 6, 2006

Great Days with Kids January 9, 2007

The New Food Pyramid February 12, 2007

ADHD April 30, 2007

Parents and Child Care June 6, 2007

Children with Special Needs June 25, 2007

Management for Caregivers June 28, 2007

Healthy Snacks and Safety Program March 11, 2008

Language Development in Infants July 29, 2008

Day by Day with Toddlers August 1, 2008

Infant and Child CPR August 17, 2010 (always updated)

Menu Planning & Cost Effective Shopping February 12, 2009

Emergency Preparedness January 16, 2010

Medication Administration Training January 23, 2010

Menu Planning, Cost Effective Shopping & Civil Rights March 4, 2010

Imagination At Play July 2011

In addition to the workshops, conferences and classes I've attended,
I'm also a...

Former Foster Mom and

Respect Care Worker

A Provider Mentor

List Owner of Maryland Providers Online Support Group since 1999

Contributor to International Child Care Newsletter, Childcare Express News