Square One

Meeting Caregivers & Parents Where They Are (ONLINE)
2024-05-16 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | ONLINE, Online Class
Join Arti Kumar Jain as she explores ways to communicate with parents and caregivers. It can be challenging, especially when managing concerns or navigating difficult conversations. She will share strategies while leading a discussion among participants to help foster and grow a team approach.

Mindfulness: Gentle Movement and Yoga (ONLINE)
2024-05-23 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar Jain as she helps you learn ways to engage your children throughout the day with kinesthetic movement to help promote self-regulation.

Early Childhood Goal Setting
2024-05-30 13:00 - 14:00
Join Arti Kumar Jain as she leads you through reviewing your month and helps you set personal and professional goals for June!

PARENT TRAINING: Building My Kid's Brain
2024-06-05 19:00 - 20:00
Surprisingly, brain development is BOOMING for children 0-4! And after…? Of course, it’s important! So, how can you help grow your child’s brain? Join us as we teach you ways to support and engage with your child to ensure optimal developmental growth!

ONLINE: Increasing Capacity to Learn in our Children
2024-11-21 13:00 - 14:00
Join Square One & trainer Arti Kumar Jain as she teaches about helping children increase their learning capacity. Learn engaging ways to increase meaningful interactions with children to help them build their brains and thus, their learning potential. Participants will learn about growth mindset and gratitude practices to support children in their learning environments. Grab your lunch, a friend, and join us online for this power-hour training! Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on vcpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the VCPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!

ONLINE: Goal Setting & Collaboration with ECE Professionals: December
2024-12-19 13:00 - 14:00
Give yourself the gift of time by joining us for a session built for you to set goals and collaborate with other early childhood professionals. This online course will encourage and tie in all the best practices like intentional interactions and social-emotional structures to help December be one of your best months yet! Join Square One and Arti Kumar-Jain for this fantastic time of community and learning. Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on vcpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the VCPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!

Being Professionally Present: The Art of Balancing
2025-01-16 13:00 - 14:00
January is a great month to reevaluate and realign our procedures and routines to ensure we can be professionally present. A work-life balance can be hard to achieve. Start the new year off by letting Arti Kumar-Jain help you navigate setting up a balanced and present 2025! REGISTRATION FOR SQUARE ONE TRAININGS ARE NOW ON THE ECPDVA.ORG WEBSITE. TO REGISTER, CLICK THE LINK UNDER THE “DETAILS” SECTION ON THIS PAGE LABELED “WEBSITE.

ONLINE: Goal Setting & Collaboration with ECE Professionals: January
2025-01-23 13:00 - 14:00
Let’s set goals and collaborate with other early childhood professionals! This online course will encourage and tie in all the best practices like intentional interactions and social-emotional structures to help get this year off to a great start! Join Square One and Arti Kumar-Jain for this fantastic time of community and learning. REGISTRATION FOR SQUARE ONE TRAININGS ARE NOW ON THE ECPDVA.ORG WEBSITE. TO REGISTER, CLICK THE LINK UNDER THE “DETAILS” SECTION ON THIS PAGE LABELED “WEBSITE.

ONLINE: Engaging Activities for Meaningful Interactions: February
2025-02-06 13:00 - 14:00
Time to engage in monthly lesson planning ideas and lessons that build meaningful interactions and reduce stress from planning. Let’s collaborate! Join Square One and Arti Kumar-Jain for collaborative planning and designated space to enhance meaningful interactions! Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on vcpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the VCPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!

ONLINE: Building Relationships with Parents and Guardians
2025-02-13 13:00 - 14:00
Communicating and having active involvement with families can be challenging in busy times. Join Arti Kumar-Jain as she leads a discussion on how to build these important relationships! Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on vcpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the VCPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!

ONLINE: Goal Setting & Collaboration with ECE Professionals: February
2025-02-27 13:00 - 14:00
Join us for a session built for you to set goals and collaborate with other early childhood professionals. This online course will encourage and tie in all the best practices like intentional interactions and social-emotional structures. We all know this time of year can seem LONG and monotonous but Square One and Arti Kumar-Jain want to help you find success and fun as you lead your community of young learners!!! You don’t want to miss it! Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on vcpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the VCPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!

6-Week Training Series: Social Butterflies in the Preschool Classroom: Social-Emotional Skill Development for Early Learners
2025-03-06
DUE TO GRANT FUNDING, THIS APPLICATION IS ONLY FOR PROVIDERS WHO WORK OR LIVE IN NORFOLK OR VIRGINIA BEACH.
APPLICATIONS DUE BY MARCH 6TH.
Can’t find the registration button? Register now by clicking the link under “Website” that is found in the “Details” section of this page.
This training is designed for professionals working with children aged 2-4 years old that demonstrate social- emotional communication skill difficulties. Training will focus on social-emotional communication skill development and implementation of various methods and techniques to successfully address social communication and accompanying developmental delays. The methods and techniques that will be taught have been used effectively over the last 13 years by the presenter in her successful social skills program, The Social Butterflies Club® Social Skills Program. These techniques can be used by teachers, therapists, and paraprofessionals working with preschool and early elementary aged children. Training includes creation of tangible materials to use in the classroom.
Key Learning Objectives- At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to:
1.Define social communication skills
2.Identify the 7 domains that contribute to the development of social communication skills in early childhood. 3.Identify intervention techniques for social communication skills.
4.Create materials to facilitate social-emotional communication skills in the preschool setting
5.Identify how to collaborate with parents to address social skill development at home

We will meet 6 times over Zoom and you will receive a certificate after the completion of the program.

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ONLINE: Engaging Activities for Meaningful Interactions: March
2025-03-06 13:00 - 14:00
Can’t find the registration button? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” This will direct you to the event listed on ecpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search for this training on the ECPDVA calendar by the same date!
It’s time to engage in monthly lesson planning ideas and lessons that foster meaningful interactions while alleviating the stress of planning. Let’s collaborate! Join Square One and Arti Kumar-Jain for cooperative planning and a dedicated space to enhance meaningful connections!

ONLINE: Building More Practices in Shared Reading
2025-03-20 13:00 - 14:00
The love of reading is something we instill in our children! Join Arti Kumar-Jain for this lunch and learn where we discuss great ways to practice shared reading with our amazing learners! Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on vcpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the VCPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!

ONLINE: Goal Setting & Collaboration with ECE Professionals: March
2025-03-27 13:00 - 14:00
Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on ecpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the ECPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!
Join us for a session built for you to set goals and collaborate with other early childhood professionals. This online course will encourage and tie in all the best practices like intentional interactions and social-emotional structures. Let Arti Kumar-Jain help you find success and fun as you lead your community of young learners!!! You don’t want to miss it!

Trauma-Informed Practices in the Classroom
2025-04-23 13:00 - 14:00
Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on ecpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the ECPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!
Join Arti Kumar-Jain as she teaches on trauma-informed practices to use in your early childhood classroom to help our children feel seen, heard, and build the necessary attachment for them to grow and thrive.

Goal Setting & Collaboration with ECE Professionals: April
2025-04-30 13:00 - 14:00

Engaging Activities for Meaningful Interactions: May
2025-05-08 13:00 - 14:00
Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on ecpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the ECPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!
Time to engage in monthly lesson planning ideas and lessons that build meaningful interactions and reduce stress from planning. Let’s collaborate! Join Square One and Arti Kumar-Jain for collaborative planning and designated space to enhance meaningful interactions!

Parenting in Community: Stress-Busters
2025-05-13 19:00 - 20:00
Join this 1-hour fun-filled workshop of connecting with others on fun ways to release stress as a parent. You won’t want to miss it!

Mindfulness in the Classroom
2025-05-15 13:00 - 14:00
Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on ecpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the ECPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!
Join Arti Kumar-Jain as she leads a workshop on mindfulness practices to utilize in the classroom, along with basic yoga poses to help children and staff feel centered and grounded throughout their day.

Mental Health Mythbusters
2025-05-22 13:00 - 14:00
Can’t find the registration button??? Register now by clicking the link under “Website.” It will take you to this event listed on ecpdva.org, our Ready Region’s training calendar! You can also search the ECPDVA calendar by the same date and find this training!
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. There is a lot of stigma around mental health. Join Arti Kumar-Jain, a clinician in private practice as she discusses mental health tips for today’s early childhood classroom and staff.

Goal Setting & Collaboration with ECE Professionals: May
2025-05-29 13:00 - 14:00

ONLINE: Building and Engaging Activities for Circle Time
2025-10-23 13:00 - 14:00
TO REGISTER, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK UNDER “EVENT WEBSITE.” IT WILL TAKE YOU TO ECPDVA.ORG. Thank you for registering using our regional training calendar. In this interactive session we will explore how to make circle time developmentally appropriate, inclusive, and fun. You’ll learn simple strategies to boost participation, improve transitions, and build community—while supporting language, social-emotional, and cognitive development. Whether you’re leading circle time with toddlers or preschoolers, this workshop will help you refresh your routine and feel more confident.

ONLINE: Engaging Activities for Meaningful Interactions: November
2025-11-06 13:00 - 14:00
TO REGISTER, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK UNDER “EVENT WEBSITE.” IT WILL TAKE YOU TO ECPDVA.ORG. Thank you for registering using our regional training calendar. Get ahead by taking time to plan engaging November activities to ensure your children are experiencing meaningful interactions all month long! Trainer Arti Kumar-Jain can’t wait to have you join Square One for this dynamic lunchtime training!

ONLINE: Building Children's Brains: Power of Language
2025-11-13 13:00 - 14:00
TO REGISTER, PLEASE CLICK THE LINK UNDER “EVENT WEBSITE.” IT WILL TAKE YOU TO ECPDVA.ORG. Thank you for registering using our regional training calendar. In this interactive 1-hour session, we’ll explore how everyday conversations and storytelling experiences support early brain development and lay the foundation for school readiness. We’ll dive into the science behind language-rich environments and share practical strategies to make every interaction—whether during play, routines, or storytime—a brain-boosting opportunity.

ONLINE: Decoding the 4 C’s of Misbehavior
2026-04-27 19:00 - 20:00
Every behavior communicates something. Join us as we learn about how to get ahead of challenging behaviors.
