CocoKids

Healthy Homes, Healthy Kids: Understanding Air Quality in Childcare Settings
2025-11-18 19:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online Webinar, CA, 94519, United States
Presented By: Lisa Jackson, 350 Contra Costa and Dr.Bret Andrews, Physicians for Social Responsibility
Gas appliances such as stoves and heaters can release indoor air pollutants that affect the health of both children and adults. Join us for an informative online session on how to create safer, cleaner environments in your home or childcare setting.
Dr. Bret Andrews, neurologist and board member of Physicians for Social Responsibility, will share the latest research on how gas appliances impact air quality and health, and the benefits of switching to zero-emission alternatives.
This session will be hosted by Lisa Jackson from 350 Contra Costa, who will open and close the discussion and invite participants to share their experiences.
All childcare providers are welcome! Learn practical steps to protect children’s health and contribute to a cleaner, healthier future.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/z34b_uLTR5yjQNnaKv48EA

Closing the Gap: Teaching Toddlers with Delays to Connect and Communicate
2025-11-20 12:30 - 13:00
Presented By: KYO, ABA Therapy
Each year, one in four children under the age of five are identified as “at risk” for developmental delays. Oftentimes the most powerful agent for change is not the hours spent in a therapist’s office, but the interactions between parent and child. Join Kyo to learn simple, easy to use interventions that will allow you to help your child thrive.
This presentation will cover:

Easy to use tactics that promote increased communication and engagement
How to incorporate intentional learning opportunities throughout your natural routines
Other communication modalities
Question & Answer

Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/5Ihz0LJlSQWJFqnr4sEIUg

Mandated Reporter Training
2025-11-20 18:30 - 21:30
Presented by Angelina Shipe, Child Abuse Prevention Council of Contra Costa County
The Child Abuse Prevention Council provides classes for community educators and professional groups on Mandated Reporting. We will discuss the issues of child abuse and the legal responsibilities of California’s mandated reporters. All child care providers are encouraged to attend. There will not be a test at the end of the class. Everyone working with children are Mandated Reporters!
Note: This class is for the AB 1207 Mandated Reporter Training. This training is the updated curriculum and it has been approved by Community Care Licensing.
This is for Contra Costa County and Alameda County providers, prospective providers/preschool teachers only.
If you have multiple staff joining the training, they will need to register individually to receive a certificate. If you have multiple joining the training on the same screen they all must register and put their names in the chat when the workshop begins to receive a certificate of completion. Camera’s MUST be on to receive a certificate.
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/hwRkvvvKSraPajpRl7O7BQ
