Closing the Quality Gaps in Early Care and Learning Programs in St. Joseph County

Award Date: May 14, 2025

The goal of this grant was to create a county-wide early childhood mental health/social emotional learning training.

This grant funded:

  • Conscious Discipline: An evidence-based trauma-informed social emotional learning program meant to enhance self-regulation, resilience, and positive behavior supports in both English and Spanish for early educators, program leadership, parents, and “endorsed facilitators” (or future trainers in Conscious Discipline);
  • Healthy Mindset: Self-care strategies for early education providers taught by a licensed nurse practitioner; and
  • Social Emotion Learning/Mental Health Reflective Implementation: Educators and program leaders learn and integrate new evidence-based care and classroom strategies and approaches.

Impact

Increases resiliency and knowledge amongst early childhood educators and administrators

News

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