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Information for Center Directors

New Staff OrientationNew Staff Orientation

Meets Keystone STARS standards for new staff
The New Staff Orientation is a center director facilitated self-study curriculum.  The curriculum provides new center staff with training that can be initiated immediately, on-site, and with director supervision and input.  Each of the 30 units are designed to use during nap time or other small blocks of time as staff/child ratios permit.

New Staff Orientation REFRESHER

The New Staff Orientation Refresher gives experienced educators in a new position an opportunity to review the most basic information in caring for children.

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Distance Education Program

Need additional professional development for staff?
Visit the Distance Education Program page to view Mail and Web-based lessons that provide professional development opportunities for practitioners. The Better Kid Care Distance Education Program helps child care providers maintain their PA Department of Public Welfare certificate of compliance or registration.

Additional Resource Material:

Continuous Quality Improvement Process
(from Director's Satellite Workshop 3/18/04)

Quality Site Improvement Assessment and Plan
(from Director's Satellite Workshop 3/18/04)