Super Start Colorado has identified a gap in inclusive best practices in the child care setting. Too many young children are being expelled and suspended for behaviors that can be eliminated through a supportive classroom. We want all early learning centers to feel empowered to support every student in their care, and know that they have to the tools to guide all students to experience a super start in school.

We are dedicated to increasing the effective child care workforce by supporting early childhood teachers through training, coaching, and implementation support.

Offered to early childhood centers, their staff and families

Colorado Pyramid Model Training of Special Recognition in Colorado PDIS 

This 50 hour training prepares participants to implement Pyramid model practices in their classroom. The Pyramid Model is a collaborative professional development system that fosters and sustains evidenced-based practices to support the social-emotional development and inclusion of children. The Colorado Pyramid Model Training is a 50-hour training series that supports early educators to recognize and reduce challenging behaviors in children while increasing positive behaviors. It also reduces stress, burnout, and turnover among existing early childhood educators and staff, keeping child care facilities open and operating. Participants who complete this training will receive a Training of Special Recognition badge in Colorado’s Professional Development Information System (PDIS) that opens various career development pathways. 

This training for Early Childhood Educators will be starting in October 2024.

Learn more about the course here!

Positive Solutions for Families 

This 7 session training series provides family members information on key strategies that can be used to support all children. The positive solutions for families training series shares many of the same evidence based practices as the Colorado Pyramid Model Training. The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations has created these programs to be used together to best support the social-emotional well being of children and their families.

Teaching Pyramid Observation Tool (TPOT) Observations

A TPOT observation with a score of 80% fidelity of implementation of Pyramid Model practices earns a demonstrated competency in the Colorado PDIS. In order to receive a TPOT observation, educators must have successfully completed the  Pyramid Plus Approach or Colorado Pyramid Model training. 

PTR-YC Behavior Consultation

This package is designed to facilitate the Prevent Teach Reinforce for Young Children intensive intervention process. The package includes a 2 hour professional development, data analysis, meeting facilitation, TPOT observations, classroom coaching and implementation support. 

Individual behavior consultation

A one time behavior observation to support educators working with an individual child or group of children with challenging behavior

Professional development

We can create individualized professional development to meet the needs of your program! Choose from a menu of training or allow us to develop a training specific to your program!

Contact us today about a coaching package for your school!

referrals@superstartcolorado.com

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