A Place of Our Own airs each weekday morning on WVIZ/PBS ideastream® at 6:00 AM
A Conference of Our Own - Celebrating Family Child Care!
Calling family child care providers and others caring for children... WVIZ/PBS ideastream® Early Childhood Outreach presents A Conference of Our Own - Celebrating Family Child Care! on Friday, October 10, 2008 from 8:00am to 4:00pm at the Idea Center™ at PlayhouseSquare. See the workshop registration page for more details.
Nominate A Child Care Provider
A Place of Our Own is a daily television series, web site and outreach program devoted to the unique needs of child care providers. Family, friends and neighbors – everyone who takes care of young children - are child care providers. WVIZ/PBS ideastream Early Childhood Outreach Department is looking for six individuals who are truly committed to quality child care. We’re looking for people who have opened their homes and their hearts to provide the very best care to our country’s youngest citizens. These everyday heroes inspire us to create and provide all children with enriching opportunities to learn and grow. The six providers chosen will be featured on WVIZ/PBS and one will go on to be featured nationally on A Place of Our Own.
If you know someone you would like to nominate please let us know by filling out our online nomination form!
Today on A Place of Our Own
Topic of the Day
Topic of the Day: Stress & Brain Development
How can I help my child through stressful times?
Activity of the Day
Featured Activity: Cut-Out Painting
How an art activity can help your children work through their fears.
A Place of Our Own Workshops
Workshops facilitated by WVIZ/PBS ideastream Early Childhood Outreach Services. Each session is 3 hours. Visit the national site here.
Conflict Resolution
Participants will learn how to help children develop lifelong strategies that they can use to resolve without being aggressive or violent. Differences between discipline and conflict resolution will also be discussed.
Language and Literacy – Creating a Print Rich Environment
Participants will learn how to help children build their language and literacy skills by taking advantage of opportunities that already exist in their daily routine and by surrounding the children with opportunities to read and write.
Language and Literacy – Storytelling
Participants will learn how easy it is to become a storyteller as well as develop an understanding of how telling stories helps children build language and literacy skills.
Play and Creativity
Participants learn about what children learn from free play, why free time is important, and how caregivers can provide opportunities that help children build social and problem solving skills.
Preventing Childhood Obesity
Participants will learn how to stop the epidemic of childhood obesity in its tracks, with easy-to-do strategies that help children eat healthy and keep their growing bodies in shape.
Supporting Children with Special Needs
Identifying special needs can be difficult as well as figuring out how to include children with special needs into regular routines. Participants will learn how inclusion benefits all children.
Using TV to Help Children Learn
Participants learn how to help children develop healthy viewing habits, and get the most from their screen time.
Video Profiles
Click on the player below to view the profiles for Debbie Ortega, Richard Hanson, Theresa Warner and Noel Fattah.
Major funding for A Place of Our Own is provided by BP, First 5 California, and The Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A Place of Our Own is a production of KCET/Los Angeles in association with Sesame Workshop and 44 Blue Productions, Inc.
