Communities of Support

This group is aimed at providing a consistent and supportive space for home-based child care and early education providers from a variety of backgrounds to share their experiences providing care for young children and their families.  This group series will involve conversations and opportunities for story sharing and reflection about participants’ daily care and interactions with young children and their families. Caregivers will explore their strengths and stressors, as well as hopes for themselves and the children and families they care for through the lens of supporting caregiver well-being.

This group series offers discussions surrounding the connections built between the caregiver, the child, and the family. Providers will take a deep dive in reflection and story sharing on different topics related to the caregiving role and discuss ways to continue to build healthy attachments and enrich relationships and connections with young children and their families.

Topics in this series include:

• How the Past Influences Present Ways of Providing Care
• Brain Development
• Developmental Milestones
• Everyday Routines
• Caring for Ourselves

This group series focuses on building a supportive community that centers the experiences of BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) caregivers. This group is led by BIPOC facilitators and welcomes all who wish to uplift BIPOC voices. This group series will:

• Build Community:
  • Connect with other caregivers who share similar experiences.
  • Create a supportive and inclusive environment.
• Share Stories & Shared Experiences:
  • Discuss joys, challenges, strengths, and vulnerabilities.
  • Reflect on our cultural upbringing and family traditions.
  • Explore how these experiences shape our identities and caregiving practices.
• Uplift BIPOC Voices:
  • Focus on centering and empowering BIPOC voices.
  • Learn from each other’s rich cultural backgrounds.
• Reflect and Empower:
  • Understand how societal views and power dynamics affect our experiences.
  • Share stories and lessons learned from our journeys.
  • Empower each other to continue implementing cultural practices in caregiving.
• Pass on Cultural Roots:
  • Deepen understanding of our cultural heritage.
  • Find ways to pass unique and special experiences down to the children we care for.
  • Join us to connect, reflect, and grow as a community of dedicated caregivers.

This new group series is being offered to returning CoS group participants to enhance their capacity and ability to establish their own peer facilitated CoS groups within their communities. The series aims to:

• Gather returning participants in a small group setting to reflect on their experiences in the CoS Series.
• Identify valuable experiences and practices they wish to carry forward into their own communities.
• Build confidence in creating and leading support groups to connect with other caregivers.
• Foster increased connections and support within their caregiver networks.

* This advanced CoS group is available to return providers who have participated in both the Caregiver Well-Being and Supporting Connection & Relationship Series and are interested in facilitating peer supported groups within their own communities. 
* This series does not include stipend incentives or Connect. Reflect. Grow. Kits