Contact Kim for information on how to book a training for your organization. Pre-approved topics are available or training can be customized to fit your needs. A minimum of 30 days notice is required in order to request an Event ID from the Early Childhood Training Center for trainings to be approved in Nebraska. Kim has presented at numerous national, state and local events including the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) annual conference, the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC) annual conference, Nebraska State Reading Association conference, and Nebraska Family Child Care Association’s Provider’s Day Out conferences. Kim was a longtime member of Caring Providers in Family Daycare (Lincoln, NE), Omaha Area Child Care Providers, ChildCare Share and a founding member of Area Childcare Educators Support – ACES (Omaha metro area).
Approved to teach all seven domains of the Nebraska Early Learning Guidelines!
- Approaches to Learning
- Creative Arts
- Health and Physical Development
- Language and Literacy Development
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social and Emotional Development
NEW! Now available to train on the following topics:
- Safe With You
- Active Supervision of Children
- Getting Down to Business (for Family Child Care programs)
Additional Current Training Topics Available Upon Request (All trainings listed below are approved for 2-hours of in-service):
- Are You Ready? Disaster Preparedness in the Family Child Care Setting
- Books Cook
- Creative Arts: Taking the ELGs to the Next Level
- Let’s Get Growing
- Look What I Found! (using upcycled materials)
- Hickory Dickory Dock! Language and Literacy Around the Clock
- Fired Up or Burned Out?
- More Than Math
- Snack Attack
- Using Language and Literacy Around the Clock
- STEM Stations
- What’s in a Name?
- You Color my Wold
- A Menu for Successful Family Engagement
- Make Learning Fun: At Mealtimes
- You’ve Got a Friend in Me!
- Sensory Bottles: Where Oil and Water Come Together!
- Make Learning Fun: With Stickers
- Introduction to Trauma in Early Childhood
- Say YES to the Mess!
- Make Learning Fun: Pool Noodles
- Let’s Look at the Book Nook
- Boxes, Bags and Bins, Oh My!
- Making Lemonade out of Lemons: Building Resiliency in Young Children
- Get Into Shape! (With Children’s Books – no exercise required)
- Giggle Giggle Snort: Funny Books for Kids!
Child Care Consultation:
Kim is available to consult on a variety of child care or early childhood related topics. Consultation can involve phone calls, email, on-site visits, sharing materials, or a combination of these. Contact Kim on how she can help you strive to reach your goals!
Education:
M. Ed in Curriculum and Instruction – Early Childhood Education from Concordia University – Portland
B.S. in Psychology and Political Science from the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln
A Little About Kim:
I’m a lifelong Nebraskan (5th generation, in fact!) and a proud graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I’ve been in the early childhood profession for over 25 years, operating a state licensed family child care program during that time. In 1996, I was elected to the State Board of Education where I served District 1 for eight and a half years. I’ve been active in many professional organizations including Nebraska Family Child Care Association, the Nebraska Association for the Education of Young Children and served at the pleasure of Governor on the Early Childhood Interagency Coordinating Council. In 2015, I began participating in Nebraska’s Step Up To Quality QRIS project and was rated a Step 5 program in August of 2016. I’m the proud mom of five children, including an Airman in the United States Air Force. In my “free” time, I enjoy reading, sewing, scrapbooking and spending time with my family. 
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