The Director's Track of NJ First Steps is open to infant and toddler center directors and their administrative staff, at no cost. This component introduces principles and provides guidelines for implementing Infant and Toddler Care program improvements. 

Registration is required.

Montclair

Programs for Parents Training Center
500 Bloomfield Avenue, 2nd Floor
Montclair, New Jersey

The Program for Infant/Toddler Care (PITC) Directors Series

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Thursday Mornings

Oct. 7 Intro to Infant Toddler Care 
Oct. 14 Together in Care
Oct. 21 Reflective Supervision
Oct. 28 Discovery Zone: Space to Grow
Nov. 4 Amazing Brains: Infant Toddler Brain Development
Nov. 8 Program Assessment Scale (PAS )
Dec. 2 Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-R) 

Infant Toddler PITC Series

6:00 PM – 9:00 PM, Tuesday Nights

Oct. 5 Intro to Infant Toddler Care
Oct.12 Together in Care
Oct.19 Ages of Infancy 
Oct.26 Discoveries of Infancy
Nov. 2 Emotional Development  
Nov. 9 Early Messages
Nov. 23 Discoveries Zone: Space to Grow
Nov. 30 It's More than Just Routine
Dec. 7 Me! Me! Mine! Mine! Social Guidance 
Dec. 14 Amazing Brains: Infant Toddler Brain Development  

Newark Workshop

Leaguers
404 University Avenue
Newark, New Jersey

Infant Toddler PITC Series 

9:30 AM - 12:30 PM, Monday Mornings

Sept. 13 Intro to Infant Toddler Care
Sept. 20 Together in Care 
Sept. 27 Ages of Infancy
Oct. 4 Discoveries of Infancy 
Oct. 11 Emotional Development  
Oct. 18 Early Messages 
Oct. 25 Discovery Zone: Space to Grow 
Nov. 1 It's More than Just Routine 
Nov. 8 Me! Me! Mine! Mine! Social Guidance
Nov. 15 Amazing Brains: Infant Toddler Brain Development

Programs for Parents Training Center
33 Washington Street,  6th floor
Newark, New Jersey

New Hire Orientation

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Part I Oct. 27 
Part II Nov. 3