LEARNING CHILD — Early childhood trainings for child-care providers

(Photo by Vicki Jedlicka, Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County)
(Photo by Vicki Jedlicka, Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County)

Last year, Extension Educator Jaci Foged taught or coordinated 95 workshops for local child-care providers. Total attendance was 1,512, generating 280 in-service hours approved by the Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services. Quality child care is vital in Nebraska since 74% of 156,575 Nebraska youth ages 0–5 live in households where all available parents are currently working. Pictured is Jaci delivering Nebraska Extension’s newly developed program, Cultivating Healthy Intentional Mindful Educators (CHIME).