This highly interactive training is designed to strengthen your confidence, consistency, and effectiveness as a mentor while providing practical strategies you can immediately use during your mentoring visits for achieving NAFCC accreditation. A booklet is included.
In the Training you will learn how to effectively:
- Develop and use practical observation checklists
Identify program strengths and opportunities for growth
Assess and strengthen the indoor and outdoor learning environments
Create individualized action plans
Establish realistic and measurable outcomes
Provide constructive and supportive feedback
Facilitate meaningful coaching conversations
Ask intentional questions that encourage self-reflection
Prioritize needs and establish achievable next steps
Create a clear roadmap from observation to action and measurable improvement
Connect the four key areas of the FFCCHA project system to observation, documentation, coaching, and follow-up
Conduct a structured four-hour mock observation visit
About the Presenter:
Arleen Lambert-Simons is a Distinguished Toastmaster, coach, early childhood strategist, keynote speaker, and Founder and CEO of Early Education Link, a mission-driven organization dedicated to designing innovative systems, programs, and leadership pathways that support children, families, and community-based early learning enterprises.
Her work is grounded in more than 22 years of experience operating a family child care program, including 16 years as a nationally accredited provider through the National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC). She is a former President of the Florida Family Child Care Home Association (FFCCHA) and currently serves as an NAFCC FL State Representative and a NAFCC Accreditation Observer, supporting quality improvement in family child care programs.
Ms. Lambert-Simons currently serves as the Family Child Care Accreditation Facilitator for the Business Leadership Institute (BLI) for Early Learning, where she leads statewide efforts to support family child care educators across Florida. Through structured quality improvement systems, she promotes continuous improvement, accountability, and program success. Her work equips educators to meet accreditation standards, strengthen business operations, and improve educational outcomes for the children they serve.
Note: $70 scholarships are available for FL Registered OR Licensed family child care provider members OR co-provider FFCCHA members. Pay only $35 Note: CEUs available for extra $20 – payable onsite
In order to receive a Training Certificate, you must:
Submit your payment by January 4, 2027
Be present for the entire training session.
Submit via the registration Link by January 4, 2027
Location:
Riviera Beach Public Library
2129 North Congress Avenue
Riviera Beach, FL 33404
Questions? Email: scholarship@familychildcare.
FFCCHA
9207 Edgemont Lane
Boca Raton, FL 33434For questions, email: training@familychildcare.org or scholarship@