Services
How We Work Together
Every engagement is tailored to your program, your families, and your goals. Here’s what we offer.
Coaching & Reflective Supervision
One-on-one or group coaching and reflective supervision sessions for educators, directors, caregivers, and families. Our sessions focus on birth-to-three development, early care and education practice, and infant mental health.
Reflective supervision isn’t about telling people what to do - it’s about creating a space where professionals can slow down, notice patterns in their practice, and grow. Our team is endorsed in reflective supervision and grounded in the belief that the parallel process matters: how we support adults mirrors how adults support children.
- Individual reflective supervision for educators and family support workers
- Group reflective practice circles
- Director and leadership coaching
- Coaching focused on birth-to-three care and infant mental health
- Available in English and Spanish
Workshops & Professional Development
Interactive workshops, seminars, and training sessions designed to foster reflective practice and professional growth. Our workshops are participatory, grounded in real classroom and home visit experiences, and designed to honor what educators already know.
- Effective teaching strategies grounded in relational practice
- Positive behavior guidance and the Pyramid Model
- Culturally responsive pedagogy
- Autism-affirming classroom practices (Play Project, DIR/Floortime, TEACCH)
- Trauma-informed care in early childhood settings
- Brain science for educators - how relationships shape development
- Available in English and Spanish
The BEAR Program
Developed at Bank Street College’s Center for Emotionally Responsive Practice by Lesley Koplow, LCSW, the BEAR Program places a personal teddy bear in every child’s hands - creating a portable emotional anchor for expressing feelings, navigating transitions, and building relationships.
ConnectEd Circles delivers BEAR workshops and follow-up coaching in partnership with Buncombe Partnership for Children and Raising Resilience WNC. Teachers don’t need to overhaul their routines - they welcome the bears into the classroom and follow the children’s lead.
- BEAR Program workshop series for early childhood educators
- Coaching follow-ups and reflective check-ins
- Bear Journals and implementation resources
- Integration with existing classroom practices
Featured Training
Autism: It Just Makes Sense!
A comprehensive, hands-on training synthesizing Emotionally Responsive Practices, TEACCH, and DIR/Floortime - developed in collaboration with autism specialist Catherine Faherty. Three integrated modules, capped at 25 participants, available in English and Spanish.
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Parent Classes & Family Support
Comprehensive support for families, including care coordination, referrals to community resources, and guidance navigating systems of care. We know that supporting children means supporting the whole family - and sometimes that means helping a parent find stable housing, access mental health services, or simply feel less alone.
- Circle of Security™ Parenting - evidence-based groups that help caregivers understand their child’s attachment needs
- Coaching and family support focused on children birth to three
- Care coordination and system navigation
- Support for families navigating substance use and recovery
- Available in English and Spanish
Curriculum & Environment Design
Tailored curriculum design and implementation support based on best practices in early childhood education. We help programs create learning environments - in classrooms and homes - that promote exploration, creativity, social-emotional development, and belonging for every child.
- Classroom environment assessment and redesign
- Home environment guidance for family childcare and home visitors
- Sensory-friendly and neurodiversity-affirming environment design
- Inclusive environment strategies for children with disabilities
Data, Evaluation & Science Communication
Our data and science communication specialists help programs understand their impact and tell their stories in ways that matter - to funders, to families, and to the broader community.
- Program evaluation design and implementation
- Data collection systems that work for your team
- Grant writing support with data-driven narratives
- Science communication - translating research into accessible language
- Impact reports and storytelling for stakeholders