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participants out of the 153 (62.7%) provided examples of what they plan on implementing in their programs and 122 (79.7%) provided examples of what they learned from the trainings they attended. Examples of the comments are included in the Boxes 1 and 2. Participants also indicated in what additional topics they would like to see trainings offered. The most frequently suggested training topic areas included Assessments (DRDP-2015, ASQ, FCCERS, and others), Child Behavior Problems (including child challenging behaviors, discipline, how to direct behavior, child conflict), Health and Nutrition (information about child diabetes, healthy cooking, and healthy food options) and Special Needs (working with children with special needs, early intervention, Autism, inclusion).
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Box 2. WHAT GATEWAYS PARTICIPANTS PLAN TO DO AS A RESULT OF GATEWAYS TRAININGS
“[I plan] to observe children's behaviors to create a plan that would help children regulate their reactions.”
~ Child Growth & Development Training Participant
“[I plan] to review how observation can correlate with many measures. Create journal per child for observations.”
~ Child Observation & Assessment Training Participant
“[I plan] to be a better husband, better father and better person to live a better life. Thank you for this training.”
~ Families & Community Training Participant
“[I plan] to accommodate mother and provide a place to breast feed their babies. I will give parents information.”
~ Health, Safety & Nutrition Training Participant
“[I plan] to let children explore their own creativity.”
~ Learning Environments & Curriculum Training Participant
“[I plan] to research the culture of my children. Include different cultures into my curriculum.”
~ Promoting Diversity Training Participant
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