Early Childhood Education Professional Consulting & Training Programs

Early Childhood Education Professional Consulting & Training: Onsite or Virtual Social Building Knowledge Through Playful Exploration.

Customized Professional Development

We offer a range of tailored professional development, team and individualized coaching, and technical assistance that can be brought to your location for educators, teacher leaders, administrators, and owners.

Developmentally Appropriate Curriculum That Explores: Social Emotional Learning, Play Based Learning, Process Art Learning, Loose Parts Play Learning, Sensory Play Learning, Inclusive Learning, and More.
Family Communication & Engagement within the program.
Staff Development: Weekly & Monthly E-Trainings, In-house Professional Growth Training/Development, & Performance/Evaluations
Navigating Governing Agencies Regulations
Writing & Implementing Policies & Procedures in the Workplace
Staff Retention, Hiring, Managing, Scheduling,

Experience

Our team has extensive experience working in the ECE field.

Yasmeen Sallam, MS & BS, is an Administrator of three centers in the Bay Area for 15+ years. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with focus in Human Resources & Marketing with a minor in Human Development specializing in Early Childhood Education as well as a Master of Science in Early Childhood Education. She has over 25 years of experience as a volunteer, teacher, trainer, mentor, and now as an administrator. Her philosophy is that children are the future and our greatest investment is to enrich children with a stimulating loving environment filled with intention, curiosity, and wonder from the moment they are brought into this world.

Program Evaluation, Design, and Support

We provide expertise, program evaluation and design, training and coaching, planning and resources in areas foundational to serving early childhood years 0-5. We will help you to build a program with the tools to help all our owners, staff, families, and children in your care to be successful. Training and coaching support is customized and based on your specific program goals and evaluation and delivered at a pace that makes sense for your program.

Professional Training

At Tinker Wonder Play, we believe that every child is a natural explorer. Each Training is designed to nurture their innate curiosity and help them build essential skills through play. From problem-solving and creativity to collaboration and emotional intelligence, our invitations lay the foundation for lifelong learning. We're committed to providing resources, programs, and support for parents, educators, and children alike. Together, we can create a world where every child has the opportunity to thrive.

Customized ECE training to help educate & prepare your team through online or onsite in-person workshops with a certificate for professional growth development hours.

Key Focus Areas of Trainings

Creativity & Imagination: Encouraging children to think outside the box.

Social-Emotional Growth: Building a foundation of social emotional skills for young children.

Cognitive Development: Enhancing critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Inclusivity: Creating spaces where every child feels valued and included.

Examples of Training Topics

Play Based Learning
Process Art
Loose Parts Play
Light Play
Sensory Play
Open-Ended Invitations
Inclusive Curriculum
Social Emotional Learning

To request more information on receiving training to inspire the next generation of thinkers, creators, and dreamers here:

Early Childhood Education Consulting Program

We provide expertise, customized training and development, assessment and coaching, planning and resources for your childcare educators, professionals, programs, owners, and families in businesses and communities serving early childhood years 0-5. Our goal with the knowledge and information we develop can help programs enhance or improve quality of early care, education, and overall industry.

Our Approach

An intentional and developmentally appropriate curriculum and environment for children (birth to five) focuses on invitations/activities and engagement for children that will support their social emotional needs and well-being. In order to successfully support intentional learning experiences for the early years, our focus is on researched-based practices and skills that support social emotional learning, inclusivity, creativity, wonder, along with many other ECE developmental domains. We are here to enhance development and change to create a sustainable, successful, and strong support for the ECE community.