Learning environments need to promote and support the development of social competence for ALL children. Learning environments for young children include the home, preschool, childcare, and other community settings. Positive Behavior Support (PBS) for young children provides a framework for defining and addressing a behavior concern from within the learning environment rather than just from within the child. In a PBS approach, thinking that “The child has a problem” replaces thinking that “The child is a problem.”

The goals of PBS for young children are to: support age-appropriate development, maintain enrollment of young children in early care and educational settings, avoid expulsion, promote school readiness, and create environments that ensure early learning. PBS for young children team training targets community-based teams of two to three persons who are representative of the following stakeholder groups: Head Start, Child Find, and Early On® coordinators; early childhood program (formerly PPI) consultants/teachers; parents of young children; community agencies serving young children; early care and education agency directors/teachers; and All Student Achieve Program-Parent Involvement and Education (ASAP-PIE) grant recipients.

For more information on PBS for Young Children or for more information about sponsoring or scheduling a team training, contact:

Aimee Cain
Center for Educational Networking
Eaton Intermediate School District
1790 E. Packard Highway
Charlotte, MI 48813
(800) 593-9146 ext. 9 • (517) 541-1318 ext. 9
(517) 541-1351 (fax)
acain@eaton.k12.mi.us