Colorado Pyramid Model Training & Social-Emotional Support

A 50-hour evidence-based professional development series empowering early childhood educators and caregivers to promote social-emotional health, reduce challenging behaviors, and create inclusive classrooms.

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WHAT IS THE PYRAMID MODEL?

A Tiered Approach to Social-Emotional Wellness

Tier 1: Universal Promotion

Building nurturing and responsive relationships and high-quality supportive environments for all young children.

Tier 2: Targeted Prevention

Teaching explicit social-emotional skills, emotional literacy, self-regulation, friendship skills, and problem-solving.

Tier 3: Intensive Intervention

Developing individualized positive behavior support plans (including PTR-YC) for children with persistent challenging behaviors.

50-Hour Comprehensive Training Series

Designed for infant, toddler, and preschool educators (including Family, Friend & Neighbor care providers), this interactive training reduces workplace stress, burnout, and staff turnover—keeping child care programs open and operating.

Key Modules Include:

Introduction to social-emotional development and responsive relationships
Creating responsive routines, schedules, and environments
Understanding behavior and teaching about feelings
Promoting peer interactions and social-emotional skills
Addressing challenging behaviors and overview of PTR-YC (Prevent-Teach-Reinforce for Young Children)

Earn Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)

Participants who successfully completed the 50-hour CPMT on or after August 1, 2024 may be eligible to earn three hours of college credit for ECE 103 or ECE 1031 by demonstrating their learning through the CPL process.

Group & Individual Coaching Options

Group Coaching (12 Hours Over 4 Months)

Coachee teams participate (without children present) in 8 Group Coaching meetings across 4 key topics focused on promotional and prevention strategies:

Topic 1: Friendship Skills
Topic 2: Emotional Literacy
Topic 3: Self-Regulation & Anger Management
Topic 4: Problem Solving

Individualized Classroom Coaching

On-site, 1-on-1 coaching tailored directly to your classroom or care environment to help put Pyramid Model evidence-based practices into daily action.