Ashland Regional Training Center

Ashland Regional Training Center The Ashland RTC provides training and support to preschool programs in 35 school districts in Eastern Kentucky.

The Ashland Independent Early Childhood Regional Training Center was established in 1987 as a unique service delivery model for training, technical assistance, consultation, and lending of materials. It was established to provide services to local school districts for implementing early childhood programs for special needs and at-risk children ages three to five. The center provides peer-to-peer s

ervices which research shows is the most effective approach for working with local school district and agency personnel. The staff from the Ashland Independent Early Children Regional Training Center provides assistance to the local school districts and other service providers in the implementation of the preschool component of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990 and the national goal of “All children in America will start school ready to learn.”

08/19/2026

We are so excited to partner with the Kentucky Governor's Office of Early Childhood to bring local program partners this in-person training opportunity! Registration opens on Monday - stay tuned to your email for more details!

This is great leadership opportunity!
07/28/2026

This is great leadership opportunity!

💙 Help Grow the KY DEC Community! 💙

We’re excited to announce an opening for our Membership Board Coordinator and are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting Kentucky’s early childhood professionals and families.

In this volunteer leadership role, you’ll help:
✨ Welcome and engage members
✨ Grow our statewide network
✨ Strengthen connections within our early childhood community
✨ Support the mission of KY DEC

📅 Position begins July 31st!

If you’re ready to make an impact and help our organization continue to grow, we’d love to hear from you!

📧 Email [email protected] for more information or to express your interest.

Know someone who would be a great fit? Tag them below or share this post to help us find our next Membership Coordinator!

07/27/2026

Children don’t always need a lecture in the middle of a meltdown.

Sometimes they need a calm nervous system to lean on.

When a child is shouting, crying, refusing, panicking or falling apart, their brain is already overwhelmed. If the adult in front of them becomes overwhelmed too, the stress grows. But when we pause, soften our voice, breathe, and stay steady, calm can spread too.

This doesn’t mean adults have to be perfect. It doesn’t mean ignoring behaviour. It means remembering that emotional regulation is learned through connection, repetition and safety.

Kids borrow our calm before they can build their own.

The way we respond in the hardest moments becomes part of how they learn to respond to themselves later. And that is powerful.

FREE CHILDREN BORROW OUR CALM EMOTIONAL REGULATION POSTER

LIKE the photo and comment "CALM" and we will send you a message with a link to a free PDF of this resource.

07/25/2026

What. A. Day.
Thank you to all of those who expressed their dedication and commitment to young learners and their families by participating in the first ever Ashland RTC Early Childhood Boot Camp.
We give a special thanks to those who served in helper roles: greeters, circle time friends, those who facilitated stations, and those who completely created their own station AND hosted it. Thank you 1000x to those who stayed and helped us pack up and load the truck. ❤️

Additionally, we appreciate those of you who texted, emailed, or simply stopped one of us to give us feedback on the day. We cherish that feedback and use it to grow.

We wish all of you the best school year ever. Remember, we are here if you need support, assistance, encouragement, or want to share your celebrations.

You all are amazing!
Feel free to share your favorite thing about the day in the comments and drop a picture from the day.

07/07/2026
07/01/2026
06/29/2026

Guess what?!

Our 2026-2027 Virtual Professional Development Calendar is up for all to see! Registration is open for our virtual trainings and free webinars. Take a look, find what fits your goals, and start registering yourself and your team members today. We look forward to connecting with you.

Head to our website at www.CenterForResilientChildren.org and look for “virtual trainings” and/or “free webinars.”

06/28/2026
04/07/2026

Address

1820 Hickman Street
Ashland, KY
41101

Telephone

+16063272706

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