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Hively Combined Listening Session
2025-11-14 13:00 - 14:00, 2025-12-12 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Tri-Valley child care providers, please join Hively staff for our monthly listening session where we’ll engage in conversation with one another, offer program updates, upcoming training and workshops information, review new and changing regulations, answer any questions that you may have, etc.
REGISTER HERE

Covered California Night at the Boys and Girls Club of San Leandro
2025-11-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Boys & Girls Club, 2200 San Leandro Blvd., San Leandro
The Hive on Wheels will be at the Boys and Girls Club of San Leandro for a special Covered California Open Enrollment event. Mix and mingle with Certified Enrollment Counselors to get your health insurance questions answered — and pick up some free diapers, wipes and goodies for your family while you’re at it!
For more information, click the link for flyers in English, Spanish and Chinese. Hively and BGCSL 11.24 Flyers

Hive on Wheels Outreach Pop Up
2025-11-15 09:00 - 14:00 | Glad Tidings International COGIC Family Life Center, 27745 Tyrrell Avenue, Hayward
The Hive on Wheels will be traveling to Glad Tidings International COGIC Family Life Center in Hayward for a special pop up event! We will have free diapers, wipes, books and clothes! See you there.

Promoviendo El Desarrollo Integral En Dos Idiomas a Nivel Preescolar
2025-11-17 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
La educación bilingüe en esta etapa temprana beneficia a los niños de muchas maneras, incluye la mejora de las habilidades cognitivas, la mejora de la competencia cultural y la preparación para un mundo cada vez más interconectado. Este taller explora estrategias para promover el desarrollo integral del lenguaje dual en el nivel preescolar, abordando la importancia de la exposición temprana, el papel de los educadores y las aplicaciones prácticas.
Objetivos:
1) Comprender la importancia del desarrollo del lenguaje dual
2) Aprenda a aplicar estrategias para promover el desarrollo bilingüe
3) Abordar desafíos y soluciones del explorador que abordan el desarrollo del lenguaje
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Hively Virtual Evening Office Hours
2025-11-18 18:30 - 20:30, 2025-12-17 18:30 - 19:30 | CA
Family Home Child Care Providers, Center Based Child Care Providers, and Family, Friend, and Neighbor caregivers are welcome to address child care related questions, assistance with TA related to your Child Care Program/staff, or professional development opportunities, tracking, and earned hours during Hively’s Virtual Evening Office Hours.
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Hively Book Club
2025-11-19 13:00 - 13:30, 2025-12-10 13:00 - 13:30 | CA
Join us for our Book Club! Once a month we will read a new book, and each attendee will receive a copy of the book! Build your children’s book library and the tools to implement them into your child care program or home!
*Please note: All participants are expected to use the educational incentive for the children in their care and/or to build up their early literacy library in their program and/or home.
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Fall Into Community Resource Night
2025-11-19 16:30 - 19:30 | Sankofa United Elementary School, 581 61st Street, Oakland
We’re partnering with Sankofa United and OUSD’s McKinney-Vento Program for the “Fall Into Community Resource Night.” Our Hive on Wheels will be on site sharing information about Covered California, CalFresh, Brilliant Baby, and other helpful programs, and connecting families with workshops and community resources. You can also swing by for free diapers, children’s clothing and books.

Play & Learn Series (Family Friend & Neighbor Unlicensed Child Care Providers)
2025-11-20 11:00 - 12:00 | CA
Do you care for your grandchild, niece/nephew, a friend’s child, or your neighbor’s child? This is sometimes referred to as a babysitter, a nanny, a license-exempt child care provider, or Family, Friend, or Neighbor (FFN).
If you are one of the above, please join us for our 4 week playgroup learning series where we will:
– Engage with other Family, Friend, or Neighbors (FFN).
– Discuss various training topics such as, school readiness, social-emotional, health and safety, & STEAM!
– Actively participate in activities with the children in your care.
– You’ll receive a FREE toy(s) for your participation in each meeting you attend.
– There is a MONETARY STIPEND AVAILABLE (based on eligibility)
REGISTER HERE

Family Supports: Personalized Oral Language Learning (POLL)
2025-11-20 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
This session of Hively’s Personalized Oral Language Learning (POLL) focuses on building strong, trusting relationships with families of dual language learners. Participants explore how to create welcoming, inclusive environments, use the Family Languages and Interests Interview to gather meaningful insights , and engage families as active partners in supporting their children’s language and development.
Learning Objectives:
1. Creating welcoming, inclusive, spaces for families
2. Use the Family Languages and Interests Interview
3. Engaging families of dual language learners as partners
Personalized Oral Language Learning, Session 2
Click HERE to register
CCIP ECE Competencies Topic: Family and Community Engagement
Check with your PGA to confirm this training counts as Professional Growth Hours

Dublin Night Market
2025-11-21 17:00 - 21:00 | Saint Pat’s Row, Saint Patrick Way, Dublin
Check out the Hive on Wheels at the Dublin Night Market. We will have free diapers, wipes, books and clothes! In addition, we will be able to connect you with a Certified Enrollment Counselor to take advantage of the Covered California Open Enrollment period. Check out other Night Market partners for delicious bites, unique products, live entertainment, and interactive activities for all ages.

Curriculum Webbing: Winter Part 1
2025-12-03 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
This 2-part session focuses on how Curriculum Webbing allows Family Home Child Care Providers to coordinate diverse thoughts and ideas into an organized and manageable plan. Thematic Interests, age and stage appropriate development, and inclusive modifications can be incorporated in curriculum webs as FHCC providers plan engaging activities that support the learning process. Participants will be guided through the basics of curriculum webbing before going into breakout rooms with fellow ECE colleagues to begin to create their very own curriculum web.
Learning Objectives Include:
• The benefit of Curriculum Webbing
• The process of Curriculum Webbing
• Participants will begin to create their own curriculum web
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Webinar: Hively’s Guide to Covered California Open Enrollment - December
2025-12-03 19:00 - 20:00
Need help choosing a health insurance plan?
Join us for our FREE webinar to:

Understand your health insurance options through Covered California
Learn how to select the plan that best fits your family’s needs
Access Hively’s free enrollment assistance services

All three webinars will cover the same material!
When:

Tuesday, November 4
Wednesday, December 3
Thursday, January 8

Time: 7:00 – 8:00 PM PST
Where: ZOOM (join from anywhere!)
REGISTER HERE

Curriculum Webbing: Winter Part 2
2025-12-04 18:30 - 20:30 | CA

Music & Movement at Rincon Library
2025-12-05 09:30 - 11:30 | Rincon Library, 725 Rincon Avenue, Livermore
Enjoy songs and movement activities that help children build motor and social skills, increase independence, and support language development. Hively will be on-site assisting families with enrolling in Covered California and CalFresh, and we’ll also be giving out our usual resources — including diapers, children’s books, and clothing — in partnership with the Livermore Public Library.

Hometown Holiday Celebration Parade
2025-12-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Downtown Pleasanton, Main Street, Pleasanton
This community event is all about connection! While we won’t be distributing resources, we’ll be spreading holiday cheer. Stop by to say hello to Honey and see the Hive on Wheels dressed up for the season.
Parade Map HERE

Valley Family Child Care Association of Alameda County Monthly Membership Meeting
2025-12-09 18:00 - 19:00 | CA
Valley Family Child Care Association (VFCCA) is a group of professional licensed family home childcare providers in Alameda county. VFCCA was established in 1976 and is a Non-Profit organization that provides educational opportunities, support, networking, and fellowship for licensed family childcare professionals. The goal of VFCCA is to inform and educate its members to help create and encourage the highest quality of childcare.
The members of VFCCA meet once a month and share current information from licensing, as well as information from our local resource and referral agency. Together, all members are invited to share with the group information from workshops and other classes they have attended.”
VFCCA supports, advocates, and provides training and educational opportunities for in-home child care providers and their businesses.
To learn more about the association or to become a member, please feel free to:
– Contact Lisa Zarodney at (925) 337-0614
– Email vfcca2023@gmail.com
– Visit the VFCCA website

Forming Collaborative Relationships with Families
2025-12-09 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
This presentation focuses on building collaborative relationships with families in early childhood settings, with an emphasis on family-centered practices and reflective engagement. In addition, we will discuss strategies to help strengthen parent-child relationships and support family well-being through respectful, inclusive, and empathetic interactions.
Learning Objectives:
1) Participants will discuss the foundations of family-centered and routines-based practice in early childhood education settings.
2) Participants will analyze factors that influence the formation of relationships with and within families.
3) Participants will apply reflective practice principles to support and strengthen parent-child relationships.
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POLL: Environmental Supports Part 1
2025-12-10 18:30 - 19:30 | CA
This 2-part session focuses on creating learning environments that reflect and honor children’s home languages and cultures. Participants learn how to use visual cues and print in both home languages and English, and how to design engaging spaces that spark children’s interests and foster meaningful language development.
Learning Objectives:
• Create environments that reflect children’s home language and culture
• Use visual cures and print in home language and English
• Design spaces that engage children’s interests and foster language
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POLL: Environmental Supports Part 2
2025-12-11 18:30 - 19:30 | CA

Preschool Strategies on How to Support ASD in the Classroom
2025-12-15 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
Children on the autism spectrum have incredible strengths and unique ways of experiencing the world. Often, what challenges their ability to learn is not a lack of skill or intelligence, but difficulty regulating their bodies and emotions. This workshop explores the power of observation and how educators can attune to each child’s needs to foster connection, regulation, and learning.
Learning Objectives:
1) Participants will be able to apply techniques to attune to each child’s individual sensory, emotional, and behavioral needs.
2) Participants will be able to plan intentional learning experiences that integrate opportunities for regulation and engagement.
3) Participants will be able to reflect on their own responses and strategies to better support children’s regulation and learning.
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How to Choose Child Care with Hively
2025-12-16 18:30 - 19:30 | CA
Join Hively as we discuss considerations when choosing childcare. When selecting care, we must consider quality, availability, and affordability. Our goal is to empower our families so that they are confident in making an informed childcare choice that meets the family’s needs.
In this session, we will:
1) Learn about the different types of childcare
2) Help families think about what they would like to see in a childcare program
3) Learn about parent rights
4) Learn how to access information about programs
Click HERE to register.

Partnerships for Trauma Recovery Event
2025-12-18 15:00 - 17:00 | Partnerships for Trauma Recovery, 2526 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Berkeley
Join us on Wednesday, December 18, for a community outreach event hosted by Partnerships for Trauma Recovery in Berkeley. Our team will be onsite to provide free CalFresh prescreening and Covered California/Medi-Cal enrollment support. Spanish-language assistance will be available.
Stop by to pick up free diapers, wipes, children’s clothing, and books, as well as hygiene kits provided by PTR.
This event is open to the public, and all are welcome!
Read the flyer to learn more.
PTR Flyer

Dr. Herbert Guice Christian Academy Pop-Up Event
2026-01-07 13:30 - 15:30 | Dr. Herbert Guice Christian Academy, 6925 International Blvd., Oakland
This event is open to the public, but it primarily targets families in the surrounding area, as it’s located across the street from an elementary school and public library. Our goal is to enroll families with CalFresh and Covered California while creating a safe and positive community space to share our resources — including books, diapers, and clothing.
Click for the EVENT FLYER

Instructional Supports: POLL Supporting Dual Language Learners
2026-01-08 18:30 - 20:30 | CA
This session provides an introduction to the instructional strategies used in POLL to support oral language development for dual language learners. Participants learn how to plan language experiences that reflect children’s home languages, cultures, and families, embed vocabulary-building into daily routines and play, and begin using strategies that promote meaningful language interactions throughout the day. Zoom
REGISTER HERE

Webinar: Hively’s Guide to Covered California Open Enrollment - January
2026-01-08 19:00 - 20:00

Hively Combined Listening Session
2026-01-09 13:00 - 14:00 | CA
Tri-Valley Child Care Providers, please join Hively staff for our monthly listening session where we’ll engage in conversation with one another, offer program updates, upcoming training and workshops information, review new and changing regulations, answer any questions that you may have, etc.
REGISTER NOW

Alameda County WIC - Livermore
2026-01-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Hively’s Livermore Office, 164 N. L Street, Livermore, CA
In partnership with Alameda County Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program, the Hive on Wheels will be at the WIC-Livermore location distributing diapers, wipes, children’s clothing and books. Our team of Ambassadors will be conducting five-minute CalFresh eligibility prescreening as part of our “Fresh in Five” campaign! All are welcome.
Click the link below for the event flyer.
WIC Event Livermore
