Technical Assistance & Training

• Upcoming Training & Events
• Technical Assistance Approach
• Pyramid Plus Trainer and Coach Certification
• Pyramid Plus Partner Sites
• TACSEI Demonstration Programs

Pyramid Plus Framework

• The Pyramid Model
• The Inclusion Model
• Connecting with Other Initiatives

State Policy Work

• Pyramid Plus State Policy Team
• Other State Policy Initiatives and Resources

Welcome to Pyramid Plus!

The Pyramid Plus Center works to improve the social and emotional competence and inclusion of young children through the Pyramid Plus Approach: embedded inclusion practices along the entire developmental continuum (Birth – 5 years) within the Pyramid Model framework. This approach builds on the work of the Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (CSEFEL), the Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Interventions (TACSEI), and the SpecialQuest Approach and materials.

The goal of the Pyramid Plus Center is to increase of these evidence-based, early childhood social emotional and inclusive practices in early care and education settings, including family child care and in-home providers.

New! Read the Pyramid Plus 2012 Annual Report and Executive Summary.

Are you looking for Pyramid Plus Trainer and Coach Certification Applications and FAQs? Visit our Pyramid Plus Trainer and Coach Certification page!

Announcing the 2013 Application for Pyramid Plus Implementation Community Partnerships

Application Deadline: May 24, 2013

Selected Communities notified: June 5, 2013

Colorado communities are invited to participate in this early childhood professional development opportunity designed to support the social, emotional, and behavioral development and inclusion of children ages birth-5 years of age. Up to three (3) Colorado communities will serve this year as Pyramid Plus Implementation Communities. The goal of the community/Pyramid Plus Partnership is to build local capacity to promote community-wide high fidelity implementation of the Pyramid Plus Approach.

Download the application here.

Registration Now Open: Pyramid Plus Approach Training 2013

September 19 - 21 and October 10 - 12, 2013

University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Pyramid Plus Approach Training includes 18 sessions which embed evidence-based inclusion practices into the evidence-based Pyramid Model framework for promoting social emotional competence and addressing challenging behavior; content is based on the birth to five developmental continuum.

Target Audience: Administrators, coaches, trainers, teachers, child care providers, mental health consultants, early intervention providers, and other health professionals.

Cost: $500 per person

Click here for more information and to register

Latest News

• Pyramid Plus Certified Demonstration Sites will be hosting quarterly webinars! Each webinar will be hosted by one Demo Site. The content will be related to the site strengths and essential information for implementing program wide. See the Trainings and Events page for more information...
• Norwood Programs Webinar Held--Let the Good Times Roll: Rolling Out the Approach with Families hosted by Norwood / Primetime Early Childhood Center on October 8, 2012.  Watch webinar recording now...
• Grant to help extend statewide reach of CU Denver’s Pyramid Plus. Read the full article...
• Autism work by Strain and Bovey hailed as ‘significant progress’. Read the full article...
• The Pyramid Plus 2011 Annual Report is now available! Read the report...
• Read about Barbara Smith and Phil Strain's recent visit to Norwood, a Pyramid Plus demonstration site, in the Telluride Daily Planet.  Read the full article...
• Learn how Bal Swan, a Pyramid Plus site in Broomfield, is implementing the Pyramid Plus approach in their school. Watch videos...
• Director of Pyramid Plus Demonstration Site Named Qualistar’s Early Childhood Education Professional Award Recipient. Read the full article...
• Pyramid Plus Certified Coaches, Mia Wilson and Eva Jankovsky, and Kids First (Resource & Referral) Director, Shirley Ritter from Pitkin County and Aspen/Snowmass were featured on a local television show, Connecting Community (cgtv 11). The team shares their efforts in promoting the Pyramid Plus approach throughout their region. Click here to download and watch this wonderful video!
• Pyramid Plus is profiled in the University of Colorado Denver EDition (Fall, 2011, Page 6)
• Pyramid Plus is proud to announce the completion of the certification process for several Trainers and Coaches!  Please visit our Trainers and Coaches page to see the complete list.
• Check out the latest resources from the Center for Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation. 
• LEAP celebrates its 30th year as a model for early intervention for young children with autism spectrum disorder. Read the full article...