Attention: We are now accepting new clients for 2024! Apply now and get access to our private free training:
"How to Create Lasting Impact Leading 'Caregiver & Me' Classes With a High Quality, Evidence-Based, "Plug & Play" Program That'll Have Families Coming Back Again & Again"
Learn With Less® Facilitator Training & Certification Program for Early Child Development
Supplement Your Teaching or Therapist Income by Leading "Caregiver & Me" Classes That Every Infant/Toddler Family Can Access - Even If You've Never Led Parent Education Offerings
Does this sound like you?
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You have a professional/educational background in a field related to early child development (e.g., speech-language pathology, early childhood education, social work, occupational therapy, special education, etc.)
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You want to empower families to support and connect with their young children, and you want to build access to education for ALL families by facilitating a message through play, inclusivity, respect, and connection
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You have a strong desire to bring a message of simplicity, support, and resiliency to families: that we already have everything we need to do the big job of parenting tiny humans
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You want to combat the message the baby industry sends families (that they need to buy more and be more)...
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You got into this work to spend your time connecting with caregivers and children, not to fit round pegs into square holes with schedules, red tape, & all the expectations that come with working within larger institutions.
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You want to support your community with a powerful curriculum! You're looking for the guidance and structure you need so that you can serve families... but you don't want to reinvent the wheel!
With whom do you resonate most?
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Maybe you’re a new parent or caregiver yourself, looking for extra income & a way to share your professional knowledge (as I was)
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Maybe you’re dipping your foot in the water and starting your own thing (private practice, your own small business)...
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Or maybe you’re looking to expand, grow, and diversify your current offerings within an existing practice or business...
No matter which category you fall under...
In the next 6 weeks, you could be facilitating your own "caregiver + me" classes, following the curriculum taught to you in the Learn With Less® Facilitator Training & Certification Program
If you have ever:
🔑 ... considered working as a parent educator to lay the foundation for families about play and early learning
📈 ... wanted to help parents learn to let their infants and toddlers explore, experiment, fail, and persist
🔎 ... had the desire to combat pushback from caregivers who are afraid to let their kids really explore, because they don't want things to get messy - figuratively or literally
🚼 ... hoped to encourage and help parents understand their young children and the stages they go through
💸... And wanted to get PAID to do it
As a Learn With Less® Facilitator, you could be:
Promoting parent education about play and development
Facilitating opportunities for early parent and caregiver support
Establishing yourself as a resource and leader in your local community
Earning an income (to diversify your current offerings and practice, to supplement your maternity/paternity leave)
Creating a steady stream of clients for your other services
Learn With Less® offers the support, structure & curriculum that will take the guesswork out of starting your own parent education business
- You'll have all the content you need: with evidence-based resources that are also parent-friendly & can be used with all families
- You'll be able to maximize parent/caregiver engagement: you'll be able to get families to try new things, even if they’ve been hesitant to do so in the past
- You'll feel confident in yourself: you'll move past imposter syndrome, sharing information without sounding bossy, or preachy
- You'll have the tools to lead inclusive groups with a diverse set of families: you'll know what it looks like to create a safe space for families to grow, & feel seen and heard
- You'll be able to market yourself: you'll have a clear plan to showcase your skill set and qualifications, and you'll be able to fill your classes
- You won't get bogged down with logistics: you'll know exactly what to present, how much to charge, how to promote, and how long to make classes
Our Learn With Less® facilitators know...
that to truly impact early development...
you must help facilitate the connection between caregiver and child.
The Learn With Less® curriculum is designed to be accessible to all kinds of families
💡 We take the approach that families don't need to invest in fancy toys or prepare ornate activities to support their young child's development
👥 Instead, you'll learn how to encourage them to connect with their infants and toddlers through stimulation and interaction
📦 And you'll be able to do that using things laying around the home, such as snack containers and old boxes
I'm looking for a group of highly passionate & motivated early childhood professionals who are excited to get out into the world and do this work.
As someone who's written two bestselling books on early development & the host of a popular podcast that helps families build the confidence to raise great humans from day one - without having to buy a single toy...
I founded the Learn With Less® Facilitator Training & Certification so that many more practitioners could get out there and do this very important work.
I'm excited for you to be able to share the Learn With Less® curriculum with your own local community. Creating opportunities for like-minded educators and therapists who want to financially support themselves in new ways (by making a deeper social and human impact in their communities) is a dream I've had since the inception of my company.
It is my deepest, dearest mission to help ALL parents & caregivers feel empowered with the message that they are and have enough.
Introducing The Learn With Less® Facilitator Training & Certification Program.
We are Now Accepting Applications!
- Run your own "caregiver & me" classes
- Really help caregivers connect with their babies and toddlers and support development (with everyday routines and everyday items)
- Get access the popular Learn With Less® Family Enrichment Program
- Plus, supplement your income! $$$
STEP 1: Get your application in
STEP 2: After your application is processed, if you're accepted, you'll be invited to watch a private training in which I will share everything about the program (including our framework, the context, the pricing, etc).
STEP 3: Enroll and start the training program so you can get certified and begin right away!
Here's How We Help You Create Lasting Impact on Your Life & Community (Getting Paid to Do What You Love While Serving Families Holistically):
INITIATE
We provide you with the training you need around ALL your biggest challenges so that you have everything you need to get going
INTEGRATE
We share our entire curriculum, ongoing support, coaching, & feedback to keep you moving forward as a parent educator & facilitator
ITERATE
We give you access to an active, generous network and community of other professionals who share your values & are making an impact
What Makes the Learn With Less® Curriculum Special?
A Grab-And-Go Tool
Aligning with the parent coaching model, outside a therapeutic setting
Community-Based Support
Allowing families to build capacity, confidence, and competence
Build on Existing Principles
A new way to use your knowledge and skills to empower caregivers
We address the 4 major areas of development
Cognitive, Communicative, Motor/Sensory, and Social/Emotional Development
By Way Of Our 4-Pillar Framework
The four pillars of the Learn With Less® Curriculum: PLAY, TALK, SING, MOVE
If you're ready to:
⚙️ ... help parents see that they can use what they have - instead of listening to the baby industry trying to convince them their children need special toys to develop...
🛠 ... discover how to convey to parents that THEY are the agents of change in their household - even if they consider you to be the all-knowing being that is there to "fix" or "educate" their child...
🤜🏽 ... guide and support caregivers AND their babies and toddlers (of all developmental levels) through developmentally enriching classes...
👀 👣 Then come take part in a new way to help families support and connect with their infants and toddlers - while supporting yourself
"My entire team of SLPs were incredibly impressed by the thoughtful work Ayelet put into each [lesson of the] Learn with Less® Curriculum. She couples in-depth, very age specific research with a fun framework for children to absorb language."
- Gina Pascual, MSW, Senior Program Design Associate, The Primary School
"I had done a lot of research over the past few years on different types of parent and me classes. This program really incorporates all the approaches that speak to me, without being 'a parenting philosophy.'
I'm not strict on any approach, it's what works for their child, for my child. But when it comes to the interactions you have, you really don't need any stuff, it's about the quality of your interactions. That's why this program really spoke to me."
- Lesley Mayson, M.A., Learn With Less® Licensed Facilitator, Little Chickadees Nurturing Center
"Learn With Less® harnesses the power of play, music, movement, and language, and uses what you have to empower families' confidence in their ability to connect with their children."
- Rebecca A. Weiner, M.Ed., Educational Consultant, Learn Play Grow
Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP
Founder of Learn With Less® and Strength In Words LLC
Meet Your Guide!
I'm Ayelet Marinovich, M.A., CCC-SLP. I'm an imperfect mother of two tiny dragons humans, a pediatric speech-language pathologist, and a parent educator.
I was 10 weeks pregnant with my first baby when my partner and I moved across the world.
Surrounded by new people, customs, systems, & struck by the newness of the journey toward parenthood, I was focused on creating connections.
Learn With Less® was created out of my desire to combine my own developmental knowledge, that of my friends & colleagues in early learning, a ton of developmental research, and information & experiences I was integrating as a mother along the way.
I was able to lay the foundation for families all around me about play and early learning, I got to encourage and help parents understand their young children and the stages they go through, & I learned how to distill information that was pertinent to me and to the other caregivers around me - all while helping my own family financially.
I can't wait to see what YOU create in your community using this program!
Before
You've thought about leading parent education "caregiver & me" style classes... but you don't know where to start
Parents rely on you as an educator or therapist to "fix" or "educate their child" for them
Many kids slip through the cracks because they don't qualify for early intervention services
Most parents are thinking about what they need to buy to help their child learn & develop
After
You have a framework, training program, & support network to guide you - while you supplement your income!
You can effectively engage parents to be the agents of change and their child's first teacher
You have a clear path to support all families, regardless of their child's developmental level
You can help families identify how to support development without needing specific toys
Who Benefits From This Program?
Facilitators & Institutions
An enrichment program connecting play, language, music, & movement to all developmental domains
An approach that accommodates a busy lifestyle & can fit into different cultures, parenting philosophies, and socio-economic status
A language-focused program developed by a pediatric speech-language pathologist
A dynamic program serving families with children from birth to three years
Families & Participants
A fun, enriching experience to support connection, & that feels meaningful to families with infants and toddlers
A warm, engaging atmosphere for both caregiver and child
A focused learning and social opportunity for both caregiver and child, and a realistic approach to supporting early development
A simple way to integrate learning, and connect with others in one's local community
So, what does this actually look like?
When you are accepted into the Learn With Less® Facilitator Training & Certification Program...
I'll be providing you with training around your biggest challenges:
Module 1:
📦 Support Families With Everyday Items & Routines Using the Learn With Less® Curriculum
Module 2:
☕️ Maximize Parent/Caregiver Engagement In The Learn With Less® Group
Module 3:
👩🔧 Develop Confidence In Yourself As A Learn With Less® Facilitator & Community Leader
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🤝 Inclusively Lead Groups of a Diverse Set of Families Using the Learn With Less® Program
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💸 Market Yourself and Earn an Income As a Learn With Less® Facilitator
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📋 Logistical Details You'll Need to Get Your Learn With Less® Classes Up & Running
⭐️ ⭐️ That's Not All... You Also Get... ⭐️ ⭐️
Bi-Weekly Office Hours
Got questions about how to move forward?
Not sure about the positioning of your next class offering? Need clarity about your specific community or situation?
Whatever strategy or mindset questions you have, Ayelet or the team can answer them in our bi-weekly Q&A calls.
Personalized Feedback, Support, and Coaching
Before you hit "publish" on a page on your website, a batch of marketing materials or social media posts, an email newsletter...
After you've led a class, submit it for critique & feedback, troubleshoot what you felt you could use "eyes on." Get unstuck, get help moving forward, & reach your goals
1:1 Milestone Calls
Each time you reach one of the milestone calls laid out for you in the Learn With Less® Facilitator Program, you'll get additional support in a 1:1 call with one of our coaches.
You'll get total clarity on your next steps so that you can keep up your momentum, and dive into the next step with confidence!
💌 Once you've completed the training, submitted your demo video, & obtained your certification:
You'll be provided with FULL access to the Learn With Less® Facilitator Curriculum: a set of fully templated lesson/activity plans covering everything you need to run high quality, evidence-based developmental enrichment sessions for caregiver:baby dyads from birth to three years, in both English and Spanish
17 Infant Activity Plans (0 - 12 months): Cognitive Development (4), Communicative Development (4), Motor Development (4), Social/Emotional Development (4) + 1 Infant Demo Class
17 Toddler Activity Plans (12 - 36 months): Cognitive Development (4), Communicative Development (4), Motor Development (4), Social/Emotional Development (4) + 1 Toddler Demo Class
Full access to the corresponding parent handouts
Provide families with succinct reminders about what was covered & carryover/generalization activities at home
PLUS A SPECIAL BONUS !
Your professional contact information, publicity
Make it easy for families and institutions to find you from our website, and get your information, work, & success stories featured on the Learn With Less® social media feeds and podcast
You'll Get Incredible Support, Coaching, Community, & Accountability
LIVE Q&A AND COACHING CALLS
OUR PRIVATE FACEBOOK COMMUNITIES
GUEST EXPERT TRAININGS TO SUPPORT LEARNING
"This training program has answered every question and more. By working at shedding my Impostor Syndrome, my perception of myself has changed.
It means a lot to me to be able to help other parents and help my family financially - very fulfilling."
- Cassaundra Balachandran, Developmental Services Diploma, Learn With Less® Licensed Facilitator
APPLY NOW
*Please note that by applying, you are under absolutely no obligation to join the Learn With Less® Facilitator Training & Certification Program! Pressure is totally not my style. ❤ If I think you'd be a good fit, you'll receive an invite to an advanced private training with me where you'll learn more about my approach and the program.*
In full transparency, the price of the program is a 4-figure investment, up to $4800. Partial scholarship awards are available to qualified applicants.
THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO SERVE FAMILIES
Our world is becoming increasingly isolated.
Parents and caregivers are craving connection, evidence-based information they can use right now to support and connect with their babies and toddlers.
They have questions, they want quality over quantity in terms of resources, and they want it now.
Spend some time in your local Facebook "Parenting Group," and you'll quickly see how many people are craving a program that helps them feel confident, reassured, and enough.
That program is here.
And you can bring it to your community, right now - holding local virtual or in-person classes.
You've got two choices, here
Your Learn With Less® Facilitator Journey Starts Today!
Try to Do-It-Yourself
Spend your own unpaid, valuable time
Create an untested, unproven program
Do it on your own without support
Join Me!
I'll help you work through your biggest challenges
I'll hand you my proven framework & materials
You'll get coaching, support, & community
Who This is For
This is a great opportunity for any therapist, or educator with a professional or educational background in a field related to early child development.
You must believe in the value of anti-racist and anti-bias work, and (continuously) strive to uphold diversity, equity, and inclusion practices in your work with families, and be open to examining the roles your various identities play in your own lived experience of the world.
Learn With Less® Facilitators must want to empower families with young children, and want to build access to education for all families, by facilitating a message through play and connection.
You must have an entrepreneurial spirit! You’re looking for the guidance and structure you need so that you can build what you know people want… but you don’t want to reinvent the wheel!
Who This is NOT For
If you don't have a professional or educational background in a field related or adjacent to early child development, this program is not for you.
We are committed to the practice of holding safe space for our licensees, as well as for the families we serve. If you are not comfortable being part of a program that priorities the movement for Black lives, then this is not the program for you.
If you do not have a strong desire to bring a message of simplicity, support, and resiliency to families (that we already have everything we need to do the big job of parenting tiny humans), this program is not for you.
You want to succeed... but you're not willing to do any of the hard work (mindset, putting yourself out there, building marketing systems) to get there. If you're not ready to get your hands dirty, nobody's going to do it for you!
“This is a really interesting time to shift into new professional endeavors, and I'm starting to engage with my community in a different way than before.
I’m becoming more connected with local establishments (businesses, grant funding opportunities, organizing spaces to meet), flexing new muscles for professional development and networking, and I have the Learn With Less Facilitator Community to grow with!"
- Allie Glazer, M.S., CCC-SLP, Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist, Licensed Learn With Less® Facilitator
"Working as an infant/toddler teacher in center-based classrooms for over 10 years has been both rewarding and inhumanizing at the same time. I know my worth and the value of my work.
Being able to take my years of education and experience in another direction is life changing.
I can take my child development knowledge beyond the classroom and be confident about it!”
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for helping me reach another level in my career. <3"
- Lesley Mayson, M.A., Owner of Wonder Play Lab, Licensed Learn With Less® Facilitator
“I like the guidance of the program: it’s evidence-based, you have everything laid out… it’s like, let’s go! Let’s do it! I just wanted something that works, that I can offer to my families that is of value.
I fundamentally feel parents need to be supported at home. As a parent, you just want to feel like you’re doing something right, & you don’t want to be inundated with a bunch of stuff. This program really spoke to me because I can establish myself as a resource for them."
- Ronesha Roberson, M.S., CF-SLP, Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist, Former Teacher, Parent; Licensed Learn With Less® Facilitator
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