Are you curious about how to start a #daycare with the right qualifications? We are here to help answer that and many more questions!
In Maryland, as in many other places, specific qualifications are required for individuals who want to start a daycare. These qualifications are in place to ensure the #safety, well-being, and #development of children in childcare settings. Here are some reasons why qualifications are typically necessary:
Why do I need to meet Education and Training qualifications?
- Child Safety and Well-being:
- Regulations often include specific requirements related to health and safety standards to ensure that the environment is suitable for children and minimizes potential hazards.
- Educational and Developmental Needs:
- Qualifications may involve education and training in child development, #early-childhood-education, or a related field. This helps ensure that caregivers understand the developmental needs of children and can provide appropriate learning opportunities. Qualified individuals are better equipped to create and implement age-appropriate educational and #developmental programs that support the #growth-and learning of children in your care.
- Health and Emergency Preparedness:
- Qualifications may include training in first aid and CPR to address any emergencies that may arise. This is crucial for the well-being of the children in case of accidents or health-related incidents.
- Compliance with State Regulations:
- Maryland has specific regulations and licensing requirements for daycare providers. Being qualified means that you are aware of and comply with these regulations, ensuring the legal and ethical operation of your daycare.
- Professionalism and Accountability:
- Qualifications demonstrate a commitment to professionalism and accountability in the field of childcare. It helps build trust with #parents who entrust you with the care and development of their children.
- Parental Confidence:
- Parents are more likely to trust and choose a daycare that employs qualified staff. Qualifications provide a level of assurance to parents that their children are in capable hands.
Maryland Licensing Regulations
Before starting a daycare in Maryland, it's important to thoroughly research and understand the licensing regulations and qualifications required by the state. The Maryland Office of Child Care (OCC) is responsible for licensing and regulating child care providers in the state, and they can provide detailed information on the specific requirements for starting and operating a daycare in Maryland.
Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood Development, Office of Child Care, Licensing Branch has developed licensing manuals for Child Care Centers, Family Child Care, and Large Family Child Care Homes. The Licensing Manuals are used as a reference for Office of Child Care (OCC) licensing staff, licensed and registered child care providers, and for those who apply to become child care providers. Each Manual primarily provides assistance in interpreting and applying Code Of Maryland Regulation (COMAR) requirements when conducting compliance inspections of child care facilities.
Included in these manuals are staff requirements for employment which include education and training directors and family child care providers.
Maryland Training Requirements
Pre-Service Trainings for All Staff:
6 Hour Medication Administration
Gain skills to administer medications safely to children in child care centers and family child care homes. This state-approved curriculum provides 6 clock hours of MSDE Core of Knowledge: Health, Safety, and Nutrition and addresses NAEYC standards for program accreditation. Area's reviewed include practices and procedures for administering over-the-counter and prescription medications in accordance with state child care licensing requirements; instruction is provided by qualified health professionals. A Medication Administration handbook is provided in class.
First Aid & CPR Blended
ChildCareEd is committed to ensuring the #safety and well-being of infants and adults through its First Aid and CPR AED Certification Course. The course covers techniques for responding to a variety of #emergency situations, including administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), using automated external defibrillators (AEDs), controlling bleeding, and addressing injuries and illnesses until professional medical help arrives. Participants learn through a combination of theoretical knowledge and hands-on practice, enabling them to confidently and effectively respond to emergencies and potentially save lives. This comprehensive program, taught by an approved HSI trainer, equips individuals with essential life-saving skills while ensuring they meet OSHA requirements and industry standards.
Course Format:
- Blended Learning: The course is divided into two parts – an online portion and a skills verification session with a live trainer.
- Online Portion: Students complete the first part of the course online, which can be done from home or office. The online link for this portion is provided separately. Upon completion, you will be issued a certificate that you will need to present on the day of the skills verification session.
- Skills Verification: After completing the online portion, #students need to attend a skills verification session with a live trainer.
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
This course is currently aligned with Maryland's standards and regulations and meets the 6-hour #emergency- #preparedness training requirement under #COMAR regulations which require family childcare and/or at least one center staff to have.
Emergencies can happen at any time and to anyone. This in-depth course will help childcare providers learn what to do when disaster strikes and how to be better prepared.
Including All Children and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Participants will identify the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applicable to child care settings; demonstrate an understanding of inclusionary practices and accommodations based on research based best practices and national standards for child care settings; identify appropriate accommodations based on children’s individual needs; demonstrate awareness of appropriate resources. This 3-hour Instructor-Led Zoom training is designed to meet ADA and Inclusion training requirements for MSDE.
Basic Health & Safety and Breastfeeding Awareness
To meet state and federal requirements of the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), all child care providers must successfully complete a basic #health-and-safety training. In Maryland, this requirement extends to all staff, substitutes, and adults responsible for the care and safety of children in a licensed child care program.
SIDS: Saving Babies: A Change of Position, A Change in Tradition (for providers requesting approval to provide care for children younger than 24 months old)
The Child Care and Development Fund #health-and safety requirements for providers receiving federal financial assistance include training in the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and the use of #safe-sleeping practices.
Losing a child is a devastating tragedy, especially if it is preventable. About 2,300 babies in the United States die of SIDS each year, and some of those deaths occur in childcare programs. We created this course to inform all childcare providers about safe sleep requirements and practices in an effort to save our most vulnerable.
Director Required Training:
45 Hours Director-Administration
Are you ready to take your child care career to the next level and step into a vital #administrative role? The 45-Hour Director-Administrator Course at ChildCareEd is your ticket to becoming a skilled leader who can expertly administer and manage a child care program in compliance with state and government regulations. The 45-Hour Director-Administrator Course at ChildCareEd is the gateway to a rewarding and impactful career in child care administration. As a leader, you will shape the future of the child care programs you oversee, ensuring they provide high-quality care and educational experiences for children. This comprehensive program is designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and expertise necessary to lead and manage a child care program. This 45 hour certification course satisfies the MSDE requirement for 45 hours of administrative training for child care center directors.
24 Hour Family Child Care Pre-Service Training ONLINE:
This certification course satisfies the 24 Hour Family Childcare Pre-Service training. Gain a broad overview of major concepts, theories and research related to the social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development of the child from birth through age 12. This course covers 4 hours in each of the following domains, community, child development, special needs, curriculum, professionalism, and health safety and nutrition, required to meet MSDE Family Childcare training module outcomes. You must successfully complete all course requirements to receive a certificate. Aligns with MD Staff Credential levels 2-4. Students will earn 24 clock hours of approved training: for initial registration for #home-daycare. Students will receive 24 clock hours of approved MSDE training that includes 4 clock hours in each of the six core of knowledge competencies.
18-Hour Family Child Care Renewal Training:
During the first year of registration, 18 clock hours of approved training are required for Family child care providers These clock hours must include mixed-age instruction. By the end of each 12-month period after the first full year of registration, a total of 12 clock hours of approved continued training
Continued Education Requirements:
All providers are required to complete a minimum of 12 clock hours of continued training annually. The Maryland Department of Education requires that all childcare providers complete a minimum of 6 out of their 12 required clock hours of continued training in any of the following core of knowledge areas:
- Child Development
- Curriculum
- Health, Safety and Nutrition
- Special Needs
- Professionalism
- Community
Continued training for directors and family child care providers is essential for several reasons, as it helps maintain high-quality standards in #early-childhood education and childcare. Here are some key reasons why ongoing professional development and training are important:
Why is Ongoing Professional Development Important?
- Stay Informed on Best Practices:
- The field of early childhood education is dynamic, and best practices evolve over time. Continued training allows directors to stay informed about the latest research, methodologies, and approaches in childcare and education.
- Adapt to Changing Regulations:
- State regulations and licensing requirements for child care centers may change over time. Regular training ensures that directors are aware of and compliant with the latest regulatory standards. Success means not only learning how to start a daycare with success but also how to maintain that success and meet important regulation requirements.
- Enhance Leadership and Management Skills:
- Directors are responsible for leading and managing a child care center. Ongoing training helps them develop and enhance their leadership, communication, and management skills, contributing to the overall effectiveness of the center.
- Address Emerging Challenges:
- New challenges and issues may emerge in the field of childcare. Continued training provides directors with the tools and knowledge to address emerging issues, whether they relate to child development, staff management, or other aspects of center operations.
- Improve Program Quality:
- Directors play a key role in shaping the educational programs offered at the child care center. Training allows them to continually refine and improve these programs to meet the developmental needs of the children in their care.
- Ensure Child Safety and Well-being:
- Child care directors need to be well-versed in health and safety protocols. Regular training ensures that they are up-to-date on the latest safety standards, emergency procedures, and health guidelines to maintain a #safe-environment for children.
- Meet Professional Development Requirements:
- Many licensing bodies and accreditation agencies require directors to engage in ongoing professional development as part of their licensing or accreditation requirements. Compliance with these requirements is essential for maintaining the center's legal standing.
By participating in continued training, child care center directors can ensure that they are well-equipped to provide a nurturing, educational, and safe environment for the children in their care. It's a proactive approach to professional development that benefits not only the directors themselves but also the entire child care community.
Read more about How to Open a Child Care Center or Pre-school in Maryland.
Courses & Classes related to Maryland
Online Trainings
- 1,2,3, Eyes on Me: Classroom Safety
- 18-Hour Family Child Care Renewal Training
- 18-Hour Train the Trainer
- 1-Hour Abuse and Neglect Training
- 24 Hour Family Child Care Pre-Service Training ONLINE
- 3 Hour Aide Orientation
- 45-Hour Coaching and Mentoring
- 45 hour Growth and Development Birth-age 12 ONLINE
- 45-Hour Infant and Toddler Curriculum
- 45-Hour Preschool Curriculum
- 45-Hour School Age Curriculum
- 45 Hours Director-Administration ONLINE
- 9 Hour Communication Course
- A Better Space for All
- Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Reporting
- Access for All: Inclusion and the ADA
- ACEs and Resilience in Child Care
- A Closer Look into Developmental Theories
- Admin as Mentors in Early Education
- Administering Basic Health and Safety ONLINE
- A Great Place for Education Includes All ONLINE
- A Guide to Effective Communication
- Allergies and Medication in Childcare
- Anxiety: Signs & Strategies
- Appropriate Precautions in Transportation of Children
- A Thoughtful Approach to Children's Mental Health
- Autism Awareness in Child Care
- A Watchful Eye: Supervision in Early Childhood
- Baby Play: Planning Infant and Toddler Activities
- Baby Steps to Milestones ONLINE
- Balance Act: Teacher & Child ONLINE
- Balancing Act: Record Keeping & Supervision
- Balancing Act: Schedules and Routines
- Basics 101: Coaching & Mentoring
- Beautiful Junk: Using Recycled Materials in the Classroom
- Behind the Scenes: Baby Routines ONLINE
- Be Loud, No Bullying Allowed
- Bienvenido! Welcoming All Families
- Brain Building
- Brain Injury Awareness in Young Children
- Bridging Intent and Response: Communication
- Brighter Futures: Social Emotional Development
- Building a Community of Families
- Building and Physical Premises Safety
- Building Early Science Foundations
- Building Equity: Inclusionary Practices in Preschool
- Business Planning: Family Child Care
- CDA: A Closer Look at Assessments
- CDA: Approaches to Learning
- CDA Bridge Bundle: Family Child Care
- CDA Bridge Bundle: Family Child Care without Portfolio Review
- CDA Bridge Bundle: Infant/Toddler
- CDA Bridge Bundle: Infant/Toddler without Portfolio Review
- CDA Bridge Bundle: Preschool
- CDA Bridge Bundle: Preschool without Portfolio Review
- CDA: Communication: Keep It Simple
- CDA: Creating the Outdoor Classroom
- CDA: Curriculum Alignment & Materials
- CDA: Essential Tools for Record Keeping
- CDA Family Child Care Credential with Portfolio Review
- CDA Family Child Care Renewal
- CDA Home Visitor Credential Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 1 Part 1 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 1 Part 2 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 1 Part 3 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 2 Part 1 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 2 Part 2 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 2 Part 3 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 3 Part 1 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 3 Part 2 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 3 Part 3 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 4 Part 1 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 4 Part 2 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 4 Part 3 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 5 Part 1 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 5 Part 2 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 5 Part 3 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 6 Part 1 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 6 Part 2 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 6 Part 3 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 7 Part 1 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 7 Part 2 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 7 Part 3 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 8 Part 1 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 8 Part 2 Birth to 5
- CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 8 Part 3 Birth to 5
- CDA Infants/Toddlers: Abuse and Neglect Reporting Requisites
- CDA Infants/Toddlers: Benefits to Observing
- CDA Infants/Toddlers: Brain Development and Gene Expression
- CDA Infants/Toddlers: Classroom Setup
- CDA Infants/Toddlers: Health and Safety
- CDA Infants/Toddlers: Importance of Consistent Care
- CDA Infants/Toddlers: Individualized Learning and Inclusion
- CDA Infants/Toddlers: Lesson Planning Made Easy
- CDA Infants/Toddlers: Smart Nutrition & Feeding
- CDA Infants/Toddlers: Stages of Development
- CDA Infant/Toddler Credential with Portfolio Review
- CDA Infant/Toddler: Parent Relationships
- CDA Infant/Toddler Renewal
- CDA Introduction
- CDA Preschool Credential with Portfolio Review
- CDA Preschool Renewal
- CDA: Special Needs: Understanding the Whole Child
- CDA: Stand With Respect and Professionalism
- CDA Subject Area 1
- CDA Subject Area 2
- CDA Subject Area 3
- CDA Subject Area 4
- CDA Subject Area 5
- CDA Subject Area 6
- CDA Subject Area 7
- CDA Subject Area 8
- Character Development for Childcare Professionals
- Chef's in the Classroom
- Childcare Management
- Child Care Orientation
- Children at the Wheel ONLINE
- Children's Keepers: Building Childhood Resilience
- Classroom Arrangement: The Second Teacher
- Classroom Designers ONLINE
- Classroom Management is Collaboration!
- Classroom Positivity
- Classroom Setup for Child Care
- Classroom Tools for Emergent Literacy
- Coaching and Mentoring Techniques
- Coaching/Mentoring DEI
- Collaboration for the Win
- Communication in Coaching and Mentoring
- Community and Family Engagement in Childcare
- Community Partnerships
- Confidentiality Is a Must!
- Coordinating with Community in Child Care
- Creating the Natural Outdoor Classroom
- Cultures in the Classroom
- Curriculum Planning
- DAP for Family Child Care
- DAP for Preschool
- Day 2 Day: Provider Responsibilities
- Designing Your School-Age Classroom ONLINE
- Developing a Successful Workshop
- Developing Program Tranquility
- Developmental Screening in Early Childhood
- Diverse Perspectives in Child Care
- Early Learning with Infants and Toddlers
- ECE Programs Through History
- Effective Coaching & Mentoring in ECE
- Emergency and Disaster Preparedness- Online
- Emergent Learning & Development
- Engaging Indoor Activities for Inclement Weather
- Engaging Parents in the Montessori Toddler Classroom
- Enhancing Life and Development
- Enhancing STEM Education for Infants and Toddlers
- Enriching Education: Field Trips
- Ethical Responsibilities for Trainers
- Evaluating Performance
- Expect the Unexpected: Infants and Toddlers
- Family (or Parent) Conferencing: Developing Trust ONLINE
- FAS in Early Childhood
- Financial Assistance for Child Care
- Fragile X Syndrome in Young Children
- Getting on the Right Path to Teaching
- Going Head-to-Head with Challenging Behavior
- Grow with Me: Child Development for Mixed Ages
- Guiding School-Aged Children
- Handling and Storage of Hazardous Materials
- Healing Young Hearts: Stress and Grief
- Health and Nutrition
- Healthy Habits from the Start
- Heart-to-Heart Communication: Challenging Behaviors
- Hidden in Plain Sight: Depression in Young Children
- How Preschoolers Develop
- How To Keep A Healthy Class for Infants/Toddlers
- How To Keep A Healthy Class: Six Tips for Germ Control
- How to Manage Chronic Illness with Infants/Toddlers
- Identifying ADHD in Child Care
- IEPs and IFSPs in Family Child Care
- Implementing the Montessori Curriculum
- Inclusive Lessons for Preschoolers
- Inclusive Montessori: Supporting Diverse Learners in the Classroom
- Individual Needs & IEPs for School Age
- Injury Prevention: Their Safety Is In Your Hands
- Intentional Safety for Infants/Toddlers
- Introduction to Coaching & Mentoring
- Intro to Cerebral Palsy
- Intro to Montessori: Philosophy, Principles, and Practices
- It's All About the Timing
- Keeping Them Safe: Infants & Toddlers
- Key Elements of an After School Age Program ONLINE
- Leadership Through Mentorship
- Lesson Planning for Preschoolers
- Lesson Planning to Meet School Age Needs
- Let’s Talk: Effective Communication
- Letter & Number Planning in Child Care
- Mandated Reporters
- Mastering Observation Techniques in the Montessori Classroom
- Matchmaking for Mentors
- Math Foundations in Early Childhood
- Meaningful Lesson Planning for Infants/Toddlers
- Meeting Adult Learners' Needs
- Mental Health in Early Childhood
- Mentoring Professional Etiquette in Child Care
- Milestones: By Leaps & Bounds
- Mind's Medicine: Music in Early Childhood
- Montessori Assistant Training
- Montessori Essentials: Mixed-Age Mastery
- Montessori Foundations
- Montessori in Context: Decoding Educational Theories
- Montessori Unveiled: Demystifying the Method for Parents
- More than One Way to Look at it: Types of Early Childhood Education Programs
- Moving About the Classroom: Effective Transitions for Everyday
- Mysteries of Challenging Behavior Solved
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Child Care
- No Such Thing as Boring Math
- Observations And Goal Setting in Childcare
- Observing & Assessing in Child Care
- On My Plate: Children's Nutrition
- Open Ears: Listening in Child Care
- Open Heart, Open Art
- Opportunity for Growth: Emotional Development
- Ouch! Biting & Hitting Hurts
- Pillars of Health and Safety in Child Care
- Playful Spaces for Infants & Toddlers
- Playing with a Purpose: Infant/Toddler Lesson Planning
- Play, Learn, Grow Online Version
- Play Safe, Think Big: Literacy Through Play
- Positive Attention: Infants and Toddlers
- Positive Attention: Interactions & Supervision of Infants & Toddlers
- Potty Training Made Simple
- Power of Art: Bldg Self-Esteem & Positive Behavior for ALL Abilities ONLINE
- Preschool Assessments & Observations
- Presentation Strategies & Training Techniques
- Preventative Health and Safety
- Prevention of and Response to Allergic Reactions
- Prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Use of Safe Sleep Practices
- Professional Integrity in Child Care
- Professional Partnerships & Practices
- Project-Based Learning for Children
- Raising Peaceful Learners: The Montessori Advantage
- Requirements of Trainers
- Resources: Building Blocks to Excellence
- Roadmapping Preschool Curriculum
- Role of Play in Learning
- Rooted in History: Early Childhood
- Safeguarding Young Lives: A Comprehensive Guide to Child Care Safety
- Safe Supervision in Child Care: Birth to School Age
- School Age Regs and Professionalism ONLINE
- Self-Regulation & Change: Helping Children Cope
- Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Shifting Gears to Respect
- Shoo, Germs! Don't Bother Me!
- SIDS: Saving Babies: A Change of Position, A Change in Tradition
- SMART Goals in Coaching & Mentoring
- Solutions NOT Punishments
- Spaces that Support Discovery
- Special Babies
- Special Needs: From Referral to Inclusion
- Spicing Up the Classroom: Learning Centers
- Staff Supervision, Observation & Feedback
- Stay Alert! Steps to Emergency Prep Online Version
- Staying Positive: Guidance for Preschoolers
- Strength in Differences: Cultural Diversity
- Student Success: Expectations & Independence
- Success in Safety for Babies
- Super Special School Agers ONLINE
- Supervision with Intent for Admin
- Supporting Breastfeeding Practices In Child Care
- Supporting Children's Independence
- Supporting Children with Hearing Loss
- Supporting Little Hearts: Divorce and Separation in the Child Care Setting
- Supporting School Age Development ONLINE
- Supporting Skill Development: Children with Special Needs
- Supporting Social Learning: Creating Classrooms that Care
- Tailoring Instruction to Children's Needs
- Teacher/Child Interactions in the School-Age Classroom
- Teacher Mentoring in ECE
- Teacher & Me Playtime
- Teachers, Assemble! Building Up Staff in Child Care
- Teach with Respect ONLINE
- Technology as a Classroom Tool
- The Balancing Act for Administrators: Managing Responsibilities
- The Best Promotion is Play
- The Ethical Code of Child Care
- The First Year: Feeding Infants
- The Foundations of Coaching & Mentoring
- The Montessori Assistant's Toolkit
- Theories on How I Grow
- Theory of Learning
- Theory of Mentoring and Coaching in Early Childhood
- The Prepared Environment: Montessori Class Design
- The Right Kind of Influence for Young Children
- The Super Hero in Us All
- Toddlers and Theories
- Tomorrow's Einsteins: Infant and Toddler Science
- Training Guide for Families from Diverse Language and Cultural Backgrounds
- Transportation Safety
- Typical & Atypical Development in ECE
- Understanding Developmental Disabilities
- Understanding Montessori's Approach to Child Development
- Understanding Print Knowledge in Preschool
- Understanding the Coach's Role
- Universal Language of Coaching & Mentoring
- Using AI Language Models for Trainers
- Using Toys to Support Learning
- Viewing Guidance in a Positive Light
- Watch Me Grow: School Age Development ONLINE
- Ways to Serve: Leadership
- Working Together: Teachers & Preschoolers
- Working With Mixed Age Groups
- Writing Training Goals & Objectives
- Writing Workshop Proposals & Assessments
- You're Not My Friend Anymore: Learning Conflict Resolution
In-person/blended trainings
- 24-Hour Family Child Care Pre-Service Training
- 3 Hour Aide Orientation
- 45 Hour Child Growth and Development
- 45-Hour Director-Administration
- 45 Hour Infant and Toddler Methods and Materials
- 45 Hour Preschool Methods and Materials
- 45 Hour School Age Methods and Materials
- 6 Hour Medication Administration Training (MAT)
- A Better Space For All
- Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Reporting
- Access for All: Inclusion and the ADA
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
- Active Supervision: A Strategy That Works
- Addressing Bullying Among School Age Children
- Administering Basic Health and Safety Overview
- Adult/Child CPR AED and Adult First Aid Blended
- A Great Place for Education Includes ALL
- An Introduction to Child Development Theorists
- Are They Ready for Kindergarten?
- Art from the Heart for Preschoolers: Open Ended Art Projects that Build Self-Esteem
- Assessing through Observation
- Asthma, Allergy and Anaphylaxis Prevention and Management Training for Early Education Providers
- Authentic Montessori in Action
- AVERT (Active Shooter Skills)
- Baby Steps to Milestones
- Balancing Act: Teacher & Child
- Basic Health & Safety and Breastfeeding Awareness
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Healthcare Providers In-Person
- Basic Science in Early Childhood
- BBP (Bloodborne Pathogens)
- Beautiful Junk: Using Recycled Materials in the Classroom
- Behind the Scenes: Baby Routines
- Best Practice: Supervising Children
- Bridging Intent and Response: Communication
- Building Bridges for Dual Language Learners
- Business Planning: Family Child Care
- CDA Preparation: From Training to Application
- Child Care Orientation
- Childhood Basics: Discipline, Curriculum and Development
- Children at the Wheel: Emergent Curriculum
- Classroom Arrangement: The Second Teacher
- Classroom Designers
- Classroom Positivity
- Classroom Tools for Emergent Literacy
- Cooking up Success in the Preschool Curriculum
- CPR (Adult, Child, Infant), AED & Pediatric First Aid In Person
- CPR & AED Adult, Child, Infant
- CPR & AED Adult only
- Creating Routines for Love and Learning
- Curriculum Planning
- DAP for Family Child Care
- DAP for Preschool
- Designing Your School Age Classroom
- Developing Program Tranquility
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education
- Effective Supervision in Child Care
- Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
- Emergent Learning & Development
- Engaging Families During a Pandemic
- Engaging Indoor Activities for Inclement Weather
- Enhancing Life & Development
- Exceptional Children and Early Intervention
- Facilitating Learning in the Preschool Classroom
- Family (or Parent) Conferencing: Developing Trust
- FIRST AID
- First Aid & CPR: RSV
- From Stress to Wellness
- From Tantrums to Triumphs: Equipping Preschoolers with Self-Regulation Skills
- Health and Nutrition
- Health & Nutrition
- Healthy Habits From the Start
- Help Me Sleep Safety: SIDS/SUID Prevention
- How To Keep A Healthy Class: Six Tips for Germ Control
- Including All Children and the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Key Elements of an After School Program
- Know Me For My Abilities
- Let's Talk: Skills for Effective Communication
- Look What I Can Do! Developmental Disabilities Overview
- Making Families Welcome
- Management Basics: Leadership, Planning and Budgeting
- Mandated Reporters
- Marketing Your Family Child Care
- Milestones: By Leaps & Bounds
- Module I - Budgets, Projections, and Planning for Center-Based Child Care Providers
- Module I - Budgets, Projections, and Planning for Family Child Care
- Module II - Financial Reports and Internal Controls for Center-Based Child Care Providers
- Module II - Financial Reports and Internal Controls for Family Child Care
- Module III – Marketing Your Program for Center-Based Child Care Providers
- Module III - Marketing Your Program for Family Child Care
- Module IV – Recruiting and Retaining Staff for Center-Based Child Care Providers
- Montessori Made Simple: For Today's Teachers
- More than one Way to Look at it: Types of Early Childhood Education Programs
- Moving About the Classroom: Effective Transitions for Everyday
- Nurture Me: Child Development for Young Children
- One World, Many Cultures!
- Ouch! Biting & Hitting Hurts
- Our School Age Family Tree: Children, Staff, & Parents
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support):
- Pediatric First Aid & CPR Adult, Child, Infant Blended
- Playful Learning: Infant & Toddler Activities
- Playful Spaces: Designing the Infant & Toddler Classroom
- Play, Learn, Grow
- Positive Attention: Interactions & Supervision for Infants & Toddlers
- Potty Training Made Simple
- Power of Art: Bldg Self-Esteem & Positive Behavior for ALL Abilities
- Quality Care...Supporting Families with Integrity
- Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
- Risk Reduction: Infants and Toddlers in Family Child Care
- Safe Haven: Health & Safety in Family Child Care
- SAFE SITTER (Safe Babysitting, ages 11-14)
- School Age Regs and Professionalism
- Seeing All of Me: Overview of Autism and ADHD
- Setting the Stage: Story Time
- Shifting Gears To RESPECT
- SIDS: Saving Babies: A Change of Position, A Change in Tradition
- Staff Supervision, Observation & Feedback
- Stay Alert! Steps for Emergency Prep
- Stressbusters: Stress Management for Childcare Providers
- Success in Safety for Babies
- Super Special School Agers
- Supporting Little Hearts: Divorce and Separation in the Child Care Setting
- Supporting School Age Development
- Supporting Social Learning: Creating Classrooms that Care
- Teach the Montessori Way: A Practical Guide
- Teach with Respect!
- Team: Together Everyone Achieves More
- The Balancing Act for Administrators: Managing Responsibilities
- The Best Promotion is Play
- The Montessori Classroom: Theory to Practice
- Theories on How I Grow
- The Subtle Teacher: Nonverbal Communication in the Classroom
- Toddlers and Theories
- Training Guide for Families from Diverse Language and Cultural Backgrounds
- Transportation and Field Trip Safety
- Turning Behavior Around for Toddlers and Preschoolers
- Using AI Language Models for Trainers
- Watch Me Grow: School Age Development
- What Makes Me Special: An Overview of Autism and ADHD
- Wings of Independence