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3 Hour Aide Orientation

This course has been approved by MSDE Early Childhood Division approval number CKO-380. Subject Area 3 PRO This 3 Hour class has been approved by MSDE #Early-Ch...

A Better Space for All

How can you as child care professionals ensure that the learning environment they create for the children under their care addresses all of their individual nee...

ACEs and Resilience in Child Care

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) play a major impact on children’s development and can wreak havoc on their health. As childcare professionals, we have a ...

A Closer Look into Developmental Theories

To fully understand how children develop, grow, and learn, you as an educator must have a thorough background in historical and current theories. The evolution ...

Administering Basic Health and Safety ONLINE

***This does NOT satisfy the Maryland required Basic Health and Safety training. Please register for the Basic Health & Safety and Breastfeeding Awareness Zoom ...

A Great Place for Education Includes All ONLINE

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ensures that all children with different needs are supported in the classroom; however, with all of its intricacies, c...

Assessment of Language and Literacy Skills

This training course equips child care providers with essential knowledge and practical skills to assess language and literacy development in early childhood. P...

A Thoughtful Approach to Children's Mental Health

Children’s emotional well-being is equally important to their physical health. Good mental health from a young age acts as the foundation for healthy social s...

Baby Steps to Milestones ONLINE

How can we as teachers and providers create lesson plans and curriculum that actively support children's development? When we know what milestones children typi...

Balance Act: Teacher & Child ONLINE

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Student-centered and project-...

Behind the Scenes: Baby Routines ONLINE

The first steps we as teachers and providers can take to help children feel safe and secure is creating safe and nurturing environments. Infants and toddlers re...

Brain Injury Awareness in Young Children

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment Childhood injuries are unfortunately a ...

CDA Infants/Toddlers: Classroom Setup

Veteran teachers know the secret of an effective classroom setup and its influences on child behavior and expectations. Well, this does not have to be a secret ...

CDA Infants/Toddlers: Importance of Consistent Care

When children feel safe and secure in their environment, they are better able to be themselves and learn. As early childhood educators, we must help create this...

CDA Infants/Toddlers: Smart Nutrition & Feeding

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment Nutrition plays a vital role in the dev...

CDA Infants/Toddlers: Stages of Development

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 8: Understanding the Principles of Child Growth and Development Over the past 100 years, th...

CDA: Special Needs: Understanding the Whole Child

Developmentally Appropriate Practice talks about teaching the whole child. Part of this teaching is also helping those who may have specialized needs or who may...

CDA: Stand With Respect and Professionalism

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 4: Building Productive Relationships with Families Professionalism and respect go hand-in-...

Chef's in the Classroom

Cooking is not just creating fun, nutritious food--it is also an opportunity for children to learn and practice their skills! When we plan cooking lessons for c...

Child Care Orientation

"Child Care Orientation" is a comprehensive online course designed to provide aspiring childcare professionals with a solid foundation for their career journey....

Children's Keepers: Building Childhood Resilience

This course is designed to equip early childhood educators with vital skills to support children's well-being. Delve into the latest brain research highlighting...

Classroom Designers ONLINE

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment Not all #classrooms are created equal. ...

Classroom Positivity

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 6: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism One of the key components to successful #ea...

Classroom Setup for Child Care

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment Also known as the "Second Teacher," #cl...

Coaching/Mentoring DEI

We as professionals and individuals have differing opinions and methods of communication; therefore we who are also coaches and mentors need to be mindful of ef...

Communication in Coaching and Mentoring

Coaching and mentoring new #teachers is very much like how we as teachers communicate with #parents and families. Communication, like with many other relationsh...

Community and Family Engagement in Childcare

"It takes a village to raise a child". This African proverb means that it takes an entire community of people to positively interact with children for them to g...

Community Partnerships

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 4: Building Productive Relationships with Families Children's success in learning and devel...

Coordinating with Community in Child Care

This course equips early childhood professionals with the tools to build strong, respectful partnerships with families, colleagues, and community organizations....

Cultures in the Classroom

Cultural understanding and acceptance is a concept that is essential for all human beings across the world. When we begin teaching these concepts to our younges...

Curriculum Planning

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Early learning standards and ...

DAP for Preschool

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development One of the first steps of cre...

Developing Program Tranquility

When it comes to #classroom management, we tend to think about handling only the challenging behaviors. Classroom management does not solely rely on managing be...

Early Learning with Infants and Toddlers

Working with infants and #toddlers requires a deep understanding of their individualized needs and appropriate #developmental-milestones. When caregivers use a ...

ECE Programs Through History

The definition of childhood and early education has evolved through history. We as professionals must be aware of how #early-childhood education has developed t...

Effective Coaching & Mentoring in ECE

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 6: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism Coaching and mentoring can take on many diff...

Emergent Learning & Development

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 8: Understanding the Principles of Child Development and Learning In the National Associat...

Engaging Indoor Activities for Inclement Weather

What do you do with children on inclement weather days? Even on days when children cannot go outside, they must still be engaged all day. This 3-hour training w...

Enhancing Life and Development

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 8: Understanding the Principles of Child Development and Learning. The first years of chil...

Ethical Responsibilities for Trainers

Trainers are seen by those they train as professionals in the industry. As such, trainers must be held accountable for professional behaviors and interactions w...

Expect the Unexpected: Infants and Toddlers

The health and #safety of young infants and #toddlers are paramount to any early childhood education professional who have any under their care. Recognizing pos...

Family (or Parent) Conferencing: Developing Trust ONLINE

Effective communication is essential for child care providers working with school-aged children and their families, especially when conducting parent conference...

Getting on the Right Path to Teaching

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 6: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism High-quality #teachers, much like children,...

Going Head-to-Head with Challenging Behavior

Understanding the “why” is only the start to address children’s challenging behaviors is only the start: to truly combat it, early childhood education pro...

Healthy Habits from the Start

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment We created this course to help introduc...

How To Keep A Healthy Class: Six Tips for Germ Control

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment Keeping children happy and healthy is d...

How to Manage Chronic Illness with Infants/Toddlers

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment Many teachers freeze with fear when the...

Injury Prevention: Their Safety Is In Your Hands

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment Many states require all educators to ta...

Intentional Safety for Infants/Toddlers

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment Safety is never an accident in child ca...

Introduction to Coaching & Mentoring

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 6: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism Coaches and mentors are more than teachers: ...

Intro to Montessori: Philosophy, Principles, and Practices

This introductory training provides a comprehensive overview of Montessori education, designed to familiarize participants with the foundational principles and ...

Keeping Them Safe: Infants & Toddlers

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment We as caregivers are responsible to cre...

Lesson Planning for Preschoolers

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Effective teachers guide chil...

Let’s Talk: Effective Communication

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 4: Building Productive Relationships with Families Productive parent-teacher relationships ...

Letter & Number Planning in Child Care

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development The building blocks of early ...

Matchmaking for Mentors

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 6: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism Even though the terms “coach” and “men...

Meaningful Lesson Planning for Infants/Toddlers

It’s no secret in the world of early childhood education: child care professionals build educational foundations from the very beginning of childhood. Lesson ...

Meeting Adult Learners' Needs

The way that adults learn differs greatly from that of children. The reasons why we seek to learn can be because a number of reasons; this is why you as the tra...

Mental Health in Early Childhood

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 3: Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Development The signs of stress and sadness c...

Milestones: By Leaps & Bounds

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 8: Understanding the Principles of Child Development and Learning We as educators understan...

Mindful Supervision: Balancing Safety & Independence in Montessori

Active supervision is essential in a Montessori environment, where children explore and learn through hands-on experiences. This course equips child care provid...

Montessori Cultural Activities: Exploring the World Through Play and Learning

Cultural activities in the Montessori early childhood classroom provide young learners with a rich foundation in geography, history, science, art, music, and so...

More than One Way to Look at it: Types of Early Childhood Education Programs

This three-hour training course provides essential knowledge of the history of early childhood education and the components to diverse early childhood programs,...

Moving About the Classroom: Effective Transitions for Everyday

Lunch is running late, the children have finished the small group activity, what do you do now? Transition activities are helpful and needed tools that teachers...

Mysteries of Challenging Behavior Solved

This comprehensive course is crafted to empower early childhood educators in effectively managing and understanding challenging behaviors in the classroom. Thr...

Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Child Care

A comprehensive 3-hour online course addressing common conditions like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Gain insights into...

No Such Thing as Boring Math

Intentionally planned play takes on a new meaning when combined with mathematical concepts. We developed this course to help childcare providers understand how ...

Observations And Goal Setting in Childcare

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 7: Observing and Recording Children's Behavior How do you know if a child has mastered a ce...

On My Plate: Children's Nutrition

This course equips child care providers with essential knowledge on the nutritional needs of children aged four and above, ensuring they can support healthy gro...

Ouch! Biting & Hitting Hurts

Managing challenging behaviors like biting and hitting is a common challenge in child care. This course provides practical strategies for handling these situati...

Pillars of Health and Safety in Child Care

Child care providers play a vital role in ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of the children in their care. This course equips providers with essential...

Playful Spaces for Infants & Toddlers

In this training, child care providers will learn how to create stimulating environments that nurture young children's development through play. The course expl...

Playing with a Purpose: Infant/Toddler Lesson Planning

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Creating age-appropriate less...

Positive Attention: Infants and Toddlers

This 3-hour online course equips child care professionals with the knowledge and skills to build strong, positive relationships with infants and toddlers. By fo...

Positive Attention: Interactions & Supervision of Infants & Toddlers

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 3: Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Development Each person on this planet has th...

Preschool Assessments & Observations

Effective early childhood education relies on accurate assessment and observation. This course provides child care providers with the knowledge and skills to id...

Presentation Strategies & Training Techniques

*This is a Maryland specific training.* Creating a PowerPoint presentation and reading it in front of participants does not make for a successful training prese...

Preventative Health and Safety

**Note: This is NOT the required Basic Health & Safety course if you are a Maryland-based child care provider. Please register for the Basic Health & Safety and...

Professional Integrity in Child Care

This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 6: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism Ethical behavior and professional integrity ...

Professional Partnerships & Practices