This training empowers child care providers with practical strategies to design nurturing, inclusive environments that promote emotional health, independence, and curiosity in young children. Participants will explore techniques for supporting different temperaments, fostering diversity and equity, and incorporating play-based learning in science and math. Through a focus on emotional development and creating positive classroom climates, providers will learn how to meet the critical needs of every child. By completing this course, educators will gain confidence in building engaging spaces where all children can thrive, explore, and develop essential lifelong skills.
*Illinois Providers: This training has been approved to align to ECE Gateways Credential, ECE IRE4: Designs learning environments and activities supportive of healthy development and learning.*
By the end of this training, the learner will be able to:
- Identify strategies to promote cultural diversity and acceptance in the child care environment.
- Describe the importance of providing opportunities for children to practice independence.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to provide an environment that offers choices.
- Demonstrate appropriate caregiver responses to different infant/toddler temperaments.
- Select strategies to increase scientific inquiry in the infant and toddler classroom.
- Select strategies to incorporate mathematics into teaching practices.
- Explain ways to incorporate inclusion and equity in the classroom
- Apply new methods to increase the positive emotional climate within a childcare program.
- Explain the five critical needs for children to develop optimal emotional health.
- Identify the requirements of an appropriate environment that will promote free exploration and manipulation.
- Select activities to focus on play, exploration, and constructive approaches to learning math.
- Criteria to earn CEUs:
- Certificates are awarded when the following criteria have been met by the learner:
- Class has been paid in full
- All material has been reviewed
- All review questions and final test have been completed with a passing score of 80% or higher.
- Learning Assessment Method:
- Learners will be assessed through questions after every section is completed. Learners will not be
allowed to proceed to the next section of the training until all questions have been answered correctly.
Learners will be presented with a final test composed of true/false and multiple choice questions.
Upon successful completion of the training, learners will receive their certificate by email.
- Learning Methodology:
- Online material will be presented in the form of slides,
accompanied with speech. Videos will be used to demonstrate ideas and concepts. Charts and tables
will be used for illustration.
- Logistics/Required Technology:
- A stable internet connection is required for the completion of this course. Users are highly encouraged to take their online course on Google Chrome on either a laptop or desktop computer. Speakers and/or headphones are also required to hear speech.
- Payment Policy:
- Payments need to be made in full. No refunds will be issued after starting the class.
- Proprietary or conflict of interest disclosure:
- Unless otherwise stated in the course description none of H & H subject matter experts and editor has any conflict or proprietary interests related to the material they prepared in this course.
- Support Services:
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You are purchasing a session of an online training that includes online assessments. Your certificate will be emailed to you once you pass the final exam with a passing grade of 80%.
Your certificate will bear the name you provided to us when you signed up. For support and questions regarding the material presented in this class please contact us at info@childcareed.com. Please consult our frequently asked questions page for other questions or feel free to contact us.
No prerequisites are required for the completion of this course.
