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Illness, Medication, and Allergies in Child Care
When we have young children under our care, one of our primary responsibilities is to ensure their health and well-being. This includes being able to administer...
The Super Hero in Us All
Become the hero every child deserves! Keeping children safe is one of child care professionals’ paramount responsibilities in a child care program. We created...
Baby Steps to Milestones
Developmental milestones can be described as behaviors or skills that demonstrate a child's growth in a number of areas. Each milestone has been established acc...
Facilitating Learning in the Preschool Classroom
Educators use a variety of strategies to support child learning in the early childhood education classroom. Through a mixture of intentional planning and indivi...
Milestones: By Leaps & Bounds
Being aware of development, can help providers understand what types of environments children need. Understanding early childhood development helps teachers mor...
Risk Reduction: Infants and Toddlers in Family Child Care
Infants and Toddlers in Family Child Care pose some unique challenges to health and safety. Cribs, crawling babies, mobile toddlers, stairs, furniture, and list...
Success in Safety for Babies
Infants and toddlers rely on the adults in their lives to keep them healthy and safe. In this three hour training course, infant and toddler teachers will ident...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Rooted in History: Early Childhood
Explore the roots of modern early childhood education in "Rooted in History: Early Childhood," a comprehensive online training. Delve into the pivotal events sh...
Strength in Differences: Cultural Diversity
This 3-hour online child care course is designed to equip learners with the essential knowledge and skills to foster an inclusive and culturally responsive envi...
Success in Safety for Babies
Infants and toddlers rely on the adults in their lives to keep them healthy and safe. In this three-hour training course, infant and toddler teachers will ident...
Teacher/Child Interactions in the School-Age Classroom
School-age growth and development are very different from that of preschoolers and therefore, interactions with school-age children must be different as well. T...
Teachers, Assemble! Building Up Staff in Child Care
Every high-quality child care program has a central element: the teachers and staff who teach children. Administrators, owners, and providers have a responsibil...
Viewing Guidance in a Positive Light
This course aims to help child care providers harness the power of positive guidance and discipline in supporting children's social-emotional development. In t...
Working With Mixed Age Groups
Mixed-age group classrooms cultivate a collaborative community of learning. This course explains various aspects and benefits of working with children in the mi...
Beautiful Junk: Using Recycled Materials in the Classroom
This is a 2-hour training designed to help teachers understand how everyday items can be used by children to create an environment that supports their imaginati...
Safe Haven: Health & Safety in Family Child Care
Ensuring the children in your program stay healthy and safe should be your top priority. Family child care providers know how to create and maintain their home ...
SIDS: Saving Babies: A Change of Position, A Change in Tradition
This course empowers child care providers to protect the most vulnerable infants by debunking common safe-sleep myths with life-saving facts and identifying cri...
The Subtle Teacher: Nonverbal Communication in the Classroom
Effective communication extends beyond words. This course empowers child care providers to unlock the power of nonverbal cues. Learn to recognize and respond to...
Medication Administration and the Prevention of and Response to Food and Other Allergies in the Child Care Environment
*This is a Nevada specific course. This course is only approved in Nevada.* Ensuring the safe administration of medication and managing food allergies are essen...
Admin as Mentors in Early Education
Administrators can serve as the most influential mentors for staff as long as they approach the mentoring relationship armed with some specific skills. Supporti...
Allergies and Medication in Childcare
We developed this training to help child care professionals learn how to manage allergies and administer medications in childcare settings. Participants will g...
Autism Awareness in Child Care
Every child with autism has their own unique set of strengths and challenges. We as child care providers are responsible for ensuring the health and safety of c...
A Watchful Eye: Supervision in Early Childhood
Supervision of children is a critical element in child #safety. Caregivers must understand the importance of adequate and effective supervision to ensure all ch...
Conduct Disorders in Early Childhood
Conduct disorders in young children can present challenging behaviors that require informed, responsive care. This training equips child care providers with the...
Developmental Screening in Early Childhood
This course is essential for child care providers to ensure the holistic development of children by understanding the critical role of developmental screenings....
Diverse Perspectives in Child Care
In today’s diverse early childhood environments, child care providers must be prepared to engage with families and colleagues from a wide range of backgrounds...
FAS in Early Childhood
This course equips child care providers with essential knowledge and skills to support children affected by Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) in early childhood sett...
Fragile X Syndrome in Young Children
Fragile X Syndrome in Young Children equips childcare professionals with the knowledge to identify and support children with this genetic condition. Often misdi...
Hemophilia in Young Children
Of all the bleeding disorders found in childhood, hemophilia is the most common; when left untreated, it can lead to chronic conditions that impact a child’s ...
Hidden in Plain Sight: Depression in Young Children
This course is designed to equip childcare providers with the knowledge and skills necessary to recognize, understand, and support young children experiencing d...
Identifying ADHD in Child Care
This course equips child care providers with essential skills to recognize and support children and youth displaying signs of ADHD. Participants will learn to d...
IEPs and IFSPs in Family Child Care
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 7: Observing and Recording Children's Behavior As family child care providers, you are resp...
Mentoring Professional Etiquette in Child Care
Building strong relationships with your colleagues is key to a thriving child care environment. This course explores the power of mentorship and professional et...
Mind's Medicine: Music in Early Childhood
Music and child development go hand in hand: children reap the benefits when exposed to music from a young age. Child care professionals can support children me...
Observing & Assessing in Child Care
Understanding children's development is crucial for effective child care. This course teaches child care providers how to observe and document children's growth...
Open Ears: Listening in Child Care
Effective communication is essential in child care, where providers interact with children, families, and colleagues from diverse cultural backgrounds. Open Ear...
Role of Play in Learning
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 8: Understanding the Principles of Child Development and Learning Dating back to the 1800s,...
SIDS: Saving Babies: A Change of Position, A Change in Tradition
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment. The Child Care and Development Fund he...
SMART Goals in Coaching & Mentoring
This course equips child care providers with essential tools to effectively set and achieve goals in professional growth. This course delves into the history an...
Supporting Breastfeeding Practices In Child Care
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment Want to know how to support breastfeedi...
Teacher Mentoring in ECE
Early childhood educators perform a variety of roles each day. They are asked to support children in all areas of development, support families in their care fo...
The First Year: Feeding Infants
The first year of an infant's life is filled with rapid growth and development. In order to support this development, parents and caregivers must provide adequa...
Theory of Mentoring and Coaching in Early Childhood
This 2-hour online course dives into the psychology of coaching and mentoring, equipping early childhood educators with the knowledge to effectively guide and s...
Typical & Atypical Development in ECE
Child care providers play a vital role in spotting early signs of developmental delays. This course equips you with the knowledge to understand typical developm...
Understanding Print Knowledge in Preschool
Research has shown that without a strong foundation in reading, children are left behind at the beginning of their educational careers. Preschool teachers need ...
Transportation and Field Trip Safety in the Early Childhood Environment
*This is a Nevada specific course. This course is only approved in Nevada.* It is important that childcare professionals are aware of how to keep children safe ...
Appropriate Precautions in Transportation of Children
The Child Care and Development Fund health and safety requirements for providers receiving federal financial assistance includes training in: appropriate precau...
Outdoor play benefits for preschool.
Make a Sentence Using the Picture
Language Modeling With Dual Language Learning Toddlers
