The Balancing Act for Administrators: Managing Responsibilities
This training reviews the roles and responsibilities of administrators in early childcare. It discusses the responsibilities they are required to do to ensure ...
18-Hour Train the Trainer
The 18-Hour Train the Trainer course, approved by MSDE, prepares child care professionals to effectively train and mentor adult learners. This training is essen...
CDA #8: Child Development/Learning
This 10-hour online training course covers CDA Subject Area 8: Understanding the principles of child development and learning. Designed for child care professio...
8 Hour Texas Pre-service
Caregivers are required to complete 24 clock hours of pre-service training. Eight clock hours of the required 24 must be completed before a caregiver is given r...
6 Hour Medication Administration Training (MAT)
This is an IN-PERSON Training. ** Government-issue ID required when attending class ** Gain skills to administer medications safely to children in child care c...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 1 Part 1 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 1: Promoting health and safety in the home environment. Examples include safety, first aid, healt...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 1 Part 2 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 1: Promoting health and safety in the home environment. Examples include safety, first aid, healt...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 1 Part 3 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 1: Promoting health and safety in the home environment. Examples include safety, first aid, healt...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 2 Part 1 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 2: Enhancing parents’ skills to advance children’s physical and intellectual development. Exa...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 2 Part 2 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 2: Enhancing parents’ skills to advance children’s physical and intellectual development. Exa...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 2 Part 3 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 2: Enhancing parents’ skills to advance children’s physical and intellectual development. Exa...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 3 Part 1 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 3: Promoting parents’ use of positive ways to support children's social and emotional developme...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 3 Part 2 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 3: Promoting parents’ use of positive ways to support children's social and emotional developme...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 3 Part 3 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 3: Promoting parents’ use of positive ways to support children's social and emotional developme...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 4 Part 1 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 4: Understanding family systems and development. Examples include family service and support, goa...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 4 Part 2 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 4: Understanding family systems and development. Examples include family service and support, goa...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 4 Part 3 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 4: Understanding family systems and development. Examples include family service and support, goa...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 5 Part 1 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 5: Managing an effective program. Examples include home visitation, time management, documenting ...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 5 Part 2 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 5: Managing an effective program. Examples include home visitation, time management, documenting ...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 5 Part 3 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 5: Managing an effective program. Examples include developing action plans, effective communicati...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 6 Part 1 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 6: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism. Examples include advocacy, the rights of children...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 6 Part 2 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 6: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism. Examples include advocacy, the rights of children...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 6 Part 3 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 6: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism. Examples include advocacy, the rights of children...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 7 Part 1 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 7: Working across the child welfare continuum, including cultural competence in all aspects of ch...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 7 Part 2 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 7: Working across the child welfare continuum. Examples include cultural competence in all aspect...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 7 Part 3 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 7: Working across the child welfare continuum. Examples include cultural competence in all aspect...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 8 Part 1 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 8: Understanding principles of child development and learning. Examples include typical developme...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 8 Part 2 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 8: Understanding principles of child development and learning. Examples include typical developme...
CDA Home Visitor Subject Area 8 Part 3 Birth to 5
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 8: Understanding principles of child development and learning. Examples include typical developme...
An Overview to Implementing MSDE Center Based Licensing Regs
Be better prepared for your next licensing visit by knowing your regs. This class is designed to review licensing regulations and how they apply to your center....
How To Keep A Healthy Class for Infants/Toddlers
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment Creating a safe classroom environmen...
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...
Using Technology in the Early Childhood Classroom
Technology is increasingly becoming a dominant presence in the classroom, even in the early childhood one. Early childhood professionals must be well-equipped i...
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...
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 ...
Art from the Heart for Preschoolers: Open Ended Art Projects that Build Self-Esteem
Transform your classroom art experiences into powerful tools for emotional growth by mastering the vital connection between open-ended creativity and a preschoo...
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...
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...
Behind the Scenes: Baby Routines
Creating an environment that is predictable and consistent helps children feel safe and secure. Infants and toddlers rely on the adults in their lives to create...
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 ...
Bye-Bye Bullies: Preventing and Addressing Bullying in Early Childhood
Bullying is one of the most crucial issues facing our families, schools, communities and society today. It is pervasive in our society, occurring at home, and i...
CDA: Approaches to Learning
Early childhood research has demonstrated the importance of knowing child development and how individual children learn and grow at their own pace. We have crea...
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...
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...
Chef's in the Classroom
Cooking projects are a great way to teach new vocabulary, practice gross and fine motor skills, and learn math and literacy concepts. This 3-hour training will ...
Children at the Wheel ONLINE
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Young children learn by prim...
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...
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...
Emergent Learning & Development
In the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s signature document defining best practices for children, developmentally appropriate experie...
Engaging Families During a Pandemic
Recent events have created new challenges for today’s teachers and families. Many families have to deal with new stresses because of health crises around the ...
Enhancing Life & Development
The early years of life are extremely important for a child’s later health and development. Supporting healthy brain development starts with providing nurturi...
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...
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...
Food Allergies in Child Care
Child care providers and caregivers must be on alert for possible allergens in the classroom as food allergies are becoming more prevalent in young children. Wh...
From Stress to Wellness
As adults, stress seems to be one of the many things we are forced to contend with. If not properly managed, stress can become a debilitating entity that affect...
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...
Healthy Habits From the Start
This 3-hour training will introduce beginning teachers to the connection between nutrition and healthy child growth and development. This training is designed f...
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 Keep A Healthy Class: Six Tips for Germ Control
Child care providers need clear, consistent germ-control practices to protect children, staff, and families while reducing the spread of illness in group care s...
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...
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 incl...
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...
Introduction to ASQ-3 & ASQ Online
The Ages & Stages Questionnaires®, Third Edition (ASQ-3™) pinpoints developmental progress in children between the ages of one month to 5 ½ years. Its succe...
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: ...
Key Elements of an After School Program
The need for afterschool programs in our country is far greater than the amount of programs available. Creating quality afterschool programs will meet the huge ...
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 ...
Math in Early Childhood
In this 3 hour training, you will learn the foundations and early childhood philosophy of introducing math in early childhood. Develop a technique on how to bri...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Playful Spaces: Designing the Infant & Toddler Classroom
Designing a classroom space that is both functional and inviting can lend itself to being a challenging task. This three-hour training was created to help infan...
Power of Art: Bldg Self-Esteem & Positive Behavior for ALL Abilities ONLINE
Discover the transformative power of art in nurturing young minds! This course equips child care providers with essential tools to foster self-esteem, social sk...
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 ...
Resources: Building Blocks to Excellence
Unlock the potential of parental involvement and delve into effective communication strategies and trust-building techniques to foster strong connections betwee...
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...
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...
Shifting Gears to Respect
This 3-hour online child care course is designed to empower professionals in fostering positive behavior and effective communication. Discover the pivotal role ...
Shifting Gears To RESPECT
Respect is a powerful tool to use in any relationship, and especially in the world of early childhood education. In this course, we take a look at how we can gi...
Special Needs: From Referral to Inclusion
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 7: Observing and Recording Children's Behavior Educators working with children ages 3-5 pla...
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...
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...
Tailoring Instruction to Children's Needs
Each child comes into the classroom with a unique set of individual needs. Child care professionals must be able to plan instruction while addressing these need...
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...
The Best Promotion is Play
Unleash the power of play in your early childhood classroom! This course explores the critical role of play in child development. Learn to identify different ty...
The Best Promotion is Play
Play is one of the most important activities for young children. Children learn through play, they are able to develop cognitive, language, physical, and social...
The Ethical Code of Child Care
This training focuses on equipping child care providers with a deep understanding of ethical conduct as outlined in the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct. Particip...
The Foundations of Coaching & Mentoring
Discover the essential concepts and practices that distinguish coaching from consulting in The Foundations of Coaching & Mentoring, a course designed specifical...
Understanding the Coach's Role
Understanding the distinct roles of coaches and mentors is essential for effective professional development in child care settings. This course explores the var...
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...
Ways to Serve: Leadership
In today's world, fostering leadership skills in children is more important than ever. This course equips child care providers with the knowledge and tools to c...
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...
Access for All: Inclusion and the ADA
**This course does NOT fulfill the required #ADA training for Maryland child care professionals. To meet the Maryland COMAR regulations, please register for the...
Access for All: Inclusion and the ADA
**This course does NOT fulfill the required ADA training for Maryland child care professionals. To meet the Maryland COMAR regulations, please register for the...
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...
A Guide to Effective Communication
Every child care professional is aware of the importance of communication in building and maintaining productive relationships with staff, families, and the com...
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...
An Introduction to Child Development Theorists
Working with mixed ages groups can pose a challenge when trying to nurture each child’s developmental needs. Family child care providers must have the foundat...
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...
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...
Building and Physical Premises Safety Including the Storage and Handling of Bio-Contaminants and Hazardous Materials
*This is a Nevada specific course. This course is only approved in Nevada.* Safe environments include both the inside and the outside of the classroom: we are r...
CDA: Creating the Outdoor Classroom
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development The natural environment can ...
CDA Infants/Toddlers: Benefits to Observing
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 7: Observing and Recording Children's Behavior Assessing infants and toddlers may seem like...
Children at the Wheel: Emergent Curriculum
Explore the ways how children can be the driving force of their own curriculum. Quality curriculum addresses children’s needs and crucial milestones while nur...
Classroom Arrangement: The Second Teacher
Did you know that your classroom arrangement reveals hidden messages about their learning environment and behavioral expectations? It has been said that the cla...
Classroom Arrangement: The Second Teacher
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 1: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment The #classroom is more than a location...
Collaboration for the Win
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 4: Building Productive Relationships with Families We as #early-childhood-educators work wi...
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...
Creating the Natural Outdoor Classroom
Even from an early age, children love to be around and connect with nature! As our world gets smaller, it is especially important to encourage this love of 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...
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education
Teaching diversity exposes students to various cultural and social groups, preparing students to become better citizens in their communities. The first step to ...
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...
Intro to Cerebral Palsy
Ever wonder how to best support children with physical limitations in your care? This course equips child care providers with knowledge of cerebral palsy, inclu...
It's All About the Timing
Time is essential: this is one truth that anyone from any profession knows. It is one critical skill that all educators, administrators, and providers must poss...
Lesson Planning to Meet School Age Needs
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development The need for afterschool prog...
Making Families Welcome
This is a 2-hour course that will cover ways that teachers can welcome families in their classroom. This training is best for teachers of children ages 3 to 8 y...
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...
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...
Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
When providers know the risks of unsafe sleep, as well as other factors that increase or decrease the likelihood of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, they are bette...
Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
*This course is a Nevada specific course. This course is only approved in Nevada.* Understanding the safest way to care for infants is an essential part of care...
Responding to Emergencies
The Child Care and Development Fund health and safety requirements for providers receiving federal financial assistance includes training in: emergency prepared...
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,...
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 ...
Seeing All of Me: Overview of Autism and ADHD
This is a 2-HR version of the What Makes Me Special Course and is intended to assist educators in recognizing the typical signs and symptoms of children diagnos...
Setting the Stage: Story Time
Want to learn how to captivate your young audience the instant you read the title? Do you want to fully engage your children with every turn of the page? Early ...
Shifting Gears to Positive Discipline
This 2 hour training course helps teachers find positive ways to deal with children's negative behaviors on the classroom. The training introduces the idea that...
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...
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...
Spicing Up the Classroom: Learning Centers
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Child care professionals are ...
Stay Alert! Steps to Emergency Prep Online Version
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 5: Managing an Effective Program Emergencies of any kind can arise in a childcare program a...
Supporting Breastfeeding Practices in Child Care
Welcome to “Supporting Breastfeeding in the Child Care Setting.” This 2-hour course will help you better understand the benefits of breastfeeding and how to...
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...
The Right Kind of Influence for Young Children
The type of influence can also impact a child’s growth and development. Young children learn by observing and imitating others, making it important for early ...
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...
Tomorrow's Einsteins: Infant and Toddler Science
Infants and Toddlers are naturally curious about their world and how things work. After taking this class, teachers can support children’s curiosity and scien...
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 ...
Using Toys to Support Learning
Materials and equipment in the classroom are tools to assist in skill development. When these items are thoughtfully purchased and placed in meaningful ways, th...
Using Your Senses to Adapt Environments
This is a 2-hour training for beginning and intermediate teachers working with young children birth to age 8. Teachers will analyze the accessibility of their o...
You're Not My Friend Anymore: Learning Conflict Resolution
Social-emotional development is an important part of early childhood. Children learn more about themselves and how to interact with their peers and the adults a...
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...
Prevention of and Response to Allergic Reactions
The Child Care and Development Fund health and safety requirements for providers receiving federal financial assistance include training in: the prevention of a...
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 ...
First Aid for Heat Illness Heat Illness Info Sheet
First Aid for Heat Illness. Mixed Ages. Safety.
Heat Awareness: Heat Exhaustion & Heat Stroke. Mixed Ages. Safety.
