Staff Supervision, Observation & Feedback
Mentoring staff makes them more valuable to your organization by developing and enhancing their skills, both professionally and personally. Mentoring programs a...
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...
10-Hour Basic Health and Safety
**THIS IS A GEORGIA-SPECIFIC TRAINING**Ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of young children is a critical responsibility for Georgia child care provide...
CDA #1: Health & Safety
This is a comprehensive 10-hour online training course of the CDA Subject Area 1: Planning a safe and healthy learning environment. This course equips learners ...
Health & Safety Requirements for Childcare Providers
As part of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Fund stipulations, states must certify that there are health-and- #safety standards in place and t...
Health and Safety Orientation
As part of the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Fund stipulations, states must certify that there are health and safety standards in place and tra...
1,2,3, Eyes on Me: Classroom Safety
As a teacher, you play many roles in a child care setting, from educator, friend, role model, to resource, but your number one role is always going to be keepin...
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...
Administering Basic Health and Safety Overview
This training provides 3 hours of continued education towards health, safety, supervision of children and nutrition. It does not replace the Basic Health & Safe...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
CDA Infants/Toddlers: Health and Safety
Recent world events have taught us more now than ever the importance of maintaining a healthy and safe learning environment. We have created this course as part...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
Help Me Sleep Safely: SIDS/SUID Prevention
As an essential part of safety and supervision of young children, it is important for adults who work with young children to understand the facts about safe sle...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Positive Attention: Interactions & Supervision for Infants & Toddlers
This course is designed for child care providers dedicated to creating safe, nurturing environments that support the developmental needs of young children. Part...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Theories on How I Grow
This course is designed to help child care providers gain a foundational understanding of key child development theories and the experts behind them. Participa...
Theories on How I Grow
Knowing where you came from can help you know where you are going. This is especially true in the field of early childhood development. We developed this course...
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...
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...
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...
Balancing Act: Record Keeping & Supervision
Administrators must juggle many tasks each day and it is important that they are able to balance their time between record keeping, communication tasks, and men...
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...
Beautiful Junk: Using Recycled Materials in the Classroom
Unleash creativity and go green! "Beautiful Junk" equips educators with the know-how to transform everyday recyclables into engaging learning tools. Explore the...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
Grow with Me: Child Development for Mixed Ages
Take your knowledge of how children develop to the next level as you navigate development in the middle childhood years. Early childcare education professionals...
Grow with Me: Child Development for Mixed Ages
Take your knowledge of how children develop to the next level as you navigate development in the middle childhood years. Early childcare education professionals...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Supervision with Intent for Admin
Administrations in childcare settings are responsible for ensuring that all staff are meeting expectations and providing high-quality care to the children in th...
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...
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...
Transportation and Field Trip Safety
It is important that childcare professionals are aware of how to keep children safe in different types of vehicles and while on field trips. Safety procedures i...
Transportation Safety
The Child Care and Development Fund health and safety requirements for providers receiving federal financial assistance includes training in: appropriate precau...
Watching Closely: Supervision and Family Child Care COMAR Regulations
Family child care providers have much to consider when planning out safe environments for children. When providers understand the essentials of supervision base...
Building and Physical Premises Safety
The Child Care and Development Fund health and safety requirements for providers receiving federal financial assistance include training in: building and physic...
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 ...
Youth Preparedness: Implementing a Community. Mixed Ages. Safety.
A Guide to Safety Conversations with Families
Creating a culture of safety for mixed ages.
Guiding Questions for Active Supervision and Safety. Mixed-Ages. Admin.
Preventing and Responding to Eye Injuries Info Sheet
First Aid for Seizures Info Sheet
Burn and Scald Prevention Flyer
