Inclusion in early childhood education provides benefits to children at all developmental levels. High-quality child care ensures successful inclusion and indiv...
Supervision plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety and prevention of injuries in childcare settings for all ages. Supervision is an active process. It invo...
Navigating the legal requirements of the ADA and IEPs can be intimating for many providers, but it doesn’t have to be. Teachers and administrators must unders...
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...
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...
For many in the early childhood education field, the CDA Credential is what sets them apart from others. Learn how the CDA can advance your career and the steps...
*This is a Nevada specific course. This course is only approved in Nevada.* Childcare providers may be faced with a number of different types of #emergency or...
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 ...
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...
Imagine a classroom where frustrations melt away with calming breaths and meltdowns morph into problem-solving moments. This is the magic of teaching self-regul...
This 3-hour training will introduce beginning teachers to the connection between nutrition and healthy child growth and development. This training is designed f...
Participants will identify the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applicable to child care settings; demonstrate an understanding of incl...
*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...
Child care professionals engage in ethical behaviors and practices in order to build positive and engaging family and community partnerships essential to any pr...
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...
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...
Delve into the world of Montessori education! This intermediate level course explores the historical roots of the method, examining Maria Montessori's groundbre...
All positive relationships build on a simple rule, respect. To receive respect, one must know how to give respect. However, this is a skill that must be taught ...
This is a two hour version of our training “Montessori Made Simple: For Today's Teachers”. This course delves into the core principles of Montessori educati...
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...
*This is a Nevada specific course. This course is only approved in Nevada.* Childcare providers may be faced with a number of different types of #emergency or d...
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...
*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...
This three-hour training course provides essential knowledge of the history of early childhood education and the components to diverse early childhood programs,...
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...
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 ...
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...
Every child care professional is aware of the importance of communication in building and maintaining productive relationships with staff, families, and the com...
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...
Supervision of children is a critical element in child #safety. Caregivers must understand the importance of adequate and effective supervision to ensure all ch...
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...
Bullying is a consistent problem in schools, particularly in school-age children. We as teachers and providers have a duty protect all of our children from last...
Child care providers play a vital role in connecting families to the resources they need to thrive. This course gives you the tools to identify, select, and pro...
The Birth to Five CDA Credential with Portfolio Review is a dynamic 120-hour, self-paced online training designed to help early childhood educators meet the CDA...
Teachers and providers must build and maintain lasting partnerships with families. In this online course, you will embark on a comprehensive exploration of the...
Childhood obesity is a growing concern with lasting impacts on children’s health and development. This course helps child care providers understand the defini...
Assessments in the childcare field can be an intimidating task for many #teachers. In response, we have created this course as part of the #CDA Observing and re...
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...
The CDA Family Child Care Credential with Portfolio Review is a 120-hour, self-paced online training designed for educators working with children birth to age 5...
Embark on a journey of home-visiting mastery with our Home Visitor CDA Credential Birth to 5 Training! Get ready to empower families, foster connections, and ma...
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...
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...
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...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 2: Enhancing parents’ skills to advance children’s physical and intellectual development. Exa...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 2: Enhancing parents’ skills to advance children’s physical and intellectual development. Exa...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 2: Enhancing parents’ skills to advance children’s physical and intellectual development. Exa...
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...
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...
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...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 4: Understanding family systems and development. Examples include family service and support, goa...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 4: Understanding family systems and development. Examples include family service and support, goa...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 4: Understanding family systems and development. Examples include family service and support, goa...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 5: Managing an effective program. Examples include home visitation, time management, documenting ...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 5: Managing an effective program. Examples include home visitation, time management, documenting ...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 5: Managing an effective program. Examples include developing action plans, effective communicati...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 6: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism. Examples include advocacy, the rights of children...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 6: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism. Examples include advocacy, the rights of children...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 6: Maintaining a commitment to professionalism. Examples include advocacy, the rights of children...
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...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 7: Working across the child welfare continuum. Examples include cultural competence in all aspect...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 7: Working across the child welfare continuum. Examples include cultural competence in all aspect...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 8: Understanding principles of child development and learning. Examples include typical developme...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 8: Understanding principles of child development and learning. Examples include typical developme...
In this online course, learners will review CDA® Subject Area 8: Understanding principles of child development and learning. Examples include typical developme...
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...
The CDA Infant/Toddler Credential with Portfolio Review is a 120-hour, self-paced online training for early childhood educators working with infants and toddler...
The CDA Preschool Credential with Portfolio Review is a 120-hour, self-paced online training designed for early childhood educators working with children ages 3...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 4: Building Productive Relationships with Families Professionalism and respect go hand-in-...
This training equips early childhood educators with practical, classroom-focused strategies to support the functional, social, and academic development of child...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 6: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism Professional attitudes for child care #educa...
This course equips early childhood professionals with the tools to build strong, respectful partnerships with families, colleagues, and community organizations....
Being a trainer places you in a position of trust with your participants, and it is your responsibility to conduct yourself both professionally and ethically. T...
Working with infants and #toddlers requires a deep understanding of their individualized needs and appropriate #developmental-milestones. When caregivers use a ...
*This training is only approved in the state of Florida.* Easy Steps to Resume and Interview Success helps you confidently navigate today’s job search by stre...
Learn how Head Start and Early Head Start programs create inclusive and equitable early education environments. This course covers who qualifies for these progr...
High-quality early childhood education requires more than just a set of activities—it demands thoughtful integration of developmental standards, evidence-base...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 6: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism High-quality #teachers, much like children,...
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...
Take your knowledge of how children develop to the next level as you navigate development in the middle childhood years. Early childcare education professionals...
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...
Healthly development during the preschool years sets the foundation for future success. It is important that you as the provider be able to recognize the signs ...
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...
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...
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...
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: ...
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...
This introductory training provides a comprehensive overview of Montessori education, designed to familiarize participants with the foundational principles and ...
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...
Explore the core requirements of ERSEA (Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, and Attendance) while fostering an inclusive, culturally responsive app...
This training equips healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate funding and financial assistance opportunities that support educat...
This three-hour training course provides essential knowledge of the history of early childhood education and the components to diverse early childhood programs,...
Intentionally planned play takes on a new meaning when combined with mathematical concepts. We developed this course to help childcare providers understand how ...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Creating age-appropriate less...
Play is one of the most powerful ways children with autism learn, communicate, and grow. This course helps child care providers understand how to use play-based...
The Child Care and Development Fund health and safety requirements for providers receiving federal financial assistance include training in: the prevention of a...
Unlock the potential of parental involvement and delve into effective communication strategies and trust-building techniques to foster strong connections betwee...
The Child Care and Development Fund health and safety requirements for providers receiving federal financial assistance includes training in: emergency prepared...
Understanding how cultural, familial, biological, and environmental influences shape a child’s development is essential for creating inclusive, supportive, an...
This intermediate level course is designed to equip child care providers with the essential knowledge and skills to ensure a safe and healthy environment for ch...
Effective supervision is crucial for maintaining safety and promoting healthy development for children from birth through school age. This intermediate level co...
This 3-hour online child care course is designed to empower professionals in fostering positive behavior and effective communication. Discover the pivotal role ...
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...
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...
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...
Administrations in childcare settings are responsible for ensuring that all staff are meeting expectations and providing high-quality care to the children in th...
This comprehensive 2-hour online child care course is designed to equip learners with the necessary skills to effectively support children who are Deaf or hard ...
Providers working with children with special needs must understand how to support each individual child based on their specific needs. Understanding how to make...
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...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 3: Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Development Because they can spend long hours...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Technology today has changed ...
This course is designed to help child care providers gain a foundational understanding of key child development theories and the experts behind them. Participa...
Understanding trauma is essential for creating safe, supportive environments for young children. This course equips child care providers with the knowledge to d...
This comprehensive training delves into Maria Montessori's revolutionary approach to child development, providing participants with a thorough understanding of ...
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...
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...
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...
Food, movement, and cultural connections can be powerful tools for teaching children how to live healthy, active lives. In this course, you’ll discover how to...
Mixed-age group classrooms cultivate a collaborative community of learning. This course explains various aspects and benefits of working with children in the mi...