Child care providers play a vital role in creating environments where children can thrive through purposeful play, choice, and independence. This training explo...
A well-designed environment plays a powerful role in how children learn, explore, and connect with others. In this training, child care providers will learn how...
Keeping children healthy and safe is the foundation of quality early childhood care. This course equips child care providers with the knowledge to identify and ...
Creating a healthy and safe environment is the foundation for helping children thrive in your care. This course equips child care providers with practical strat...
Building strong, respectful partnerships with families is at the heart of high-quality early childhood care. This training equips child care providers with stra...
This comprehensive course helps child care providers understand how emotional, social, cognitive, and physical development are deeply interconnected in early ch...
Maintaining accurate records and safeguarding confidentiality are essential skills for child care providers, ensuring trust, professionalism, and compliance wit...
Understanding how cultural, familial, biological, and environmental influences shape a child’s development is essential for creating inclusive, supportive, an...
Ensuring a safe and healthy environment is essential for every child’s growth, especially for those with chronic health needs. This training equips child care...
Challenging behaviors can be confusing and frustrating, but understanding the why behind a child’s actions helps providers respond effectively. This training ...
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...
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...
Inclusion in early childhood education provides benefits to children at all developmental levels. High-quality child care ensures successful inclusion and indiv...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Working with infants and #toddlers requires a deep understanding of their individualized needs and appropriate #developmental-milestones. When caregivers use a ...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 8: Understanding the Principles of Child Development and Learning In the National Associat...
In the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s signature document defining best practices for children, developmentally appropriate experie...
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 ...
Educators use a variety of strategies to support child learning in the early childhood education classroom. Through a mixture of intentional planning and indivi...
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 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...
Cultural activities in the Montessori early childhood classroom provide young learners with a rich foundation in geography, history, science, art, music, and so...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Creating age-appropriate less...
This 3-hour online course equips child care professionals with the knowledge and skills to build strong, positive relationships with infants and toddlers. By fo...
This course is designed for child care providers dedicated to creating safe, nurturing environments that support the developmental needs of young children. Part...
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...
Course Description: The POWER of art expands beyond theories of color and design! In this training, participants will have a better understanding of how the art...
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...
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...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 3: Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Development Positive guidance sets young chil...
This training focuses on the four defining features of supportive social learning in early childhood classrooms, emphasizing community building, prioritizing re...
This training focuses on the four defining features of supportive social learning in early childhood classrooms, emphasizing community building, prioritizing re...
Delve into the world of Montessori education! This intermediate level course explores the historical roots of the method, examining Maria Montessori's groundbre...
Embark on a journey through the "Theory of Learning" in this enriching 3-hour online child care course. Beyond Piaget, Erikson, and Vygotsky, explore influentia...
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...
Every child care professional is aware of the importance of communication in building and maintaining productive relationships with staff, families, and the com...
Supervision of children is a critical element in child #safety. Caregivers must understand the importance of adequate and effective supervision to ensure all ch...
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...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the #CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development The natural environment can ...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 7: Observing and Recording Children's Behavior Many educators have heard the term "individu...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 6: Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism Professional attitudes for child care #educa...
Feeling unprepared for disasters? This course equips you with the knowledge to create a robust Emergency Preparedness Plan. You'll learn key steps for developin...
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...
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 ...
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...
*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...
*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...
*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 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 training is a two-hour version of our three-hour Engaging Indoor Activities for inclement Weather class. Even for experienced teachers, it can be hard to c...
Engage young minds and ignite curiosity! This course explores Project-Based Learning (PBL), a powerful teaching method that lets children delve into real-world ...
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,...
Sensitive periods are key windows of opportunity when young children are naturally primed for learning specific skills, such as language, movement, and order. T...
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 empowers child care providers to protect the most vulnerable infants by debunking common safe-sleep myths with life-saving facts and identifying cri...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Child care professionals are ...
This course satisfies the following area(s) of the CDA: Subject Area 2: Advancing Children's Physical and Intellectual Development Technology today has changed ...
Child care providers will find this course essential for creating effective and engaging learning spaces. By understanding the functions and features of the Pre...
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...
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...
*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 ...
*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 i...