routine early childhood education courses

Balancing Act: Schedules and Routines

0.2 CEUs

Predictable schedules and appropriate care routines are essential when working with children from birth through age three. As childcare providers, we need to cr...

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Behind the Scenes: Baby Routines ONLINE

0.3 CEUs

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...

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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...

Creating Routines for Love and Learning

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...

Everyday Safety: Creating Healthy Environments

0.6 CEUs

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...

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Every Moment Matters: Schedules and Transitions

0.6 CEUs

Child care providers play a key role in shaping how children experience their daily routines and environments. This course explores how the physical setting, sc...

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Super Special School Agers

Children feel secure in a classroom that is consistent. Consistency is created with effective classroom procedures, rules, and consequences. A well-managed clas...

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...

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...

Positive Attention: Interactions and Supervision of Infants and Toddlers: For Workforce Solutions

This course is designed for child care providers dedicated to creating safe, nurturing environments that support the developmental needs of young children. Part...

Early Mathematics Through Play

0.3 CEUs

Early Mathematics Through Play helps child care providers understand why early math experiences are essential to children’s problem-solving, reasoning, and sc...

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CDA Subject Area 2

1 CEUs

CDA Subject Area 2: Advancing children’s physical and intellectual development This 10-hour course is designed to equip child care providers with the knowled...

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Supporting Little Hearts: Divorce and Separation in the Child Care Setting

0.2 CEUs

The training focuses on equipping early childhood educators with the knowledge and strategies to effectively support young children and families experiencing se...

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Self-Regulation & Change: Helping Children Cope

0.2 CEUs

Children experience the world differently, and unexpected changes can be especially challenging. This course equips child care providers with the knowledge and ...

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Moving About the Classroom: Effective Transitions for Everyday

Lunch is running late, and the children have finished their small-group activity—what do you do next? Effective transitions help teachers manage the classroom...

Daily Routine Transition Checklist for a Halloween Classroom Day
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Daily Routine Transition Checklist for a Halloween Classroom Day

Use this one-page checklist to guide children through a Halloween classroom day, from arrival and circle time to craft, snack, movement, cleanup, and goodbye. It includes teacher prompts for giving... Read more
Preschool, Three's · Behavior, Curriculum, English, Halloween · 8 pages
$1.50 Available for purchase
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Visual Cues and Schedule Walk-Through Checklist for Childcare Classrooms
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Visual Cues and Schedule Walk-Through Checklist for Childcare Classrooms

Use this printable checklist during a brief classroom walk-through to evaluate whether visual schedules and picture cues are clear, accessible, and useful during children’s routines and transitio... Read more
Preschool, Three's · English, Environment, Special Needs · 13 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
My Learning Story Observation Form | Early Childhood Documentation
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My Learning Story Observation Form | Early Childhood Documentation

This four-page printable observation form helps educators capture meaningful moments in a child’s play or daily routine and turn them into thoughtful next steps. Record the context, the child’s... Read more
Infant/Toddler, Preschool · Admin, Curriculum, English, Family · 4 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
I Can Try It! Independence and Persistence Visual Checklist for Preschool
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I Can Try It! Independence and Persistence Visual Checklist for Preschool

This 3-page printable supports young children as they practise taking a first step, asking a grown-up for help, and trying again. Picture cues and encouraging language make it easy to display besid... Read more
Preschool, Three's · Behavior, Curriculum, English · 3 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Calm-Down Choice Check-In Form for Childcare Providers
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Calm-Down Choice Check-In Form for Childcare Providers

This printable check-in form helps teachers record the situation or routine, the child’s chosen calming option, adult support offered, and what seemed helpful. Use it during or after a calming mo... Read more
Preschool, Three's · Behavior, English, Special Needs · 5 pages
$1.50 Available for purchase
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Daily Math Moment Planner for Infant and Toddler Routines
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Daily Math Moment Planner for Infant and Toddler Routines

Plan one playful math moment within everyday routines such as arrival, meals, cleanup, diapering, outdoor play, or movement. This printable planning page prompts educators to choose a routine, note... Read more
Infant/Toddler, Two's · English, Math · 2 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Daily Reflection & Self-Evaluation for Early Childhood Educators
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Daily Reflection & Self-Evaluation for Early Childhood Educators

Use this one-page form after a routine, activity, or interaction to capture a specific observation and review your teaching practice. Check in on creating an inclusive environment, responding to ch... Read more
Mixed Ages · Admin, English · 1 page
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Child Care Supervision Prompt Cards: Position, Scan, Count & Engage
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Child Care Supervision Prompt Cards: Position, Scan, Count & Engage

Keep active supervision visible and practical with these six-page printable prompt cards, designed to cut apart and place on a lanyard, clipboard, or supervision station. The cards cue educators to... Read more
Mixed Ages · Admin, English, Safety · 6 pages
$1.99 Available for purchase
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Allergy-Safe Care: Mixed-Age Childcare Prevention and Response Checklist
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Allergy-Safe Care: Mixed-Age Childcare Prevention and Response Checklist

This printable daily tool helps educators prepare for meals and outings, keep allergy information and medication locations at hand, and follow practical prevention steps throughout routines. Checkl... Read more
Mixed Ages · English, Health, Safety · 1 page
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Hazardous Materials & Bio-Contaminant Response Routine Poster
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Hazardous Materials & Bio-Contaminant Response Routine Poster

This one-page printable poster lays out a clear three-step routine for responding to hazardous materials or bio-contaminants: stop and secure the area, gather protective supplies, then clean, repor... Read more
Mixed Ages · Admin, English, Environment, Health · 1 page
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Weekly Record-Keeping Planner for Childcare Programs
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Weekly Record-Keeping Planner for Childcare Programs

Use this two-page weekly planner to organize classroom records and keep follow-up tasks visible. Choose a filing system, label inbox, file, and follow-up locations, then track records, next actions... Read more
Mixed Ages · Admin, CDA, CDA, English · 2 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Expectation Planning Card: Teach and Reflect on Realistic Behavior Expectations
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Expectation Planning Card: Teach and Reflect on Realistic Behavior Expectations

Use this printable planning card to choose one realistic behavior expectation for a child or group and a specific routine or situation. The card guides educators to plan what to model, which short ... Read more
Preschool, Three's · Behavior, Curriculum · 2 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Listening to Preschoolers: A Quick Practice Guide for Teachers
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Listening to Preschoolers: A Quick Practice Guide for Teachers

This practical guide gives preschool teachers the six-step LISTEN routine for responding to children who talk, gesture, cry, or show a need. It includes concrete reminders for pausing, getting clos... Read more
Preschool · English, Language Arts, Listening · 2 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Positive Interaction Quick-Check: Preschool Teacher Checklist
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Positive Interaction Quick-Check: Preschool Teacher Checklist

Use this printable quick-check to reflect on positive interactions with children during arrival, play, transitions, and daily routines. The checklist covers connecting at a child’s eye level, gui... Read more
Preschool, Three's · Behavior, Curriculum, English · 2 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Observe, Respond, Extend: Infant & Toddler Science Thinking Tool (Birth–3)
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Observe, Respond, Extend: Infant & Toddler Science Thinking Tool (Birth–3)

Use this quick daily tool to notice and build on science thinking during routines and everyday moments with infants and toddlers, birth through age three. The printable observation form guides educ... Read more
Infant/Toddler, Two's · Curriculum, English, Play, Science · 2 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Multiculturalism in Play: Early Childhood Environment Planning Tool
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Multiculturalism in Play: Early Childhood Environment Planning Tool

Use this quick planning tool to reflect on how multiculturalism is represented in your early childhood environment. It connects materials, relationships, and routines with practical reminders about... Read more
Preschool, Three's · English, Environment, Family, Play · 2 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Daily Counting & Quantity Planner for Infants and Toddlers
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Daily Counting & Quantity Planner for Infants and Toddlers

Plan a small counting moment within everyday routines such as meals, arrival, play, or books, then record how the child participates. This printable planning page guides educators to choose objects... Read more
Infant/Toddler · Curriculum, English, Math, Science · 2 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Positive Classroom Climate Toolkit: Daily Routines, Feelings Cards & Calm Choices
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Positive Classroom Climate Toolkit: Daily Routines, Feelings Cards & Calm Choices

This printable toolkit supports a calmer classroom climate with feelings cards, calm-choice cards, a timer, soft basket, clipboard, and a suggested daily rhythm. Children can practise naming feelin... Read more
Three's, Four's · Behavior, Curriculum, English, Environment · 6 pages
$1.99 Available for purchase
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Meaningful Lesson Planning for Infants & Toddlers: Ready-to-Use Educator Toolkit
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Meaningful Lesson Planning for Infants & Toddlers: Ready-to-Use Educator Toolkit

Plan responsive learning experiences for infants and toddlers with this ready-to-use toolkit built around seven practical steps: observe, set a goal, choose materials, prepare the environment, offe... Read more
Infant/Toddler · Curriculum, English, Environment · 6 pages
$1.99 Available for purchase
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Calm Climate Kit: Quick-Start Practices for a Positive Classroom
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Calm Climate Kit: Quick-Start Practices for a Positive Classroom

This printable quick-start kit guides educators through noticing the classroom climate, choosing one small daily practice, and reflecting on what to adjust. Print pages 2–8 and gather scissors, t... Read more
Preschool, Mixed Ages · Behavior, Curriculum, English, Special Needs · 7 pages
$1.99 Available for purchase
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Feelings, Friends & Growing Together: Social-Emotional Development Toolkit
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Feelings, Friends & Growing Together: Social-Emotional Development Toolkit

This hands-on toolkit supports young children as they notice and name feelings, practise calming strategies, build relationships, and make caring choices. Pages 2–5 provide activities for observi... Read more
Three's, Four's · Behavior, Curriculum, English, Tool Kits · 6 pages
$1.99 Available for purchase
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Classroom Voice Check: Calm Communication Reflection Checklist
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Classroom Voice Check: Calm Communication Reflection Checklist

Use this one-page checklist during a routine, transition, or challenging moment to reflect on how you communicate with children before, during, and after the interaction. It prompts educators to ge... Read more
Mixed Ages · Behavior, English · 6 pages
$1.99 Available for purchase
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
Allergy-Safe Meal & Snack Routine Card for Mixed-Age Childcare Groups
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Allergy-Safe Meal & Snack Routine Card for Mixed-Age Childcare Groups

Use this printable routine card to guide safer meals and snacks for children with food allergies in mixed-age childcare groups. It walks staff through five practical steps—stop and check allergy ... Read more
Mixed Ages · English, Health, Safety · 2 pages
Free
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
WIPPEA in Action: Six-Step Infant and Toddler Lesson Planning Workbook
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WIPPEA in Action: Six-Step Infant and Toddler Lesson Planning Workbook

This educator mini-workbook guides infant and toddler planning through six WIPPEA steps: warm-up, introduction, presentation, practice, evaluation, and application. Use the pages that fit your plan... Read more
Infant/Toddler · Curriculum, English, Play · 6 pages
$1.99 Available for purchase
License: ChildCareEd Resource License  
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Illinois ECE Credential: IRE1–IRE4 | Gateways-Approved Childcare Training

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This Gateways-approved training bundle fulfills all Interactions, Relationships & Environments (IRE) competencies for the Illinois ECE Credential. Perfec...

$145.00
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How to Meet Your Annual Training Requirement as an Infant/Toddler Child Care Provider in Nevada? Do you care for infants and toddlers, want to strengthen you...

$185.00
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How to Refresh Your Required Training as a North Dakota Child Care Staff Member? Have you already completed last year’s training bundle, need new conte...

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