Welcome Aboard: Orienting New Staff Members (09/16/22 - 12/31/22)
Explore skills and strategies needed to create and implement a meaningful new employee orientation process that will lead to a high-quality workforce in an early childhood program. Identify benefits of a thoughtful and thorough employee orientation, the essential aspects of a strong orientation and induction process, and the practices that help new employees develop a…
Read MoreWell-being: A Call for Self and Community Care (09/16/22 - 12/31/22)
Learn the difference between stress and stressors. Explore your own well-being through a brief guided meditation and reflecting on your own self-care. Discover elements of community care. Child Care professionals are best prepared to take care of others when they have first taken care of themselves.
Read More(Somali) Child Care Assistance Program Provider Orientation Training (09/16/22 - 12/31/22)
This course is intended for providers serving families on the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). This is a basic orientation to the Child Care Assistance Program and identifies provider’s responsibilities.
Read MoreDHS Data Privacy and Security (09/01/22 - 08/31/23)
This is a course that must be taken in order to have access to private data. The course(s) are owned by DHS. Successful completion of the courses is required for all grantees and contractors that access private data via Nware or Develop.
Read MoreHistorical and Contemporary Advocacy in MN: The Organizations and People Who Have Influenced Our Work (09/01/22 - 10/15/23)
Discover the people and organizations who have influenced the landscape of child care in Minnesota. Identify key contributions that individuals have made that have become a historically significant impact on the childcare field in Minnesota Explore leading child care advocacy organizations. This course is offered as part of the Care Fellowship Series.
Read MoreIntentional Inclusivity of Young Children and Their Families (09/01/22 - 10/15/23)
Explore the capabilities you have acting as an advocate for young children. Participants will delve into topics including race, gender, socioeconomic status and other major aspects of social identity. We will highlight how social identity impacts our ability to act on behalf of children and families. Via video excerpts from CARE alumni, guided self-reflection activities…
Read MoreA Brief History of Child Care and Early Education (09/01/22 - 10/15/23)
Explore the evolution of the child care field by studying significant milestones throughout its history. This will be a brief overview, encompassing events that took place from the pre 1930’s-era formation of the childcare industry, and spanning through post-COVID pandemic era childcare as we now see it in modern times. By learning about the major…
Read MoreNavigating Rating Systems and Funding Streams in Early Childhood Education and Care (09/01/22 - 10/15/23)
Learn about industry frameworks such as quality rating systems and their role in child care, finance mechanisms that impact affordability, and how access to resources affects program availability. This course will be a focused study of the policies, practices, and funding streams that support the field of childcare. Upon completion, participants will emerge as better…
Read MoreMNCDA ETL Module 5 -June 2022 (05/05/23 - 08/05/23)
This course includes MNCDA classes 17-21: MNCDA Class 17 Safe Supervision MNCDA Class 18 Curriculum MNCDA Class 19 Assessment MNCDA Class 20 Program Quality MNCDA Class 21 Growing as a Professional
Read MoreMNCDA ETL Module 3 -June 2022 (01/06/23 - 03/04/23)
This module includes MNCDA classes 9-12: MNCDA Class 9 Professional Development Planning MNCDA Class 10 Social-Emotional Development MNCDA Class 11 Child Guidance MNCDA Class 12 The Importance of Play
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