Dual Language Learners: Teaching English and Honoring Home Languages (01/11/22 - 02/08/22)
Dual language learners are children who are learning English in childcare or school and another language at home. They may be born outside of the USA or are born in the USA in immigrant or refugee families. Learn to teach English and to honor the home languages of children, as well as support their families.…
Read MoreCreating the Changes You Wish to See in Your Own Program (09/01/21 - 10/14/22)
Develop your toolkit to initiate an organizational change process. Learn to make a case for change. Plan to encounter resistance. Use a variety of methods to monitor for sustainability. This course is offered as part of the Care Fellowship Series.
Read MoreMNCDA ETL Module 1 -January 2022 -8pm Cohort (01/26/22 - 03/23/22)
This module includes MNCDA Class 1-5: MNCDA Class 1 Welcome to the Profession MNCDA Class 2 Creating a Welcoming Environment MNCDA Class 3 Safe and Sanitary Environments MNCDA Class 4 Welcoming Families: Creating Cultural Connections MNCDA Class 5 Welcoming Children with Special Needs and their Families
Read MoreThe Power of Data (09/01/21 - 10/14/22)
Discover the connection between data and advocacy. Prepare to use a variety of methods to observe and assess data. In this class, we will work through data collection in the childcare industry and determine what information might best serve your purposes. This course is offered as part of the Care Fellowship Series.
Read MoreFamily Child Care Money Management and Retirement (09/16/21 - 12/31/21)
This is a two-hour training to help family child care providers, child care center workers, and other self-employed individuals to better manage their money and plan for retirement.This course is offered online through AnyTime Learning.
Read MoreCommunity Engagement for Early Childhood Programs #29 (07/07/22 - 08/04/22)
Discover how active involvement in a local community is key to carrying out a mission of community service. Determine how through community involvement, collaborating, partnering and clearly developing and interpreting their brand, child care programs can strengthen their organizations, build enrollment and build support for early education in their communities.
Read MoreBuilding and Maintaining Program Quality – The Director’s Role #29 (05/19/22 - 06/23/22)
Family Child Care Legal and Insurance Issues (09/16/21 - 12/31/21)
This class will help you manage the risks of running your business. Topics covered include safety issues, custody issues and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The module also covers how to reduce your risks through insurance and help you make a decision under what business structure to operate. This is an online course offered through…
Read MoreFamily Child Care Contracts and Policies (09/16/21 - 12/31/21)
This training provides family-based child care providers with information on creating and executing contracts and policies for the business and its clients in order to be compliant to licensing standards and to ensure clients understand the protocols and policies in place for the business, This is an online course offered through Anytime Learning
Read MoreCDA Session The Resource Collection. Family Questionnaires, Competency Statements (Spanish) (09/16/21 - 12/31/21)
Discover how to put design and create your resource collection, family questionnaires and write the competency statements needed for your CDA. This is an online module through ATL.
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