Working with Infants and Toddlers with Special Healthcare Needs (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
WIDA & Early Childhood Development (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Explore the WIDA Early Years framework and its connection to the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress. WIDA Early Years is a tool to support multi-language learners in early childhood classrooms, by identifying and celebrating their strengths while meeting their individual needs. WIDA Early Years has been aligned with the MN ECIPs to identify how…
Read MoreWell-being: A Call for Self and Community Care (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
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 MoreUnpacking Trauma in Children and Their Families (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Discover how to support children and their families, recognize the symptoms of chronic stress/trauma; minimize the impact of stress/ trauma through building positive relationships that are predictable and reliable, and learn how to manage their reactions. This is an Anytime Learning Module.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Companion Guide for the Knowledge and Competency Framework: Preschool-Aged (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Minnesota’s Knowledge and Competency Framework describes what early childhood teachers and providers need to know and do in order to work effectively with young children and their families. The companion guide combines key concepts found in the Framework with suggestions and examples of what it might look like in an early childhood setting. It is…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Companion Guide for the Knowledge and Competency Framework: Infant/Toddler (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Minnesota’s Knowledge and Competency Framework describes what early childhood teachers and providers need to know and do in order to work effectively with young children and their families. The companion guide combines key concepts found in the Framework with suggestions and examples of what it might look like in an early childhood setting. It is…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Companion Guide for the Knowledge and Competency Framework: Family Child Care (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Minnesota’s Knowledge and Competency Framework describes what early childhood providers need to know and be able to do in order to work effectively with young children and their families. The companion guide combines key concepts found in the framework with suggestions and examples of what it might look like in a family child care setting.…
Read MoreUnderstanding Biting: Prevention Strategies (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Understanding Behavior: Making Sense of What You See and Hear (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
This 2-hour behavior guidance course will meet the licensed family child care annual training requirement. The objectives of the training are to help participants: learn about how very young children’s behavior is a form of communication and has meaning; and strategies to use to increase their capacity to support positive social emotional development through positive…
Read MoreUnderstanding and Responding to Adults’ Behaviors with Children while Creating Safe Environments (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
In this module you will discover how to speak up about children’s safety in regard to sexual abuse. In addition you will examine how to create a safe environment through your policies and procedures. This is an online course offered through Anytime Learning
Read MoreThe Development of Executive Functioning in Early Childhood (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Explore the meaning of executive functioning and its three thinking processes: working memory; cognitive or mental flexibility; and impulse control or self-regulation. Consider how executive functioning develops and how its development can be supported by caregivers in early childhood programs. This course is an online self-paced module offered through Anytime Learning.
Read MoreThe Child Development Associate® (CDA) Credential™: Resource Collection, Family Questionnaires, and Competency Statements (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Examine various aspects of the CDA professional portfolio including the resource collection, family questionnaires and competency statements. Practice applying the NAEYC code of ethical conduct to various ethical dilemmas one might experience in child care programs.
Read MoreThe Child Development Associate® (CDA) Credential™: Professional Portfolio and Self-Study (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Examine what to include in the CDA professional portfolio and how to organize it. Learn about the value of conducting a self-study and gain insight on how to provide quality learning experiences, books and accommodations to children in your program.
Read MoreThe Child Development Associate® (CDA) Credential™: Overview of the CDA® and Credentialing Process (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Explore the history of the CDA credential and the Council for Professional Recognition. Examine the value of and steps to earn the credential as well the qualifications and role of the PD Specialist. Investigate the importance of the first five years of a child’s life and begin to formulate a professional philosophy about early care…
Read MoreThe Child Development Associate® (CDA) Credential™: Reflecting on the Family Questionnaires and Writing the Professional Philosophy Statement (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Explore the basics of the professional portfolio and the CDA self-study. Review family questionnaires and prepare competency statement IV. Understand family perspectives, how to respond to ethical dilemmas and prepare to write their professional philosophy statement.
Read MoreThe Child Development Associate® (CDA) Credential™: CDA Exam and The Verification Visit (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
Examine the CDA application, portfolio structure and prepare for a self-study and exam. Practice CDA exam questions and reflect on professional strengths and areas for growth.
Read MoreTerrific Transitions (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
This course is designed to provide practitioners with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with transition times between activities and spaces. The course addresses the developmental challenges associated with smooth transitions as well as methods for implementing transitions that minimize challenging behavior and take advantage of learning opportunities.
Read MoreSupervising for Safety Legally Nonlicensed (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
This course is required if you are providing legal nonlicensed child care to an unrelated child and want to be paid by the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). It meets the health and safety training orientation requirement. Participants will explore challenges related to providing child care in their home for the children of families, friends…
Read MoreSupervising for Safety for Family Child Care (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
This is the online, asynchronous Anytime Learning format for the Supervising for Safety for Family Child Care course. This series based course intended for new Family Child Care providers meets Licensing pre-service requirements as well as the health and safety requirements from the Child Care Development Fund. Participants will explore MN Rule 2 licensing standards…
Read More(SUID) Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (06/16/24 - 09/30/24)
This training meets the new training requirement for Family Child Care providers on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death. The training curriculum will address state regulations and national recommendations to reduce Sudden, Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) including SIDS, suffocation, and other sleep related infant deaths. Safe sleep environments will be discussed, as well as consequences of non-compliance…
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