Supervising for Safety Legal Nonlicensed (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
Learn effective practices for legal nonlicensed childcare providers to promote a safe and healthy environment. Explore health and safety standards and best practices related to medication administration, allergy response, standard precautions, food safety, physical premises safety, hazardous materials handling, risk reduction, mandated reporting, emergency preparedness, active supervision, all within the context of understanding children’s developmental…
Read MoreHealth and Safety Pre-Service for Child Care Centers (03/16/25 - 06/30/25)
Explore child care center health and safety topics, including standard precaution, medication administration, food safety, allergy response, premises safety, hazardous materials, emergency preparedness, risk reduction, mandated reporting, and active supervision to promote a safe environment. Recognize Minnesota’s Rule 3 licensing standards to effectively implement your center’s specific policies. (This 6-hour course is designed for new…
Read MoreMaking the Most of Your 1440 Minutes Each Day (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
Working with Infants and Toddlers with Special Healthcare Needs (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
WIDA & Early Childhood Development (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 MoreWelcome Aboard: Orienting New Staff Members (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 MoreUnpacking Trauma in Children and Their Families (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
Understanding Behavior: Making Sense of What You See and Hear (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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™: Professional Portfolio and Self-Study (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 MoreSupervising for Safety for Family Child Care (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
Discover guidelines to establish effective policies and practices within the family child care program, ensuring a safe and healthy environment for children. Explore Minnesota Rule 2 health and safety licensing standards along with best practices related to standard precautions (including infectious disease), medication administration, allergy response, food safety, physical premises safety, hazardous materials safety, risk…
Read More(SUID) Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
This training meets the training requirement for 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 with state regulations. Examples of a…
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