MNCDA 2 Physical and Intellectual Development (07/30/25 - 09/05/25)
This online, live course is intended for those who are earning a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Applicable CDA portfolio homework is embedded in the course. Join us to learn about the physical and intellectual development of children in your care and how you can promote healthy growth opportunities.
Read MoreMNCDA 1 Safe and Healthy Learning Environments (07/07/25 - 08/13/25)
This online, live course is intended for those who are earning a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Applicable CDA portfolio homework is embedded in the course. Join us to learn what a safe and healthy learning environment includes and how to create one for the children you care for in your role as a child…
Read MoreHealth and Safety Pre-Service for Child Care Centers (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 MoreWell-being: A Call for Self and Community Care (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 MoreThe Child Development Associate® (CDA) Credential™: Resource Collection, Family Questionnaires, and Competency Statements (06/16/25 - 09/30/25)
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 MoreSupervising 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.
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