Health and Safety In-Service I – Child Care Centers (12/16/20 - 03/31/21)

This series based course for experienced providers meets the Licensing in-service requirements as well as the health and safety requirements from the Child Care Development Fund. Participants will explore MN Rule 3 licensing standards and best practices around supervision challenges experienced by child care centers. We’ll look at strategies a child care providers can implement…

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Community Engagement for Early Childhood Programs #26 (10/27/21 - 11/24/21)

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.

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Developing Human Resources in Early Childhood Programs (03/03/21 - 04/07/21)

Identify and illustrate knowledge of each step in the employee life cycle – recruitment; selection; orientation (on boarding); supervision and development; and retention. Through reading, video, discussion, and practical application activities participants development skills needed to manage the most important program resource – the center staff.

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Trainer Orientation – Module 2 (03/16/21 - 06/30/21)

The Trainer Orientation – Module 2 will help you define the requirements of the trainer agreement and what it means to be an approved trainer in Minnesota. Participants will identify the supports available to trainers and how to be successful and competent. This is an Anytime Learning module.

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Developmentally Appropriate Behavior Guidance (12/16/20 - 03/31/21)

Meets the four-hour preservice Child Development/Behavior Guidance training requirement for Family Child Care Providers. This training curriculum will address key facts about early brain development; define social emotional development and describe how it unfolds in the context of relationships; examine how environments affect children’s behaviors; and identify some concrete strategies for preventing behavioral challenges.

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MNCDA ETL Module 1 Feb 2021 Cohort (02/23/21 - 09/30/21)

This module includes MNCDA Class 1-5:[crlf]MNCDA Class 1 Welcome to the Profession[crlf]MNCDA Class 2 Creating a Welcoming Environment[crlf]MNCDA Class 3 Safe and Sanitary Environments[crlf]MNCDA Class 4 Welcoming Families: Creating Cultural Connections[crlf]MNCDA Class 5 Welcoming Children with Special Needs and their Families

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RBPD Credential – Module 4: Co-Creating Relationships (ETL) (03/25/21 - 04/08/21)

This module concentrates on creating and maintaining RBPD relationships. Participants discuss communication skills such as active listening and attending to non-verbal communication; generate and evaluate powerful questions to use in RBPD conversations; examine tools and processes for direct communication, clarifying expectations, roles and responsibilities; develop plans to build rapport; and practice addressing challenges in establishing…

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