Marketing for Success: Growing Your Child Care Business (01/09/20 - 01/23/20)
This course covers the importance of a marketing plan in reaching and maintaining enrollment goals in a childcare business, and provides an overview of basic marketing principles and concepts. Participants will gain skills to develop a marketing plan through practical application of concepts in the child care field.
Read MoreFinancial Management: Taming the Crystal Ball/Mastering the Juggling Act (10/24/19 - 11/21/19)
Gain control over your child care center’s financial future. Study includes developing departmentalized budgets, managing income and expense using budgeting and cash flow tools, and understanding financial statements, with particular emphasis on creating and managing staffing patterns and personnel budgets, the largest cost area for child care businesses.
Read MoreFinancial Management: Taming the Crystal Ball/Mastering the Juggling Act (10/24/19 - 11/21/19)
Gain control over your child care center’s financial future. Study includes developing departmentalized budgets, managing income and expense using budgeting and cash flow tools, and understanding financial statements, with particular emphasis on creating and managing staffing patterns and personnel budgets, the largest cost area for child care businesses.
Read MoreDeveloping Human Resources in Early Childhood Programs (08/15/19 - 09/12/19)
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.
Read MoreDeveloping Human Resources in Early Childhood Programs (08/15/19 - 09/12/19)
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.
Read MoreATL: Mandated Reporter Training (05/01/19 – 05/01/20) (05/01/19 - 05/01/20)
Workers in a number of professions, including health care, social services, psychological treatment, child care, education, corrections, law enforcement and clergy, are required to report suspected child maltreatment. To help mandated reporters better understand the law and reporting requirements, an Anytime Learing module is available. This comprehensive training is organized in six modules: an overview…
Read MoreEssential Management Skills for Early Childhood Director Success (07/18/19 - 08/08/19)
Essential Management Skills for Early Childhood Director Success is a four week online Eager to Learn course designed for Early Childhood Directors to explore and discuss key management skills for success in their roles as leaders and managers of early childhood businesses. Each participant will assess her/his own perceived management strengths and growth areas and…
Read MoreEssential Management Skills for Early Childhood Director Success (07/18/19 - 08/08/19)
Essential Management Skills for Early Childhood Director Success is a four week online Eager to Learn course designed for Early Childhood Directors to explore and discuss key management skills for success in their roles as leaders and managers of early childhood businesses. Each participant will assess her/his own perceived management strengths and growth areas and…
Read MoreAssessment 101 (05/16/19 - 06/13/19)
Ensure every child is successful in the early childhood classroom. Learn the process of gathering information about children from several forms of evidence. Explore the fundamental strategies in organizing and interpreting information in order to plan the day to day curriculum for a child’s success. Assessment is an ongoing process used to determine each individual…
Read MoreAssessment 101 (05/15/19 - 06/12/19)
Ensure every child is successful in the early childhood classroom. Learn the process of gathering information about children from several forms of evidence. Explore the fundamental strategies in organizing and interpreting information in order to plan the day to day curriculum for a child’s success. Assessment is an ongoing process used to determine each individual…
Read MoreTOT: Child Development: Understanding How Genes and Environment Interact (online) (06/10/19 - 07/01/19)
After successfully completing this Training of Trainers, individuals will be qualified to train the 8 hour course: Child Development: How Genes and Environment Interact. Topic areas include: genetic predisposition; the interplay between genes and environments; critical periods of prenatal and postnatal development; toxic stress; trauma-informed care in child care settings.
Read MoreTOT: Authentic Observation (06/13/19 - 06/20/19)
After successfully completing this Training of Trainers, individuals will be qualified to train the 2-hour course: Authentic Observation. Course description: This course now qualifies for an additional Parent Aware Indicator according to the new Knowledge and Competency Frameworks taking effect July 1, 2016. The one-time update ensures all trainings are consistently aligned with best practices…
Read MoreSupervising for Safety for Family Child Care (06/04/19 - 06/25/19)
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 and best practices around supervision challenges experienced by family child care programs. We’ll look at strategies a child…
Read MoreBasic Child Development (07/09/19 - 07/30/19)
All children are born eager to explore their world and master their development. Join us for this foundational training in which we review the theories of child development, the importance of developmentally appropriate practice, the developmental milestones of the first five years of life, including brain development and factors that can influence child growth and…
Read MoreIntroduction to Eager-to-Learn (04/01/20 - 05/01/20)
In this course you will learn about the benefits of online learning!
Read MoreAn Introduction To The Reggio Inspired Classroom (07/24/19 - 08/14/19)
Learn the history, principles and influence of the Reggio Approach in this online course. Evaluate your current methods and beliefs as you compare how the schools of Reggio Emilia, Italy approach teaching young children. Explore the image of the child, identify how materials enrich the environment, demonstrate documenting learning through authentic assessment and recognize the…
Read MoreIntroduction to Eager-to-Learn (04/17/19 - 05/02/19)
In this course you will learn about the benefits of online learning!
Read MoreMNITCDA ETL Module 4 (02/27/20 - 05/21/20)
This module consists of MNITCDA Classes 24-28:[crlf][crlf]Safe Supervision[crlf]Curriculum[crlf]Program Practices that Support Relationships [crlf]Program Quality[crlf]Growing as a Professional
Read MoreMNITCDA ETL Module 3 (11/07/19 - 02/13/20)
This modules consists of MNITCDA Classes 15-23:[crlf][crlf]Professional Development Planning[crlf]Routines as Opportunities [crlf]Environments that Promote Exploration [crlf]Learning through Discovery [crlf]The Importance of Play[crlf]Language and Communication [crlf]Language Development[crlf]Observation and Curriculum Planning [crlf]Planning to Meet Individual Needs
Read MoreTime is of the Essence (06/06/19 - 06/27/19)
Time is of the Essence is a 16 hour online course designed for Eager to Learn. Participants will explore their own use of time to prioritize and organize tasks for maximum work effectiveness while still making time for a satisfying life outside of work.
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