The Importance of Kindness in Child Care Settings – Online* (04/09/24 - 04/09/24)
ONLINE Play: The Process and Problems* (04/04/24 - 04/04/24)
Emergency Preparedness: Creating an Effective Plan (E2E) (12/16/23 - 06/30/24)
Emergency Preparedness: Creating an Effective Plan (12/16/23 - 03/31/24)
MNCDA Module 2 -January 2024 (01/04/24 - 03/08/24)
This module includes MNCDA Classes 6-8: MNCDA Class 6 Introduction to Child Development MNCDA Class 7 Introduction to Cognitive Development MNCDA Class 8 ECIPs
Read MoreBuilding Your Family Child Care Business- The Interview Process (03/07/24 - 03/07/24)
Observing And Documenting With A Reggio Inspired Lens – Online* (03/18/24 - 03/18/24)
Exploring Music With Young Children ONLINE* (02/13/24 - 02/13/24)
Online – Talking with Families about what Children Learn Through Play* (04/10/24 - 04/10/24)
Objectives: Identify developmental skills in play experiences Create a strategy to share how play strengthens a child’s learning foundation with families. Create an understanding of how a child’s family culture is fundamental to being able to interpret the value of play to families.
Read MoreProgram Approaches to Challenging Behaviors (Online)* (03/20/24 - 03/20/24)
Building Self-Awareness through Playful Interaction (Online – ETL)* (03/13/24 - 03/13/24)
Good Teaching is Good Teaching Anytime (03/27/24 - 05/02/24)
Examine best practices of adult education and how they transfer to online education. Specific focus will be on adult learning theory, environments and implementation into online education. In addition become familiar with how to promote effective communication among students and between students and instructors in online courses, focusing on individualizing approaches for each student.
Read MoreYoung Children with Developmental Delays (01/31/24 - 02/22/24)
This course addresses the following topic areas: risk factors related to developmental delay in young children; types of mild developmental delays across developmental domains including fine and gross motor delays, mild cognitive delays and speech and language delays; optimal practices that can be implemented in a child care setting; influencing factors for “transient” developmental delay;…
Read MoreAuthentic Assessment: Supporting the Whole Child – ONLINE* (03/26/24 - 03/26/24)
ONLINE Nature-Based Learning: Blending Early Childhood Education Indoors, Outdoors, and Beyond* (02/28/24 - 02/28/24)
Strategies to Support Dramatic Play Without the Drama (Online)* (02/07/24 - 02/07/24)
Putting Program Policies into Practice for Family Childcare* (02/07/24 - 02/07/24)
Creating Cultural Connections in Child Care (01/04/24 - 02/02/24)
Families and communities provide the foundations children need to be successful. This course will at the resources and reflective skills providers need to work successfully with diverse families. Methods to find and promote the strengths of families as a way to promote child development will also be discussed.
Read MoreObservation and Documentation: Planning for Individual Needs (02/02/24 - 03/02/24)
This course on observation will focus on observation strategies, documentation methods, and using data to inform individualized care and learning experiences, especially for children with developmental concerns and challenging behaviors.
Read MoreFamily Systems Theory in the Context of Early Childhood Settings (03/28/24 - 04/26/24)
This course provides an overview of Family Systems Theory which represents a shift in focus from considering the individual child only, to the child within the context of her/his family and community. Family systems theory provides another tool in the provider toolbox for understanding why children and parents act or think the way they do.…
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