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(AHT) Abusive Head Trauma (DHS) Somali (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

The Abusive Head Trauma training will meet new state training requirements for Family Child Care providers. The training curriculum will address the symptoms and consequences of abusive head trauma; identify risk factors for abusive head trauma; identify strategies to use when frustrated and stressed; review mandatory child abuse and neglect reporting.

Resource Conscious Lesson Planning (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

Explore conversations around using food and other sensitive materials in sensory tables, using resources such as water and seeds respectfully, using natural and long-lasting materials in classrooms instead of plastic or single use items, and how to choose materials that provide open-ended opportunities for exploration and growth for children from a variety of cultures. Gain…

Selecting Staff For Your Early Childhood Program (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

Explore skills and strategies needed to navigate the selection and hiring processes that are needed to build and maintain a high-quality workforce in an early childhood program. Identify the benefits of continuous and strategic staff recruitment and selection processes, essential aspects of a strong job posting, and selection practices consistent with the development of the…

Self-Care for the Early Childhood Educator (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

Learn why early childhood educators are highly susceptible to stress and burnout and how self-care can help prevent or alleviate it. On an airplane, we are told to put on our own oxygen masks before assisting others with theirs; we need to practice self-care in order to be at our best for the children in…

Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

This training meets the new training requirement for Family Child Care providers on 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…

Supervising for Safety for Family Child Care (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

This is the online, asynchronous Anytime Learning format for the Supervising for Safety for Family Child Care course. 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…

The Development of Executive Functioning in Early Childhood (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

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.

Transforming Minnesota’s Early Childhood Workforce (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

Inform stakeholders on the status of Minnesota’s Early Childhood Workforce and gather input from key stakeholders on the issues and strategies identified as most significant in Minnesota. The input of early childhood stakeholders is critical to developing and implementing a plan for transforming Minnesota’s early childhood workforce. This is an ATL online module.

(Somali) Child Care Assistance Program Provider Orientation Training (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

This course is intended for providers serving families on the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP). This is a basic orientation to the Child Care Assistance Program and identifies provider’s responsibilities.

Active Supervision – A Developmental Perspective (Hmong) (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

Meets the Family Child Care provider annual supervision training requirement. This training curriculum will address best practices of active supervision in a family child care setting; describe the way in which supervision is impacted by a child’s development; explain characteristics typically associated with differing levels of development and their impact on supervision.

Understanding the Companion Guide for the Knowledge and Competency Framework: Family Child Care (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

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.…

Understanding the Companion Guide for the Knowledge and Competency Framework: Infant/Toddler (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

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…

Understanding the Companion Guide for the Knowledge and Competency Framework: Preschool-Aged (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

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…

Understanding and Responding to Adults’ Behaviors with Children while Creating Safe Environments (12/16/22 - 03/31/23)

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