Welcome Aboard: Orienting New Staff Members (12/16/25 - 03/31/26)
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 (12/16/25 - 03/31/26)
Describe the impact of trauma and symptoms associated with trauma, understand the experiences of children and families impacted by trauma, and learn strategies for creating an emotionally safe and supportive environment. Recognize the various types of trauma and ways in which trauma impacts development and identify the categories of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and impacts…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Companion Guide for the Knowledge and Competency Framework: Preschool-Aged (12/16/25 - 03/31/26)
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 (12/16/25 - 03/31/26)
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 (12/16/25 - 03/31/26)
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 (12/16/25 - 03/31/26)
Explore assumptions about biting and the real reasons children use biting behaviors. Examine strategies for preventing biting behaviors and for interventions once a biting behavior has occurred.
Read MoreUnderstanding Behavior: Making Sense of What You See and Hear (12/16/25 - 03/31/26)
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 (12/16/25 - 03/31/26)
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 (12/16/25 - 03/31/26)
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™: Resource Collection, Family Questionnaires, and Competency Statements (12/16/25 - 03/31/26)
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.
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