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Implementing Curriculum in Family Child Care (10/18/22 - 11/23/22)

This course focuses on the planning and implementation of curriculum in family child care settings. Participants learn to identify diverse learning needs through observation, reflection and interactions. The challenges of implementing curriculum with diverse age groups is explored through effective teacher-child interaction techniques, such as scaffolding, explicit instruction, questioning and extended learning.

Developing Successful Transitions During a Child’s Busy Day (11/29/22 - 12/21/22)

Attend this online course to recognize, reduce, and plan for the many transitions that children are required to maneuver each day. With the high stakes of helping children to be successful, explore some transitional strategies that can reduce anxiety or boredom, allowing children to be successful.

MNCDA Module 2 -June 2022 (09/15/22 - 11/19/22)

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

Capstone for Program Leaders #31 (12/01/22 - 05/10/23)

Developing Human Resources in Early Childhood Programs #31 (02/09/23 - 03/17/23)

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.

Community Engagement for Early Childhood Programs #31 (01/05/23 - 02/03/23)

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.

Nutrition in Children from Birth to Six Years (11/25/22 - 12/17/22)

This course will cover healthy eating behavior of infants, toddlers and preschoolers, explain current eating patterns of young American children including information about food insecurity; the role of good nutrition in children’s physical, mental, and social/emotional development; and high-quality foods from many cultures.

Weaving Literacy into Math and Science Activities (11/23/22 - 12/15/22)

Advanced Implementation of Early Literacy in Your Early Childhood Program level 3 focuses on the integration of early literacy into math and science learning activities. Also addressed is how to adapt early literacy activities for math and science for children who are dual language learners and for children with special needs.