Planning a Safe, Healthy, Learning Environment
Participants will gain an understanding about how to keep children safe through supervision, types of materials and emergency procedures. |
Observing and Recording Children's Behavior
To provide programs that meet children's individual needs requires that early educators become skilled observers. |
Steps to Advance Children's Physical and Intellectual Development
Knowledge will be gained around the stages of children's physical development and how to encourage large and small motor development in early care and education programs. |
Positive Ways to Support Children's Social and Emotional Development
Early educators must understand how to support young children's developing communication skills through opportunity to listen, interact, and express themselves freely with others. |
Strategies to Establish Productive Relationships with Families
Understanding how to create open, friendly, and cooperative relationships with each child's family benefits the developing child. |
Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism
Early educators need to make decisions based on knowledge about early childhood education, family life, and demonstrate a commitment to provide quality care and education for young children. |
Strategies to Manage an Effective Program Operation
Running an effective program requires a systematic approach based on the needs of the families and children, the operation of the program, and plans based on meeting those needs. |
Principles of Child Development and Learning
Early educators must have a good understanding of child development to plan learning environments, activities, and interactions with young children. |
Training that meets Multiple Content Areas
Training offerings in this category are typically longer and fulfill multiple CDA content areas outlined above. Click on the full class description to view the specific content hours assigned to the course. |
New CCDF Health and Safety Requirements
The re-authorization of the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) in 2014 included provisions related to health and safety requirements for all administrators and caregivers with direct access to children. |
