Courses for Early Childhood Educators

Infants and children with swallowing disorders often use thickened liquids to increase their swallow safety and comfort. This course provides educators with information regarding thickener types, uses, and precautions to ensure consistent implementation in home, educational, and center-based settings.

Learn how home visitors can set professional boundaries while creating relationships with families. Explore time management techniques to support maintaining effective programming while working with families.

Learn ways to help keep children safe during play with toys, from pests, and from medical emergencies. Learn about planning and documenting home visits and how to be non-biased when completing assessments on children. This course is one of five parts that together comprise a 45-hour package of CDA renewal coursework specific and relevant to the Home Visitor setting. Each part includes 9 hours of content. Parts belonging to this package are labeled “CDA Renewal - Home Visitor, Part A” through “CDA Renewal - Home Visitor, Part E” and may be completed in any order.

Learn about different sensory processing areas, behaviors seen in those areas, and strategies to support children. Learn about the impact of screen time and “high-tech toys” on the development of young children, as well as fine motor development and how it impacts school readiness. This course is one of five parts comprising a 45-hour package of CDA renewal coursework specific and relevant to the Home Visitor setting. Each part includes 9 hours of content. Parts belonging to this package are labeled “CDA Renewal - Home Visitor, Part A” through “CDA Renewal - Home Visitor, Part E” and may be completed in any order.

Learn to support pregnant mothers, diverse families, and young children. This course is one of five parts comprising a 45-hour package of CDA renewal coursework specific and relevant to the Home Visitor setting. Each part includes 9 hours of content. Parts belonging to this package are labeled “CDA Renewal - Home Visitor, Part A” through “CDA Renewal - Home Visitor, Part E” and may be completed in any order.

Learn how to manage professional relationships and communication, implement self-care strategies, and ways to teach phonological awareness and vocabulary. This course is one of five parts that together comprise a 45-hour package of CDA renewal coursework specific and relevant to the Home Visitor setting. Each part includes 9 hours of content. Parts belonging to this package are labeled “CDA Renewal - Home Visitor, Part A” through “CDA Renewal - Home Visitor, Part E” and may be completed in any order.

Learn ways to support children’s development of a positive sense of self and self-regulation. Also, learn strategies to support children who are impacted by trauma as well as strategies to teach effective replacement skills and reduce challenging behaviors. This course is one of five parts that together comprise a 45-hour package of CDA renewal coursework specific and relevant to the Home Visitor setting. Each part includes 9 hours of content. Parts belonging to this package are labeled “CDA Renewal - Home Visitor, Part A” through “CDA Renewal - Home Visitor, Part E” and may be completed in any order.

This course supports professionals in home visiting to increase their awareness of the needs of young children in foster care. Participants will also gain strategies to support their work with families across this unique population of children participating in home visiting services.

Head lice, pinworms, and other pesky critters are a common nuisance in homes with young children. Learn what they are and how to advise families on treating and preventing infestation.

This course is designed to support home visitors as they encourage families to participate in observing and assessing children’s outcomes and documenting the work done within the home visit.