Courses for Early Childhood Educators

This course will support early childhood educators in recognizing, understanding, and responding to various presentations of mental health disorders in preschool-age children.

Take charge of your professional learning and development! Develop your reflective practice with the right mindset and strategies for making coaching conversations work for you.

A potentially violent situation can occur anytime and anywhere, often without warning. In this course, participants will explore potentially violent situations in early childhood settings, appropriate responses, and recovery steps in case a traumatic event occurs. This course is presented in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.

This course introduces key concepts in research literacy for early childhood providers. Learn about the components of research literacy and the parts of research papers so you can pursue your own topics of interest, as well as learn to apply research findings.

This course supports professionals in early care and education in utilizing trauma-responsive approaches to meet the needs of young children in foster care. Increase your capacity to respond to behaviors that support the resiliency of young children who have experienced heightened adversities.

Are you intentional about the questions you ask children? Review the research and strategies to improve your questioning to support positive outcomes in children’s learning and development.

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.