Courses for Early Childhood Educators

This course is one of twelve courses that together comprise a 120-hour package of coursework designed for acquiring a new Family Child Care CDA Credential. Each course includes 10 hours of content. Courses are labeled “CDA Credential - Family Child Care, Part 1” through “CDA Credential - Family Child Care, Part 12” and may be completed in any order. This course focuses on topics related to the following CDA Subject Areas: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment, Building Productive Relationships with Families, Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism, and Understanding Principles of Child Development and Learning.

This course is one of twelve courses that together comprise a 120-hour package of coursework designed for acquiring a new Family Child Care CDA Credential. Each course includes 10 hours of content. Courses are labeled “CDA Credential - Family Child Care, Part 1” through “CDA Credential, Family Child Care, Part 12” and may be completed in any order. This course focuses on topics related to the following CDA Subject Areas: Planning a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment, Observing and Recording Children’s Behavior, and Understanding Principles of Child Development and Learning.

This course is one of twelve courses that together comprise a 120-hour package of coursework designed for acquiring a new Family Child Care CDA Credential. Each course includes 10 hours of content. Courses are labeled “CDA Credential - Family Child Care, Part 1” through “CDA Credential, Family Child Care, Part 12” and may be completed in any order. This course focuses on topics related to the following CDA Subject Areas: Advancing Children’s Physical and Intellectual Development, Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Development, Building Productive Relationships with Families, and Understanding Principles of Child Development and Learning.

View the classroom table as more than a flat surface upon which to eat breakfast, lunch, or snack. This course invites participants to view classroom tables as invitations for socializing, constructing, and place-making.

Learn the difference between challenging behavior and trauma triggers. Review approaches to understand trauma and its impact on young children’s brains, behavior, learning, and development, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.

Directors and school leaders will assess and manage their schedules in order to maximize productivity and impact in their educational institutions. This process will include time audits, prioritization, short and long-term planning, and implementation.

Family engagement is more than “nice.” When implemented properly, family engagement can have a lasting impact on child development and student learning, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.

Young children often have challenging and dysregulated behaviors. Learn how to teach them strategies and skills to navigate the daily emotions and problems they face, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.

Learn how the materials, interactions, and explorations provided for young children come together to create rich, quality, STEM environments, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.

Explore the foundations of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education in preschool classrooms. Learn hands-on activities and strategies to use in your classroom, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.