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State Approval Information for Washington

The following courses on Continued Early Childhood Education are approved for Washington STARS hours.

CDA Credential courses on Continued meet the requirements of the Council for Professional Recognition for the foundational training hours to apply for your initial CDA. Please note that Part 1 of the CDA Credential coursework is not recognized in Washington for professional development hours credit. The remaining eleven parts of the CDA Credential packages on Continued ECE have been approved by WA for professional development hours, and appear in the course list below.  Part 1 may be accessed by clicking the name of the track you need to complete: Preschool, Infant and Toddler, Family Child Care.

If you are looking for courses to meet your state teacher licensing requirements, please refer to your state department of education for information on acceptable courses. Meanwhile, feel free to search our library for courses that may be helpful to your professional development.

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Introduction to FLIP IT! - Transforming Challenging Behavior in Your Early Childhood Program
Presented by Rachel Wagner, MSW
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Course: #31738Level: Intermediate1 Hour
FLIP IT is a strategy that offers a simple, kind, strength-based, commonsense, and effective four-step process to address children’s day to day challenging behaviors. The FLIP IT mnemonic stands for F – Feelings, L – Limits, I – Inquiries, and P – Prompts.

CDA Credential - Family Child Care, Part 2
Presented by Kimberly Norris, BS, MEd, Angela Hanscom, MOT, OTR/L, Amy Schlessman, BS, MPT, DPT, DHS, Carol Flexer, PhD, CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT, Tonya R. Hayes, MEd, Speech-Language Pathology Assistant, Michelle Lange, BS, OTR/L, ABDA, ATP/SMS, Amanda Schwartz, PhD, Liz Moore, MEd
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Course: #31817Level: Introductory10 Hours
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 CDA Subject Area 2, Advancing Children’s Physical and Intellectual Development.

Having Difficult Conversations with Parents, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association
Presented by Ronald Mah, MA, PhD, LMFT
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Course: #31796Level: Advanced1 Hour
Professionals are challenged with having difficult conversations with parents about their children. Learn practical ways to have an honest, professional interaction, presented in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.

CDA Credential - Family Child Care, Part 3
Presented by Caitlin Frazier, MS, Liz Moore, MEd, Barb O'Neill, MEd, EdD, Barbara Kaiser, MA, Pamelazita Buschbacher, EdD, CCC-SLP, Francis Wardle, BS, MS, PhD
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Course: #31812Level: Introductory10 Hours
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 CDA Subject Area 3, Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Development.

Creating a Professional and Personal Relationship with Challenging Parents, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association
Presented by Ronald Mah, MA, PhD, LMFT
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Course: #31734Level: Advanced1 Hour
Learn the characteristics of a professional personal relationship, communication processes to connect and validate, and ways you can self-sabotage the communication process, in partnership with Region 9 Head Start Association's Training West.

CDA Credential - Family Child Care, Part 4
Presented by Tara Warwick, MS, OTR/L, Karen Deerwester, EdS, Shari Robertson, PhD, CCC-SLP, Megan Kapcar, BS, MA, CCC-SLP, Brynn Hanson, BS, BA, MS, CCC-SLP, Brian Fisher, BS, MS, CCC-SLP, Anarella Cellitti, PhD, Luis Hernandez, MA, Sara Pullen, DPT, MPH, Marva Lewis, PhD, Amanda Schwartz, PhD, J. Michael Hall, MEd
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Course: #31822Level: Introductory10 Hours
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 CDA Subject Area 4, Building Productive Relationships with Families.

CDA Credential - Family Child Care, Part 5
Presented by Tom Copeland, BA, JD, Connie Jo Smith, EdD, Amy Schlessman, BS, MPT, DPT, DHS, Katie Ryan Fotiadis, MS, Amber Tankersley, PhD, Becky Bennett, EdD, Jennifer Romanoff, MA, Nicole Quint, Dr.OT, OTR/L, Natasha Crosby Kile, MS
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Course: #31811Level: Introductory10 Hours
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 CDA Subject Area 5, Managing an Effective Program.

CDA Credential - Family Child Care, Part 6
Presented by Amber Tankersley, PhD, Natasha Crosby Kile, MS, Kathy Lincoln, MA, Connie Jo Smith, EdD, Nicole Steward, MSW, RYT, Sara Loesche, MS, OTR/L, CHT, Melissa Deutsch, MS, CCC-SLP, CPCC, ACC, Marilyn Massey-Stokes, EdD, CHES, CHWC, Jen Stillion
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Course: #31737Level: Introductory10 Hours
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 CDA Subject Area 6, Maintaining a Commitment to Professionalism.

CDA Credential - Family Child Care, Part 7
Presented by Tara Warwick, MS, OTR/L, Amanda Schwartz, PhD, Liz Moore, MEd, Gina Blume, MA, CCC-SLP, Laura Ritter, BA, MA, Karen Deerwester, EdS, Angèle Sancho Passe, BS, MA, Kathy Lincoln, MA, Lindsey Shafer, BA, MS
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Course: #31742Level: Introductory10 Hours
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 CDA Subject Area 7, Observing and Recording Children’s Behavior.

CDA Credential - Family Child Care, Part 8
Presented by Carol Flexer, PhD, CCC-A, LSLS Cert. AVT, Dan Dubovsky, MSW, Alison D. Peak, LCSW, IMH-E, Nicole Quint, Dr.OT, OTR/L, Stacey Landberg, MS, CCC-SLP
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Course: #35007Level: Introductory10 Hours
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 CDA Subject Area 8, Understanding Principles of Child Development and Learning.