Online Early Childhood Educator Training

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the leading cause of death among babies between 1 and 12 months old. This course will help you learn how to create a safe sleep environment for infants, thus reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also called SIDS, and other sleep-related causes of death that affect infants.

To create an environment in a center or classroom where children are empowered to learn and grow, teachers must first ensure children feel safe and well. Strategies for keeping children safe and healthy, teaching them to make safe, healthy choices, and communicating health and safety information to families are explored.

Policies and procedures related to health and safety practices are a key component of high quality care. Reflect on laws, regulations, and procedures regarding health and safety practices. Recognize symptoms of common childhood diseases and understand how to implement procedures to prevent them.

Leading an early childhood education program has many components, and the leader sets the tone for everything that happens in a program. Strong leaders look deeply into how their role effects the program. Discover how to maintain an effective organization by implementing program assessment tools for quality improvement.

Teachers partnering with families empower children to learn and grow. This course explores ways to communicate information to families, how families can become involved, barriers to family involvement, the impact of stress on families, and how to identify and share community resources that support families and children.

This course is designed to assist child care providers in establishing positive partnerships with parents. Students will examine topics such as how to conduct initial parent-caregiver meetings, how to handle disagreements with parents, and how to maximize parental involvement in child care settings.

Leaders of early childhood programs have many important responsibilities regarding the day-to-day operations. Gain specific recommendations on how to conduct effective and productive staff meetings where each member has the opportunity to share their knowledge and expertise contributing to the goal of program improvement.

Consider how language and cultural differences impact relationships with families. Reflect on ways to build positive and productive relationships with families. Take a closer look into how to develop successful communication techniques, even when there are disagreements.

Creating a comprehensive staff development program can be a daunting task. Explore ways to streamline these tasks into achievable steps. Examine processes for improving your staff development program. Develop methods and strategies for identifying staff training needs, as well as effective adult learning strategies.