Childcare Training

We have a range of digital and print materials and resources related to child care training, including a number of online courses for child care professionals seeking to fulfill state-mandated training requirements.

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Early Childhood Education Program

Promoting Early Education Quality (PEEQ) is dedicated to encouraging the adoption of research- and evidence-based practices at all levels of the early education field.
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Childcare Training

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This 2-page publication is aimed at helping children recover more quickly and fully by recognizing the symptoms of psychological trauma and taking steps to alleviate their stresses.

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Program

Promoting Early Education Quality (PEEQ) is dedicated to encouraging the adoption of research- and evidence-based practices at all levels of the early education field.

Courses

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Many parents work nontraditional hours, meaning their children need access to early care and education programs outside typical operating hours. In the absence of qualified early care and education programs that offer nighttime care, these families may have to make challenging and precarious choices, choosing between maintaining their employment and leaving their children without the appropriate care.

The purpose of this 2-hour course is to support early childhood program owners and directors through the process of incorporating extended hours of care, including overnight care, to support the needs of many families across Texas.

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Starting a new home-based child care business involves making a number of decisions including the type of home-based child care to operate and how to incorporate best practices.

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Health and safety of children in care is the #1 priority for all early childhood professionals. Home-based child care has specific requirements that must be addressed to ensure health and safety practices are properly integrated into a home-based child care.

This 2-hour course is for prospective home-based child care business owners and will introduce some of the health and safety standards, best practices, and ways to properly implement these in your home-based child care.

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    This course will provide learners with an understanding of basic financial literacy. Learners will cover subjects like accounting, financial decision-making, and basic financial principles.

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    This course provides learners with an overview of strategic human resource management principles, demonstrates an understanding of federal and state regulations, and explores principles of risk management.

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    This course will introduce learners to critical leadership concerns and how managers can build and support high-performing teams.

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    This course will help learners challenge themselves to identify the leadership skills they currently possess and the skills that are deemed vital to future success.

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    This course improves the learners’ abilities to promote and connect with stakeholders and utilize social media platforms and tools to improve marketing.

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    This course provides an overview of performance management principles, particularly in developing and applying administrative monitoring practices.

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    This course introduces the concept of strategic management and planning with an emphasis on organization adaptability.

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    Infants’ experiences early in life literally influence the physical structures of the brain, opening the way for patterns of thought and behavior for the rest of a child’s life. This 1-hour course addresses critical topics related to caring for the youngest and most vulnerable population of children, infants and toddlers.

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    Guidance and discipline issues are two of the most challenging aspects of any early childhood teacher’s work. Explore what contributes to problem behaviors and how to work with children to promote positive behaviors. Examine the effects of the classroom environment on children’s behaviors.

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    This course is designed to help child care providers and directors learn how to create an inclusive child care environment for all children. During this course, we learn why children use challenging behavior, what you can do to prevent it, and how to effectively respond when prevention is not enough.

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