Courses

This course focuses on the importance of early childhood screening, what developmental screening entails, and how to utilize the ASQ-3 questionnaire appropriately. Hours: 2 Training Level: 3 Core Content Area: 5 CDA Subject Area: 7

This 2-hour course explains what theories are in early education and just a few of the great theories that helped shape the field of early education. In this class, we talk about Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson, Montessori, and Gardner. Then after learning about theorists in Early Education, we go into three philosophies of the field. Even though neither one of these lists are extensive, you will be able to understand the importance of theories and philosophies in early education and how it has shaped our field.

This course focuses on the importance of play and how the reduction of play can be detrimental to a child's health. The class also explores the benefits of play, how to increase active play for kiddos, and its importance. Hours: 2 Training level: 2 Core Content Areas: 1 & 4 CDA Content: 1 & 2

This Course was designed for the cooks as well as the teachers in a learning center. You will learn the Why, How, and the When of cooking in the classroom. LEARNING LEVEL: 1 CDA: 1,2 CORE CONTENT 1,4 HOURS: 2

In this course, you will learn: What Makes an Early Childhood Classroom Different, How the Classroom Layout Affects Learning, the Classroom Must-Haves, Creating an Organized Space, and more! Display Students’ Work and Art

This course explains the importance of a multicultural environment using a developmentally appropriate curriculum. You will learn how to plan activities intentionally and enhance the multicultural areas in your room. Hours: 2 Training Level: 2 Core Content Areas: 4,6 CDA Areas: 2,4

This is the first course of a series of training for directors and other administrators within an early childhood educational facility. This course will go over roles and responsibilities within a center and tips on how to handle each topic. HOURS: 2 TRAINING LEVEL: 3 CORE CONTENT: 7 CDA Subject Area: 5

This course explains the importance of nutrition in Early Childhood Development and explains ways of incorporating appropriate nutrition within your early education classroom. Hours-2 Core Content Area: 2 CDA Content Area: 2 Training Level: 2

This course gives support for providers to enhance family engagement within the center. Hours: 1 Training Level 2 Core Content 6 CDA area 4.

Throughout this course, you will gain detailed insight into emergent literacy instruction. LEARNING LEVEL: 3 CDA:2  CORE CONTENT: 1,4 HOURS 4

In this class, you will learn: Ways to promote wellness Ways to maintain a germ-free and sanitary setting, How to perform health checks, Ways to maintain health records, Procedure for handwashing, toileting, and nap time.

This 2-hour course looks at the many aspects of keeping children safe. Even though it is not everything it brings the information together about the importance of supervision, hazards that can be silent and deadly along with ways to eliminate those hazards. This course also looks at the new recommendations of safe sleep and how to monitor and manage the safety of the program.

Training Information:

Training level: 1

Training hours: 2

CDA Content area: 1

Core Content area: 2

In the course, we will be learning about how Music develops areas of Math, Language, Motor Skills, and even Social and Emotional development.   Hours: 2 Training Level: 1 Core Content: 4 CDA Content: 1&3

This is a two-hour class that explains the importance of observation and assessment within the early childhood classroom.  It goes in-depth on what assessment is, how assessment is necessary for strong development of young children and how observation can assist in obtaining the information needed for accurate assessment information.  This course also explains the different ways to observe and how to appropriately document and store information obtained. Course Details: Hours: 2 Training Level: 2 Core Content: 5 CDA Content: 7

This class looks at child development and its importance within early education. We dig into how development occurs and how as early education professionals, you can support the development of each child you have within your classroom. Training Details: Training Hours: 2 Training Level:1 Core Content: 1 CDA Subject Area: 8

This course will also look at the importance of stress management, professional development, equality within the child care center, and how to partner with parents and families. Hours: 2 Training Level 3 Core Content Area: 3 CDA Subject Area: 4 & 6

This Course explains how storytelling promotes children’s cognitive and literacy development and how it provides a critical bridge between the oral language of early childhood and the more mature language of reading and writing. Hours-2 Core Content: 1 &4 CDA 2&8 Training Level 3

This four hour course goes over active supervision, how to read and understand state regulations, professionalism within safety, and playground safety in the early childhood environment. Training Information Training Hours - 4 Training Level - 2 CDA Content - 1 Core Content - 1

In this course, you find out what a Rainbow plate entails, its benefits, and how important it can be in developing healthy eating habits. LEARNING LEVEL: 1 CDA: 2 CORE CONTENT: 2 HOURS: 2

This course explains the importance and benefits of art and how children develop specific skills through art and learn about "process over product" while gaining great tips on incorporating art within your classroom. Hours: 2 Training level: 3 Core Content Area: 1 CDA Areas: 3&7  

The bloodborne pathogen training program has been developed to satisfy all regulations. We help you maintain compliance while ensuring the highest quality training material available. In this class, you will learn how and why to understand Bloodborne Pathogens and how to use an EpiPen. LEARNING LEVEL: 1 CDA:1 CORE CONTENT: 2 TRAINING HOURS: 2

This course explains the importance of communication within the classroom giving concrete descriptions of how to implement effective conversations with children to enhance their language abilities. Hours; 3 Training Level: 2 Core Content Areas: 1,4 CDA Subject Areas: 2,3

The class is required by the state of KY within the first 90 days of employment. Hours: 6 Training Level: 1