Courses

Learn the importance of early childhood screening and how to effectively use the ASQ-3. This course guides participants through administration, interpretation, and follow-up steps to support children's developmental growth in early learning settings. Hours: 3 Training Level: 3 Core Content Area: 5 CDA Subject Area: 7

In this class, Participants will be able to: define autism, explain the autism spectrum, list some of the early warning signs of autism, describe some of the behaviors associated with autism, explain some of the risk factors associated with autism, explain the steps to take if a child could possibly be on the autism spectrum. 2-Hour Core Content: 1&4 CDA 2&8 Training Level 3

Discover why play is crucial for child development. Learn the benefits of free and guided play, outdoor play, and how to create meaningful play experiences that foster growth, creativity, and lifelong learning. Hours: 2 Training level: 2 Core Content Areas: 1 & 4 CDA Content: 1 & 2

Discover the benefits of cooking with children in early education. Learn how to safely engage young learners, plan hands-on cooking activities, and use cooking to support cognitive, motor, and social-emotional development in a fun and meaningful way. TRAINING LEVEL: 1 CDA: 1,2 CORE CONTENT 1,4 HOURS: 2

Learn how to design an engaging and organized early childhood classroom. Discover best practices for layout, essential materials, organization, and displaying student work to create an environment that fosters learning, creativity, and a sense of belonging. TRAINING LEVEL: 1 CDA AREAS: 1 CORE CONTENT: 1 HOURS: 2

Learn how to create a diverse and inclusive early childhood environment. Discover strategies for integrating multicultural materials, aligning with ITERS and ECERS, and engaging families to support cultural awareness and belonging in your classroom. Hours: 2 Training Level: 2 Core Content Areas: 4,6 CDA Areas: 2,4

Learn how to develop and teach effective classroom rules to support positive behavior. Explore strategies for preventing challenging behaviors, reinforcing expectations, and creating a structured, engaging, and supportive learning environment for young children. LEARNING LEVEL: 1 CDA: 1,4 CORE CONTENT: 2 HOURS: 2

Gain essential leadership and management skills for child care directors. Learn strategies for staff engagement, communication, performance management, and professional development to successfully lead a high-quality early childhood program. Training Level: 3 Core Content: 7 CDA Subject Area: 5 Hours: 2

Explore the impact of nutrition on child development. Learn how to support healthy eating habits, address picky eating, and create positive mealtime experiences that promote growth, learning, and overall well-being in young children. Hours-2 Core Content Area: 2 CDA Content Area: 2 Training Level: 2

Discover effective strategies for enhancing family engagement in early childhood programs. Learn how to foster parent-school collaboration, utilize technology for communication, and create meaningful connections that support children's learning and development. Hours: 1 Training Level 2 Core Content 6 CDA area 4.

Explore emergent literacy and joint reading strategies to support early reading skills. Learn how to create a literacy-rich classroom, implement responsive reading practices, and build a toolkit to foster young children's language and literacy development. TRAINING LEVEL: 3 CDA:2  CORE CONTENT: 1,4 HOURS 4

Learn how to manage challenging behaviors in early childhood classrooms. Explore resilience-building strategies, behavior prevention techniques, and positive reinforcement methods to create a supportive learning environment that fosters self-regulation and emotional growth in young children. Training Level:2 Core Content: 1 CDA Content: 3 Training Hours:3

This 3-hour course is designed to explore the many aspects of keeping children safe. It brings together information about the importance of supervision, silent hazards that can be life-threatening, and ways to eliminate those hazards. This course also looks at the new recommendations for safe sleep, as well as how to monitor and manage the safety of the program. A quiz at the end of each module tests your knowledge as you progress. Course Details: Training Level 1 Core Content Area: 2 Training Hours: 3

Learn how to recognize allergic reactions and properly use an EpiPen in emergencies. This course covers allergen awareness, anaphylaxis response, and essential steps to ensure the safety and well-being of children in early childhood settings. LEARNING LEVEL: 1 CDA:1 CORE CONTENT: 2 TRAINING HOURS: 1

Learn the importance of developmental screening in early education. Explore screening tools, key developmental areas, family engagement strategies, and implementation methods to support children's growth and early intervention efforts. Training Level:2 Core Content Area: 5 CDA Content Area: 7 Training Hours: 3

This self-paced training helps early childhood professionals understand and apply the ECERS-3 to improve classroom quality, support developmentally appropriate practices, and prepare for assessments. Suitable for individuals or teams aiming to enhance early learning environments. Training Level: 2, Training Hours: 3, Core: 2, 4 CDA: 1,2

Explore the developmental milestones of school-age children (6–12 years) and learn strategies to support their cognitive, social-emotional, physical, and language growth. This training equips educators with evidence-based tools to create inclusive, nurturing environments for lifelong success. Training Level - 3 Training Hours - 2 Core Content - 1 & 4 CDA Content - 2 & 8

This three-hour course is designed to review and explain what child development theories are in early education and why those theories are important to the field. In it, we explore several theories that have made their marks in early education. We review the theories of Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson, Montessori, and Gardner alongside the philosophies of learning derived from their works; including Montessori, Reggio, and Warldof. We will also examine how these systems function within the different types of structures that shape our early education classrooms. A quiz at the end of each module tests your knowlege as you progress. Course Details Training Level 1 Core Content Area: 1 Training Hours: 3

Learn how to promote wellness and maintain a sanitary environment in early childhood settings. This course covers health checks, record-keeping, handwashing, toileting, and nap-time procedures to ensure a safe, healthy space for young children. Learning Level: 1 CDA Content: 1 Core Content: 2 Training Hours: 3

Explore the Pyramid Model for promoting social-emotional competence in infants and toddlers. Learn key definitions, social-emotional milestones, and the caregiver’s role in fostering healthy development through supportive interactions and environments. Training Level: 2 Core Content: 1 CDA Content: 3 Training Hours: 2

Explore the importance of relationships in social-emotional development. Learn how attachments form, strategies to strengthen relationships with children and families, and the impact of culture, diversity, and equity in early childhood caregiving. Level 2 Training Core: 1 CDA:3 Training Hours:2

Learn how intentional routines, schedules, and environments support social-emotional development in infants and toddlers. Explore strategies to create secure, engaging spaces that foster learning, confidence, and positive interactions between children, caregivers, and families. Training Level: 2 Core: 1 CDA: 3 Training Hours: 2

Explore how infant and toddler behavior communicates needs. Learn to use observation and self-reflection to understand influences on behavior, reframe responses, and support social-emotional development in young children and their families. Training Level:2 Core: 3 CDA: 3 Training Hours: 2

Learn how to develop emotional literacy in infants and toddlers by teaching them to identify, understand, and express emotions. Explore strategies to support emotional growth through labeling feelings, recognizing cues, and using real-life situations to build essential coping skills. Training Level: 2 Core:1 CDA:2 Training Hours: 2

Learn how to support peer interactions in infants and toddlers. Explore play skill progression, modeling friendship skills, turn-taking strategies, and creating environments that foster social-emotional development and positive peer relationships. Training Level: 2 Hours: 3 Core: 1 CDA: 3

Focusing on supporting children with social-emotional delays by providing individualized strategies for social-emotional learning. You will learn how to identify when a child needs extra support, what skills to teach, and how to embed learning into daily routines and activities. This module also covers two effective approaches for teaching new skills, planning embedded learning opportunities, and monitoring progress. Training Level: 2 Hours: 2 Core Content 1 CDA: 3 and 7

In this class, we will identify and define challenging behavior, and work to understand why challenging behavior happens. We will discuss how to gather data and implement strategies that will prevent challenging behavior. We will also discuss strategies to address or respond effectively to challenging behavior when it is present. We can work to prevent children’s challenging behavior and effectively respond when it does occur at the same time. In doing this, we can build social- emotional competence in our young learners. Course Details Training Level: 2 Hours: 3 Core: 1 CDA: 3 & 8

Music enhances children's development in math, language, motor skills, and social-emotional growth. This course explores how rhythm and melody support learning, memory, and early skills, making education more engaging and effective through music. Hours: 3 Training Level: 1 Core Content: 4 CDA Content: 1&3

Early educators play a crucial role in helping children reach their full potential by ensuring they meet developmentally appropriate goals. This course explores observation, documentation, planning, and recordkeeping to support children's growth and identify potential developmental delays. Course Details: Hours: 2 Training Level: 2 Core Content: 5 CDA Content: 7

This six-hour online course fulfills Kentucky’s orientation requirements for early care and education professionals. Covering health, safety, child abuse reporting, and best practices, it ensures compliance with DCC regulations. Participants must complete all modules with 80% accuracy to receive certification. Hours: 6 Training Level: 1 Core:1 CDA:1

This training explores strategies for fostering strong, reciprocal communication between parents and staff, addressing power struggles, and creating inclusive family engagement. Participants will learn how to align family engagement practices with Kentucky Strengthening Families Protective Factors to enhance positive outcomes.. Training Level: 1 Core Content: 6 CDA: 4 Clock Hours:3

This course explores strategies for guiding children's behavior through responsive, caring environments. Learn six key approaches, including positive guidance, addressing challenging behaviors, stopping bullying, and partnering with families to support positive social-emotional development. Training Level:1 Core Content Area:1 Cda Content Area:3 Training Hours: 3

This course helps preschool teachers manage transitions, establish routines, and promote positive behavior. Through videos, readings, and activities, participants will develop effective transition strategies to support children's learning and classroom success. Training Level:1 Training Hours: 3 Core Content: 4 CDA Content: 2,3

This course equips directors and managers with leadership skills, professionalism, stress management, and strategies for fostering equality, professional development, and strong family partnerships within child care centers. Hours: 2 Training Level 3 Core Content Area: 3 CDA Subject Area: 4 & 6

Learn the importance of oral health in young children and how to teach lifelong dental hygiene habits. This course covers tooth development, prevention, and engaging strategies to promote healthy smiles through classroom activities and family collaboration. Duration: 2 Hour Core: 2 CDA: 1 Training Level: 1

Discover how play fosters children's cognitive, social, physical, and emotional growth. Learn the risks of reduced playtime and explore strategies to enhance active play in early childhood environments for healthier, more engaged learners. Hours: 2 Training level: 2 Core Content Areas: 1 & 4 CDA Content: 1 & 2

Ignite curiosity and excitement for science in preschoolers! This course offers hands-on activities, engaging videos, and real-life examples to help educators integrate fun, meaningful science experiences into their curriculum. Training Level: 1 Training Hours: 1 CDA Content: 2 Core Content: 4

Discover the power of storytelling in early childhood! Learn how to select, prepare, and deliver engaging stories using effective techniques and materials to captivate young learners and promote language, imagination, and social development. Hours-2 Core Content: 1 &4 CDA 2&8 Training Level 3

Strengthening Business Practices for Child Care Programs equips early childhood providers with essential financial and business management skills to build sustainable programs. This first training in a four-part series focuses on understanding and maintaining critical financial records. Training Level:3 Core Content Area:7 Cda Content Area:5 Training Hours: 3

Enhance your financial knowledge and sustainability as a childcare provider. This training covers key fiscal terms, financial reports, internal controls, and best practices to strengthen your program’s financial health and long-term success. Training Level: 3 Training Hours: 3 Core Content: 7 CDA Content: 5

Learn how effective marketing strategies can enhance childcare program sustainability. This training covers marketing tools, audience targeting, communication strategies, and relationship-building to improve family engagement, retention, and referrals. Training Hours:3 Core Content: 7 CDA Content: 5 Training Level: 3

Learn best practices for recruiting, hiring, and onboarding employees. This training covers effective orientation plans, staff handbook essentials, and strategies for providing constructive feedback to build a strong, motivated team. Training Level: 3 Core Content: 7 CDA Content: 5 Hours: 3

Learn how active supervision enhances safety in early childhood settings. This course covers key supervision strategies, state regulations, playground safety, and best practices for creating a secure, engaging learning environment. Training Hours - 5 Training Level - 2 CDA Content - 1 Core Content - 1

Learn how a "Rainbow Plate" encourages children to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables. This course explores the benefits of a colorful diet and strategies for developing lifelong healthy eating habits. LEARNING LEVEL: 1 CDA: 2 CORE CONTENT: 2 HOURS: 2

Explore the benefits of art in early childhood education. Learn how art fosters skill development, the importance of "process over product," and practical tips for integrating creative experiences into your classroom. Hours: 3 Training level: 3 Core Content Area: 1 CDA Areas: 3&7  

Learn the importance of tummy time for infant development. This training covers milestones, overcoming challenges, engaging activities, and daily routines to support physical and cognitive growth while strengthening parent involvement in creating a nurturing, developmentally beneficial environment. Training Level:2 Core Content Area:1 Cda Content Area:2 Training Hours: 3

Shift from traditional discipline to supportive guidance. Learn to understand behavior as communication, use proactive strategies, and foster emotional growth. This course equips educators with tools to create positive environments that teach life skills, empathy, and self-regulation. Level 2 Core Content: 4 CDA : 3 Training Hours: 3

Learn the basics of Bloodborne Pathogens and proper EpiPen (auto-injector) usage in this essential safety training. Gain knowledge on prevention, exposure response, and emergency management to ensure a safe environment in early childhood settings and beyond. LEARNING LEVEL: 1 CDA:1 CORE CONTENT: 2 TRAINING HOURS: 2

Enhance communication in early childhood classrooms by creating language-rich environments, using open-ended questions, and fostering meaningful interactions. Learn strategies to support effective communication that promotes learning, engagement, and social development in young children. Hours; 3 Training Level: 2 Core Content Areas: 1,4 CDA Subject Areas: 2,3

Discover how to effectively implement a preschool curriculum that fosters holistic child development. Learn key components, benefits, and strategies to create a dynamic, engaging learning environment that supports both educator growth and young learners’ success.   Level 2 Hours 3 Core 4 CDA 2

The theoretical framework of democratic pedagogy as it relates to routines and transitions and gives a general overview organization and implementation. Learning Level: 2 Core Content: 1 & 4 CDA: 2 Hours: 6