Introduction to Child Safety Seats for Child Care Providers is designed to provide child care providers with basic knowledge on the correct selection, usage, and installation of child safety seats. This course qualifies for 2 clock hours of credit. 

Radon will teach what radon is and how to test for radon. It additionally will explain how radon can be a risk for children as well as adults. 

One of the most challenging aspects of caring for children is deciding upon a style of discipline that is appropriate, effective, and in the best interest of each child. Students who enroll in this course will learn about the strengths and weaknesses of various disciplinary styles and explore strategies for setting and enforcing healthy limits. This course qualifies for 1 clock hour of credit.  

This short educational module covers the when, what, and how much of child feeding recommendations are based on the USDA MyPyramid and the American Academy of Pediatrics. 

This course will discuss common triggers and ways to reduce those triggers in the indoor environment. This course qualifies for 2 clock hours of credit for child care professionals.  

This course is designed to provide child care providers with a basic understanding of infant and toddler development from birth to 36 months. Content covered in this course includes an overview of the principles of infant and toddler development, a presentation of the five primary domains of development, and suggested activities for enhancing development in all five areas. This course qualifies for 2 clock hours of credit.  

This course examines the role of play in contributing to the healthy development of preschool-age children. Students who enroll in this course will learn why play should be an important component of every child care program, how to organize indoor and outdoor play space, and how to involve children in fun, creative, and inexpensive play activities. This course qualifies for 1 clock hour of credit.  

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. This course qualifies for 1 clock hour of credit.  

Helping children develop a healthy self-esteem is an important goal of early childhood education. Children with a healthy self-esteem, compared to their peers with an unhealthy self-esteem, tend to be happier, more confident in their abilities, and less afraid of failure. Students who enroll in this course will learn about the concept of self-esteem, how to distinguish between healthy and unhealthy self-esteem, and how to foster children’s self-esteem in early childhood settings. This course qualifies for 1 clock hour of credit.  

Literacy skills are essential to success in school and later life. Students who enroll in this course will learn about the various components of emergent literacy, strategies for promoting early literacy development in children, and how to create a literacy-rich early childhood environment. This course qualifies for 1 clock hour of credit.  

Leer y escribir son destrezas sumamente importantes para tener éxito en la escuela y en la vida. Estudiantes que se inscriben en este curso aprenderán sobre varios componentes de la literatura emergente, estrategias para adelantar y promover lectura y escritura en los años preescolares y cómo crear y mantener un ambiente que asegura el desarrollo de esa lectura y escritura para estos niños . Este curso cualifica para 1 hora de contacto (1 clock hour) de crédito.  

Dealing with conflict between children can be extremely frustrating for child care providers; however, peer conflict is an entirely normal part of growing up. Students who enroll in this course will learn about the positive and negative aspects of children´s conflict, why children engage in frequent conflict with their peers, and how to effectively manage children´s conflicts by teaching them age-appropriate conflict resolution skills. This course qualifies for 1 clock hour of credit.  

A disaster or emergency situation can occur when we least expect. It is especially important to be prepared in a child care setting since infants and children may be physically and/or developmentally unable to protect themselves. Child care facilities that have a plan in place and practice it on a regular basis are better able to protect the children in their care. This course is designed to present child care providers with the tools necessary to develop an effective disaster preparedness plan along with guidance on how to assemble a disaster supplies kit for childcare facilities. This self-paced course was developed with the busy working professional in mind. The course is comprised of a pre-test, course content, post-test, learning activities along with emergency plan templates and checklists. You can log onto the course to study the materials as many times as you wish before taking the final exam.  

Asbestos and Lead will teach you how children can be affected by these two environmental pollutants and how to reduce their exposure. 

Biological Pollutants will teach you what biological pollutant are and how they get into child care facilities. It will also teach you ways to remove or control the various biological pollutants. 

Combustion Pollutants are gases that are produced from the burning of fossil fuels and tobacco. This course will teach you about common combustion pollutants found in facilities and how they affect the well being of young children.