THIS 3 HOUR COURSE REPLACES THE ORIGINAL 6 HOUR ELDS LEVEL 1 TRAINING. YOU CAN NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR BOTH TRAININGS. IF YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE 6 HOUR COURSE, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE CREDIT FOR TAKING THE 3 HOUR COURSE. THE CONTENT HAS BEEN CONDENSED TO A SHORTER TIME FRAME. The Early Learning & Development Standards training provides a three hour overview of Ohio’s Birth to Kindergarten Entry Early Learning and Development Standards and their purpose in early care and education environments. This session provides a brief history of standards-based education, school readiness factors, and the linkage between standards and practice in early care and education settings. The session will address the structure of Ohio Early Learning and Development Standards and provides an overview of each domain within the standards. Completion of this Overview Session fulfills the requirement for completion of the Level 1 training prior to taking Level 2 and Level 3 modules within this series.

Instructor – Wendy Thompson