Story telling is so important and can be so much fun! This class examines numerous ideas to enhance your classroom story time. We will look at how to select books, introduce stories, make and use a wide variety of props and how to involve children with story time in your classroom.   Instructor: Amy Owens

Learn how to use social media to promote your child care business. This session takes a look at effective best practices and how they can help you grow your business. Learn when to post to reach the most people, what platforms will work the best for your business, how to set social media goals, and […]

Surviving School Age highlights when school agers require all-day care, specifically during holidays, breaks, and planned/unplanned days off. This session focuses on enhancing all-day care while considering the school program and exploring age appropriate activities. Summer challenges and solutions for administrators, teachers, and school agers will also be discussed in detail.   Instructor: Mary Jo […]

Research has shown that quality programs have a positive impact on child outcomes, school readiness and school success. What is a quality program and how does a program’s vision and desires for the children they care for align with quality measures? Training participants will explore these topics, including quality environment and interaction indicators, and various […]

Infant and toddler biting in group care is one of the most difficult issues that programs, families, teachers and children have to deal with. This training will address why infants and toddlers bite in group care including the three types of biting. Through the use of real-life written scenarios, participants will explore how to reduce […]

Infants & toddlers need to be provided with intentional opportunities to support development and learning. Creating lesson plans assists teachers in creating these intentional learning opportunities and helps teachers prepare their activities and environment in an organized and effective manner. Participants will explore the benefits & the 5 phase process of lesson planning.   Instructor […]

This training will help early childhood and school-age educators, administrators, and other personnel implement strategies on how to guide children's behavior in positive ways. They will learn how to set up an environment that minimizes challenging behaviors from the start and how to teach children appropriate social behaviors, both explicitly and implicitly. Participants will also […]

This training is designed for those early learning and development teachers who are required to administer the Early learning Assessment. This training will review the purpose and structure of the assessment, gathering evidence to use for scoring assessment items, administration for students with disabilities, administration for English Language Learners, reporting assessment results, communicating with families […]

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 […]

This module is an introduction to social and emotional development and learning during the preschool years, ages 3-5, and is aligned to Ohio's Early Learning and Development Standards in the Social Emotional domain. This level II training is for direct service early childhood teachers and professionals to introduce and explore the ELDS content, and offer […]