CSEFEL: Infant Toddler Module 2

STARS Required course; Open to all providers Participants must attend both sessions to receive credit KB: Child Guidance, Family & Community Partnerships CDA: Establish positive and productive relationships with families, support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance CEU’s available for this course *Please Note: All participants must take Introduction to CSEFEL, then Module 1, then [...]

Introduction to CSEFEL

STARS Required course; Open to all providers KB: Professionalism, Child Growth and Development CDA: Maintain a commitment to professionalism, To support social and emotional development and to provide positive guidance *Please Note: All participants must take Introduction to CSEFEL, then Module 1, then Module 2, then Overview of 3, then Module 3a and finish with Module [...]

CSEFEL: Preschool Module 2

STARS Required course; Open to all providers Participants must attend both sessions to receive credit KB: Chld Guidance, Enviromental Design CDA: Establis and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment, Support social and emotional development and to provide postive guidance CEU’s available for this course *Please Note: All participants must take Introduction to CSEFEL, then Module [...]

Creative Enviroments: Inviting Spaces to Promote Play

Come join us as we explore different environments! open to all providers KB: Curriculum, Environmental Design CDA: Establish and maintain a safe, healthy learning environment

New Provider Orientation

Required for family and group child care providers to attend within the first 60 days of certification. The morning session is reviewing licensing paperwork and requirements with our local licensor The  afternoon session reviews health, safety, child development/well-being, discipline/guidance, nutrition/food safety, and best business practices with FCMT.

Northern Counties: LCP/LCI

Required for LCP/LCIs to attend within 60 days of approval. The class reviews health, safety, nutrition/food safety, mandatory reporting, child abuse prevention, immunizations, child development/well-being, and best business practices related to Best Beginnings Scholarship Program and an overview of the services available to providers for professional development.

Child Care Health Advocate (CCHA) Comprehensive Course

Gain information about the role of a Child Care Health Advocate with content areas related to health, safety and quality, including policy development and implementation. Work through 9 modules in 90 days to receive 20 hours of professional development.

CCHA Module 1: The Role of a Child Care Health Advocate

This module describes the role and activities of a Child Care Health Advocate.  It identifies ways the CCHA can educate early childhood staff and families about health and safety policies.

CCHA Module 2: Preventing and Managing Illness

This module describes prevention measures to reduce the spread of infectious disease in early childhood programs and presents resources to assist early childhood staff to manage illness in programs.

CCHA Module 3: Staff Health

This module describes the five major occupational hazards in early care and education programs and describes measures to prevent and manage these occupational hazards.

CCHA Module 4: Injury Prevention

This module describes common injuries to children in early childhood programs and identifies primary injury prevention resources to assist and support early childhood staff.

CCHA Module 5: Oral Health

This module describes risk factors for tooth decay in early childhood, how providers can help prevent tooth decay through healthy practices and through the education of families in their programs, and how providers can develop community resources on oral health.

CCHA Module 6: Children with Special Needs

This module describes special terms and definitions related to special needs, legal rights of children with special needs, special health care plans, and building partnerships with families.

CCHA Module 7: Social and Emotional Development in Children

This module describes factors that impact development, the meaning of behavior, assessing behavior through observation and screening, and working with families and community resources to address behavior.

CCHA Module 8: Medical Home and Preventive Health Care

This module describes preventive health care, the importance of health assessments and developmental screening, and identifies tools an early childhood provider can use to monitor child health and refer children to care.

CCHA Module 9: Emergency Preparedness

This module describes types of emergencies that early childhood programs may encounter, preparing staff, children, and families to respond to emergencies, and helping children and adults cope with emergencies.

Medication Administration I Correspondence Course

STARS Medication Administration I and II Correspondence Course

STARS required course for any provider administering medications. Correspondence courses can be picked up at the office (encouraged for Centers requesting multiple courses) or mailed.  If paying online, please call our office and let Amy at the front desk know who is signed up for the course, how many you are requesting, and if you [...]

Medication Administration II Correspondence Course