Pennsylvania Approved Self-Paced Trainings

Pre-K

  • This 3 hour training is approved for 0.3 IACET CEU's and meets requirements for Pennsylvania (PQAS). This training is ACT 48 approved.

  • Did you know- research shows math language predicts later math AND reading skills!

    You can foster a strong math foundation with the children you care for just by talking and using math vocabulary in your everyday conversations, it's that simple!

    You will also leave the training with toy, book, and game suggestions to use in your childcare as well as handouts to provide to families so they can support math language at home!

  • At the end of this training you will be able to:

    1. Describe gender stereotypes and how it impacts math learning

    2. State what it means to follow the child’s lead and guide the interaction

    3. Name 5 key math concepts to focus on from birth through preschool

  • Resources: This training includes 6 digital guides- one for each math concept you learn! They are packed with activities, videos, suggested books and toys, parent handouts, and more!

    Assessment: At the end of the training is a 10 question multiple choice quiz. You must pass with an 80% but don't worry, you get 3 opportunities to take and pass the quiz!

    Completion Deadline: This training expires 6 months from the date of purchase. The course must be successfully completed by the expiration date in order to receive a certificate. Don't forget to download and save the supplemental resources too!

    Refunds: There are no refunds.

  • This 3 hour training is approved for 0.3 IACET CEU's and meets requirements for Pennsylvania (PQAS). This training is ACT 48 approved.

  • In this training, participants will delve into understanding and supporting autistic children through a neurodiversity-affirming lens while learning directly from a Pediatric Speech Therapist.

    The goal is to equip you with the knowledge of what autism is and is not as well as debunk “old school” ways of supporting children with autism and learn new best practices. 

    You will leave the training with the tools you need to feel confident caring for a neurodiverse child while supporting their language, sensory processing system, and play!

  • At the end of this training, you will be able to:

    1. Identify the 3 main characteristics of Autism.

    2. Identify 5 different ways to support the sensory environment to meet an autistic child’s needs.  

    3. Identify neurodiversity affirming ways to play with an autistic child. 

  • Resources: This course includes four digital guides! The guides total more than 90 pages of handouts packed full of information for you and families you care for!

    Assessment: At the end of the training is a 10 question multiple choice quiz. You must pass with an 80% but don't worry, you get 3 opportunities to take and pass the quiz!

    Completion Deadline: This training expires 6 months from the date of purchase. The course must be successfully completed by the expiration date in order to receive a certificate. Don't forget to download and save the supplemental resources too!

    Refunds: There are no refunds.

  • This 3 hour training is approved for 0.3 IACET CEU's and meets requirements for Pennsylvania (PQAS). This training is not ACT 48 approved.

  • Looking to incorporate sign language in your childcare? This training is for you!

    Learn the many benefits of using sign language with infants, toddlers, and preschool age children that are both typically developing and have special needs.

    Then have opportunities to watch videos and practice signs you can use during your everyday routines!

    You will also learn ways to incorporate sign into your curriculum and how to create a supportive environment that fosters signs at your childcare setting and with your families!

  • At the end of this training, you will be able to:

    1. Identify populations of children that benefit from using sign language. 

    2. List 3 benefits of signing to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

    3. List routines within their day and curriculum where they can implement signing to children.

  • Resources: This training includes 3 digital guides packed with research, ideas for when and where to use signs, video tutorials you can access at anytime, and handouts for parents!

    Assessment: At the end of the training is a 10 question multiple choice quiz. You must pass with an 80% but don't worry, you get 3 opportunities to take and pass the quiz!

    Completion Deadline: This training expires 6 months from the date of purchase. The course must be successfully completed by the expiration date in order to receive a certificate. Don't forget to download and save the supplemental resources too!

    Refunds: There are no refunds.

  • This 3 hour training is approved for 0.3 IACET CEU's and meets requirements for Pennsylvania (PQAS). This training is ACT 48 approved.

  • The training is designed to equip childcare providers with the knowledge and skills necessary to support and enhance fine motor development for handwriting.

    Participants will learn what fine motor skills develop and when starting at infancy through age 5.

    You will leave the training with play ideas, table top activities, and toy suggestions that support later handwriting skills.

    The training also gives you recommendation for equipment for common skills like pencil grasp and cutting, how to support children with fine motor delays, and FAQ’s like "Does writing on a tablet support handwriting?" will be answered.     

  • At the end of this training, you will be able to:

    1. Identify fine motor milestones for the birth to 5 year old.

    2.Identify fine motor activities for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

    3. Identify strategies to promote pencil grasp and facilitate scissor skills.

  • Resources: This training includes a comprehensive handbook with milestone checklists, toy and activity suggestions for fine motor development, printable activities, and more!

    Assessment: At the end of the training is a 10 question multiple choice quiz. You must pass with an 80% but don't worry, you get 3 opportunities to take and pass the quiz!

    Completion Deadline: This training expires 6 months from the date of purchase. The course must be successfully completed by the expiration date in order to receive a certificate. Don't forget to download and save the supplemental resources too!

    Refunds: There are no refunds.

  • This 3 hour training is approved for 0.3 IACET CEU's and meets requirements for Pennsylvania (PQAS). This training is ACT 48 approved.

  • This training explores strategies behind creating interactive and engaging interiors that stimulate language development and peer interactions. 

    We will delve into principles for effective interactions between you and the children you care for, classroom design that supports peer interactions, and practical strategies for grouping children for maximum engagement. 

    We will also problem solve how to support children that are not engaging socially with their peers. 

    By the end of the training, you will feel confident optimizing your furniture and layout, establishing learning centers, supporting language development, and fostering positive peer interactions.

  • At the end of this training, you will be able to:

    1. identify the two main elements that make an interactive classroom. 

    2. Name at least 1 way you can arrange the environment to promote interactions. 

    3. Identify the best way to group children for learning experiences. 

    4. Identify ways to involve children with delays in peer play.

  • Resources: This training includes a digital handbook.

    Assessment: At the end of the training is a 10 question multiple choice quiz. You must pass with an 80% but don't worry, you get 3 opportunities to take and pass the quiz!

    Completion Deadline: This training expires 6 months from the date of purchase. The course must be successfully completed by the expiration date in order to receive a certificate. Don't forget to download and save the supplemental resources too!

    Refunds: There are no refunds.

  • This 3 hour training is approved for 0.3 IACET CEU's and meets requirements for Pennsylvania (PQAS). This training is ACT 48 approved.

  • It can be frustrating for both you and a child when you don’t understand what they said.  This training provides information on speech sound development from 1-6 years old so caretakers know what sounds a child should be saying at specific ages. 

    Providers will learn quick and easy strategies to support speech development and respond in ways that reduces frustrations.

    These strategies can be implemented throughout the day, during natural routines! 

    Providers will also learn the answers to frequently asked questions such as how to support dual language learners speech, when to be concerned, and common things that have a negative impact on sound development.

  • At the end of this training, you will be able to:

    1)  Participants will name early developing and later developing sounds.

    2)Participants will name 3 RIGHT WAYS to respond that increase speech sound development.

    3) Participants will demonstrate how to respond when you do not understand what a child said.

    4)  Answer FAQ’s that relate to speech sound development.

  • Resources: This training includes a digital handbook packed with easy to read speech sound development charts by age, typical and atypical sound errors with examples, and more!

    Assessment: At the end of the training is a 10 question multiple choice quiz. You must pass with an 80% but don't worry, you get 3 opportunities to take and pass the quiz!

    Completion Deadline: This training expires 6 months from the date of purchase. The course must be successfully completed by the expiration date in order to receive a certificate. Don't forget to download and save the supplemental resources too!

    Refunds: There are no refunds.

  • This 3 hour training is approved for 0.3 IACET CEU's and meets requirements for Pennsylvania (PQAS). This training is ACT 48 approved.

  • 25-35% of typically developing children have some sort of feeding problem.

    Learn ways you can support getting baby ready for solids, how to handle gagging, throwing food, picky eating, food refusal, and more! 

    This training is also packed with information about the nutritional needs and serving size recommendations, how to include diverse cultures, and information on when to be concerned.

  • By the end of the training, participants will:

    1. Identify 5 ways to support getting baby ready for solid foods.

    2. Name 1 possible solution to common problems that occur at meal times. 

    3. Identify the nutritional needs of children from 6 months to 5 years.

  • Resources: This training includes 5 digital downloads organized by baby, toddler, and preschool age content with more than 60 pages total of information, parent checklists, video examples, quick tips, suggested feeding tools to support mealtime struggles, and so much more!

    Assessment: At the end of the training is a 10 question multiple choice quiz. You must pass with an 80% but don't worry, you get 3 opportunities to take and pass the quiz!

    Completion Deadline: This training expires 6 months from the date of purchase. The course must be successfully completed by the expiration date in order to receive a certificate. Don't forget to download and save the supplemental resources too!

    Refunds: There are no refunds.