The ZERO TO THREE Critical Competencies for Infant-Toddler Educators™ Professional Development Mini-Series: Supporting Social-Emotional Development provides opportunities for infant-toddler educators to explore, understand, and practice critical interactions with infants and toddlers that support and nurture their social-emotional development and learning. The series is designed for educators who work in home or center-based group settings with […]

This module is an introduction to language and literacy development and learning during the infant/toddler stages, birth to 36 months and is aligned to Ohio's Early Learning and Development Standards in the Language and Literacy domain. This level II training is for direct service early childhood teachers and professionals to introduce and explore the ELDS […]

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 […]