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Preventing and Controlling Disease, and Immunizations 1.5 hours
Preventing and Controlling Disease, and Immunizations. Learn how to minimize the spread of infectious disease by implementing effective ways to assure the health and safety of children and caregivers. This class covers bloodborne pathogens, practices to reduce illness, use of universal precautions, and immunizations. This class meets the licensing requirement. Licensing only requires this to be completed once.
Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ3)
Learn how and why to use the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ3), a developmental screening tool, in your child care program.

Biting Prevention

Sometimes children bite! Learn what is behind this behavior and how you can best manage it.

Caring for a Child with Autism
This class is designed to help you care for a child who has already been diagnosed with Autism or Asperger Syndrome or something else on the Autism spectrum of disorders.
Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention
In this class students will review the signs of abuse and neglect, learn about the effects of abuse and neglect on children, and what can be done do to help prevent abuse and neglect. This class includes information about child care workers’ responsibilities to report suspected abuse and neglect.
Diversity
This class will help you embrace diversity and become more culturally competent. This class will also give you ideas that support and help you to implement diversity in your programs and homes with young children.
Healthy Sexual Development
Explore normal sexual development in children. Learn how to talk to parents about embarrassing situations. Policies and procedures will also be covered.
Learning in Motion
Learn fun and easy ideas that help children develop skills they need to be ready for school and that help keep their bodies physically fit. The importance of motor and movement skills development will also be reviewed.
Mad Feelings
How can we help children understand and handle their feelings of anger? Discover ways to teach children this important self-control skill.
Play is the Answer!
As Early Childhood Professionals we know play is important. In this class we will explore why play is critical and some strategies to make it happen for young children.
Ready to Read
In this class you will learn about early literacy and how to foster it. You will also learn about engaging and fun activities that will help children be ready to learn to read when they start school. This class also reviews literacy milestones, red flags and kindergarten readiness skills.
Supporting Children's Mental Health
This class is about fostering emotional, social and behavioral health. Learn ways to build children's social-emotional skills and self-regulation skills. It also covers the importance of primary caregivers and parents' attachment/relationships with young children. These things have a positive impact on early childhood development, school, and life.
Teaching About Death and Dying & Responding to Grief
The goal of the class is to promote an understanding of and dialogue with young children about ideas, concerns and questions regarding death and dying. It also reviews how children may react and ways to help children experiencing grief.
Teaching Children to Solve Problems

Learn effective strategies for solving conflict, and how to teach and empower children to use these strategies.

TLC Toilet Learning Considerations
In this class students will learn to recognize the signs of readiness, learn techniques for helping the child be successful, and learn ways to work with parents on this important developmental milestone.