All courses

Learn how and why to use the Ages & Stages Questionnaire, a developmental screening tool, in your child care program.

In this training you will learn about OSHA’s Bloodborne Pathogen Standard (BBP), what an Exposure Control Plan consists of and how to minimize the spread of disease.

Explore ways to bring the words and art of Eric Carle alive in your program!

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. 

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.

How can we help children understand and handle their feelings of anger? Discover ways to teach children this important self-control skill.

Children will learn when you use these easy and active math lessons. This class includes engaging activities, how to make and use simple materials, and other ideas to help teach children basic math skills.

Learn why music is such an important teaching tool and gain some strategies for using it every day.

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

Learn the science behind why some children are picky eaters and discover ways you can help picky eaters. This class also covers nutrition tips and tricks and ways to make mealtime a more pleasant experience.

Ensuring a lifetime of healthy teeth starts early. In this class we will learn ways to support and promote oral health in the child care setting. This class will help you implement a tooth brush routine. You will also learn about activities and behaviors that encourage and promote oral health and prevent tooth decay for all ages, and ways you can partner with parents about the importance of oral health.

This class covers Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Shaken Baby Syndrome to meet the requirements of Child Care Licensing in Michigan.

When you identify and reduce stress in your life, then you will be able to help prevent stress in your child care program.

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

Learn to recognize the signs of readiness and gain some tips for successful toilet training.