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Why use Care Courses? Because they're convenient, affordable and you learn so much!

Shawn"I am having a ball doing these courses. So much of it is very interesting and also touches a lot on what I learned in college. I decided to go into child care and my director recommended me to take the CDA course. I think it is great."

Shawn in New York
jane“I just want to say I enjoyed taking this online class. It’s was very easy to complete online, since I’m not much of a computer person. It was nice to work on it when it fit my hours."

Danielle in Wisconsin

Zoica“Everything went very well! I received all of my certificates in a very timely manner! I love your program and am recommending it to other staff members in our organization! I plan on using your program in the very near future myself! Thank you for such a great service!”

Lynn in California

Care Courses offers distance-learning courses for child care providers and parents. Use our childcare professional development clock hours for most US States continuing education inservice requirements and registries, for CDA Certification (Child Development Associate Credential), for CDA Renewal and for NAC Renewal. All our professional development courses give both Clock Hours and IACET CEUs.

Our informative child care training programs can be completed anywhere and at any time. Study at home, at the park, or wherever is most convenient for you. Our friendly, knowledgeable instructors offer unlimited free student support by phone or email, and are always happy to help!

Early childhood child care training can be fun, interesting, and relevant to your daily work and experience! We've been offering professional development classes for over 30 years; we love what we do and truly want to make your experience fantastic.

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Courses by Topic


Below is a listing of Care Courses sorted by some topics of interest. Please note that these topics do not always correspond with topics as they are defined by your state or area. If your state has a specific knowledge area, competency or topic requirements, please choose your state's information page by clicking here to view courses and information for your state.

Please click on a course title below to view information about that course.
 

1. Infants
2. Toddlers
3. Preschoolers
4. Infants/Toddlers/Preschoolers
5. Toddlers/Preschoolers
6. School-Age Children
7. Introductory courses
8. Communications
9. Diversity
10. Health and Safety
13. Special Needs
14. Social and Emotional Development
15. Other important and interesting topics
16. For Directors and Administrators
18. For All Providers (Center and Family)
Abuse and Neglect: a Caregiver's Guide to Child Abuse
ADHD
The Art of Child Care
Biting Hurts!
Child Development and Guidance
Children with Special Needs: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Children with Special Needs: Physical Disabilities
Children's Challenging Behaviors
Conferencing with Parents
Creating Schedules and Routines
Day by Day with Toddlers: Curriculum Planning for Ages 12-24 Months
Discipline in Child Care
The Early Childhood Professional
Early Childhood Stress: Serious Stress in Children's Lives
Emergency Preparedness in Child Care
Family Diversity
First Steps in Child Care: An Orientation
Friendly Environments, Safe Environments
Fun and Fitness: Addressing Childhood Obesity
Great Beginnings: An Introduction to Child Care
Great Days with Kids: Curriculum and Lesson Planning
Imagination at Play
Infants in Child Care
A Joyful Life of Caregiving
Keeping Infants Safe
Language Development in Infants
Lead Safety in Child Care
Let's Play Outdoors
The Magic of Play
Making Learning Fun
Managing Health and Safety in Child Care
Many Ways to Learn for Toddlers and Preschoolers
Mixed-Age Groups in Early Childhood Programs
Nurturing Children's Self-Esteem
Observing, Recording, and Assessing Children's Development
Parents and Child Care
Partnerships with Parents
Preschoolers in Child Care
Preventing Child Abuse and Helping Its Victims
Principles of Child Development and Learning
The Road to Reading
Safe Baby, Safe Child
Sanitation for Disease Prevention in Early Childhood Programs
Social-Emotional Development in Young Children
Stress and Day Care
Sun Safety
Supporting Breastfeeding in Child Care
Toddlers in Child Care
Toilet Learning
Transitions and Other Troublesome Times
Transportation Safety
Understanding and Managing Allergies in Child Care
Understanding Children
Understanding Each Other: Communicating with Families, Staff and Your Community