Advocacy in Early Childhood Education: Tools for Change
Training to teach you practical strategies and tools to advocate for children, families, and the early childhood profession.
Course Overview
This course is for all childcare providers in center and home settings.
Empower yourself to be a voice for young children, families, and the early childhood profession. In this inspiring and practical course, you will discover how advocacy is a professional responsibility for early childhood educators and a powerful tool for creating positive change.
Whether you are advocating for one child, working to improve your program, or influencing policy at the state level, you will gain the strategies, skills, and confidence to make a difference. Real-world scenarios and customizable action tools help you take your first (or next) advocacy step with clarity and purpose.
See the course learning outcomes and topics below for more on what you will learn.
This course is offered in our online format and includes audio narration in most course sections:
Acceptance information
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This course is accepted in the following states except as otherwise indicated:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia [not yet approved]
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio [not yet approved]
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina [not yet approved]
- South Dakota
- Tennessee [not yet approved]
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- Washington, DC
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
For state-specific information, see our State Training pages.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Define advocacy in early childhood education and explain why it is important
- Identify four types of advocacy (case, administrative, legislative, and media) relevant to early childhood settings
- Explain effective strategies for advocating successfully with decision-makers and communities
- Summarize the main steps involved in developing a personal advocacy action plan for an early childhood issue
Topics covered
- What advocacy is in early childhood
- The ethical and professional role of advocates
- Case advocacy: supporting individual children and families
- Administrative advocacy: influencing program policies
- Legislative advocacy: impacting laws and public policy
- Public awareness and media advocacy
- Crafting effective EPIC messages
- Building advocacy knowledge and communication skills
- Strategies to influence decision makers
- Partnering with families, educators, and communities
- Overcoming common fears and roadblocks
- Developing a personal advocacy action plan
- Tools and templates for real-world advocacy
How Care Courses® Training Works: Details & Support
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Course Details & Support
Prerequisites
- Language: Fluent reading and writing in the language of instruction (English or Spanish).
- Technology: Internet access and a web-enabled device (computer, smartphone, or tablet).
Access & Completion Deadline
- This training expires 12 months from the date of purchase.
- To receive a certificate of completion, you must successfully finish the course before the expiration date.
Learning Methods
- Read instructor-written material
- Watch videos
- Listen to audio segments
Assessments
- Multiple-choice quizzes
- Written assignments
Requirements for CEUs and Clock Hours
To earn CEUs and Clock Hours for a course, you must:
- Agree to and acknowledge our Honor Code & Policy
- Follow all instructions for written assignments
- Demonstrate comprehension of the course content
- Achieve the passing score specified in your course.
Quizzes and Assessments
- If your score falls below the passing mark, a trainer will review your work. If needed, you may be asked to speak with a trainer.
- You will have a second chance to retake any quiz or assessment.
- If you do not pass on your second attempt, contact us at info@carecourses.com. We will review your course and follow up directly.
- All quizzes are open book; all answers are found in the course material.
Certificates
- Official Care Courses certificates of completion record your clock hours and CEUs.
- Certificates are available in the My Courses area of your account.
- Please note: All course and certificate dates and times are on Eastern Time.
Getting Started
- See how our training works on the training process page.
- Watch our course navigation video for a quick tour of the online portal.
- Free Unlimited Assistance
- We’re here to help with training, billing, and technical support questions.
- Phone: 1-800-685-7610 (Mon–Fri, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Eastern)
- Email: info@CareCourses.com or techsupport@CareCourses.com (days, evenings, and weekends)
About Care Courses
- Care Courses offers over 50 professional development courses and one non-credit training tutorial on the CDA process.
- All professional development courses include clock hours, CEUs, and an official online certificate of completion.
- (The free CDA tutorial does not offer clock hours or a certificate.)
Tuition & Bundles
- Course tuition entitles one person to receive the clock hours and CEUs granted upon successful completion.
- Bundle pricing covers tuition for all courses included in the bundle.
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