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Introductory


Please note: these topics may not correspond with topics as they are defined by your state or area. If your state has particular knowledge area, competency, or topic requirements, please choose your state's information page by clicking to view courses and information for your state.


For Directors and Administrators


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Image for Caring for Yourself Caring for Yourself
and Achieving Your Goals

3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn strategies for taking care of yourself while caring for children and avoiding job burnout.
Image for Creating Schedules and Routines Creating Schedules and Routines
4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn to use schedules to manage your days and how to establish routines that contribute to children's development.
Image for Emergency Preparedness in Child Care Emergency Preparedness in Child Care
2 clock hours / $18.00
Plan for emergency situations, including medical crises, natural disasters, and threats of violence.
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        Hiring and Supervising Qualified Staff in Child Care Hiring and Supervising Qualified Staff in Child Care
4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn about types of supervision and feedback, performance evaluation standards, staff retention strategies, and conducting interviews.
Image for Lead Safety in Child Care Lead Safety in Child Care
2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn where lead lurks, the healh risks to children, and how to mitigate the dangers.
Image for Managing Health and Safety in Child Care Managing Health and Safety in Child Care
12 clock hours / $52.00
Provde a healthy and safe environment for young children. Includes many aspects of health and safety.
Image for Parents and Child Care Parents and Child Care
20 clock hours / $60.00
Learn ways to build a trusting relationship with families, empower parents to collaborate in their children’s learning, and create a sense of community.
Image for Sanitation for Disease Prevention in Early Childhood Programs Sanitation for Disease Prevention
in Early Childhood Programs

5 clock hours / $34.00
Provide a clean, sanitary environment to protect children's health.
Image for Staff Development and Motivation in Child Care Staff Development
and Motivation in Child Care

6 clock hours / $40.00
Study strategies to improve program quality, coaching approaches, and how to engage staff in professional development.
Image for Transportation Safety Transportation Safety
2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn how to use child restraint systems and ways to help ensure children’s safe transportation.
Image for Understanding Each Other: Communicating with Families, Staff and Your Community Understanding Each Other: Communicating with Families, Staff and Your Community
9 clock hours / $48.00
Improve your verbal, written, and nonverbal skills to ensure effective communication with families, staff, and the community.


Care Courses Training

The Care Courses School (we usually go by just "Care Courses") has been a distance learning school specifically for early childhood professionals since 1990. We offer excellent, convenient, and affordable distance-learning courses in online and book formats with unlimited support. Learn more about our training process and course formats today!

What our students say

I love Care Courses! I have been working to get my CDA and love that I can do it as fast or slow as I want. Everyone I talk to is always so nice and helpful. I will be taking more courses when I am done with these at the end of this month. Thank you!
  - Fruitport, Michigan
"I absolutely loved taking this online class [Toddlers in Child Care] and will be taking many more. I loved that I could read and take quizzes on my own time and I didn't have to drive anywhere."
  - West Lafayette, Indiana
I just love your courses. I enjoy the fact that I can take your courses on my time, and save my place and test online."
  - Delta, Colorado