Pennsylvania Act 48 | Care Courses
Care Courses is an approved provider of PA Act 48 professional development hours.
The following courses are accepted towards the required 180 hours of continuing professional education. Please click on a course title for more information and to order.
To report your professional development to Act 48 please complete the Act 48 Reporting Form.
Block Play3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn how to facilitate meaningful block play and the many skills that block play promotes.
Caring for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder4 clock hours / $30.00
Study the characteristics of ASD and learn how to help children achieve their highest potential.
Caring for Yourselfand Achieving Your Goals
3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn strategies for taking care of yourself while caring for children and avoiding job burnout.
Challenging Behavior:Positive Guidance in Child Care
6 clock hours / $40.00
Provides insight into challenging behavior, including how to prevent and respond to it.
Creating Schedules and Routines4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn to use schedules to manage your days and how to establish routines that contribute to children's development.
The Early Childhood Environment:Learning Centers
10 clock hours / $50.00
Bound to get your creative energy flowing, this course will help you create an exciting child’s world!
The Early Childhood Professional16 clock hours / $57.00
Examine standards for high-quality child care, how to develop relationships with families, and managing stress.
Early Childhood Stress:Serious Stress in Children's Lives
5 clock hours / $34.00
Learn how to support children who have experienced abuse and neglect, household substance use disorders, domestic violence, poverty, and more.
Emergency Preparedness in Child Care2 clock hours / $18.00
Plan for emergency situations, including medical crises, natural disasters, and threats of violence.
First Steps in Child Care:
An Orientation3 clock hours / $25.00
Covers supervising and interacting with children, professionalism, and interacting with parents.
Fun and Fitness: Addressing Childhood Obesity
2 clock hours / $18.00
Covers children’s nutritional and physical movement needs. Includes recipes and activities.
Great Beginnings:An Introduction to Child Care
8 clock hours / $46.00
This introductory course covers developmental stages, age appropriate activities, and positive guidance.
Great Days with Kids:Curriculum and Lesson Planning
5 clock hours / $34.00
Plan curriculum that promotes children's development and helps your days run smoothly.
Language Development: Milestones, Theories, and Dual Language Learners
4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn how children acquire language and exciting ways to promote language development.
Lead Safety in Child Care2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn where lead lurks, the health risks to children, and how to mitigate the dangers.
Making Learning Fun20 clock hours / $60.00
This course presents a wealth of exciting ideas and techniques for providing terrific learning environments. So many fun ideas!
Managing Health and Safety in Child Care12 clock hours / $52.00
Provide a healthy and safe environment for young children. Includes many aspects of health and safety.
Staff Developmentand 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.
Music and Movement3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn the importance of creating, listening to, and moving to music during early childhood. Includes songs and activities.
Nurturing Children's Self-Esteem20 clock hours / $60.00
Learn ways to help children develop a strong positive sense of their own worth and importance as individuals.
Nutrition in Early Childhood: Shaping a Healthy Future6 clock hours / $40.00
Learn about children’s nutritional requirements, dietary restrictions, and incorporating nutrition education and cooking in your curriculum.
Observing, Recording, and AssessingChildren's Development
10 clock hours / $50.00
Learn why observing children’s authentic activities is the best way to gather information on their development.
Parents and Child Care20 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.
Play and Learning in Early Childhood4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn the role of play in children’s cognitive, physical, and social–emotional development.
Playing Outdoors1 clock hour / Free!
Learn the benefits of outdoor activities and environments that promote exploration.
Preschoolers in Child Care20 clock hours / $60.00
In this course you will learn typical characteristics and needs of children at ages three, four, and five, and much more.
Principles of Child Development and Learning10 clock hours / $50.00
Learn the basic principles of children's development and learning and ways to apply them.
Sanitation for Disease Preventionin Early Childhood Programs
5 clock hours / $34.00
Provide a clean, sanitary environment to protect children's health.
Safe Environments in Child Care5 clock hours / $34.00
Learn to recognize and reduce indoor and outdoor hazards to children’s health and safety.
Social–Emotional Developmentin Young Children
3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn factors that influence children’s sense of self, interactions with others, and approach to learning.
Sun Safety2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn how to protect children from the sun's radiation. Includes information on Australia's "slip, slap, seek, and slide" campaign.
Transitions and Other Troublesome Times6 clock hours / $40.00
Discover strategies to support children with transitions between activities, including lunchtime, naptime, and going-home time.
Transportation Safety2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn how to use child restraint systems and ways to help ensure children’s safe transportation.
Understanding Each Other: Communicating with Families, Staff and Your Community9 clock hours / $48.00
Improve your verbal, written, and nonverbal skills to ensure effective communication with families, staff, and the community.
Understanding and ManagingAllergies in Child Care
1 clock hour / $12.00
Includes allergy care plans & treating allergic exposure.
The following courses are NOT accepted toward the required 180 hours of continuing professional education:
Biting Hurts!; Child Abuse and Neglect: a Caregiver's Guide to Adverse Childhood Experiences; Child Development and Guidance; Infants in Child Care; Days with Toddlers: Curriculum Planning for Ages 12-36 Months; A Joyful Life of Caregiving; Keeping Infants Safe; Many Ways to Learn for Toddlers and Preschoolers; Medication Procedures in Child Care; Safe Baby, Safe Child; Supporting Breastfeeding in Child Care; Toddlers in Child Care; and Toilet Learning.
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