CCR&R offers no-cost, interactive webinars for early childhood professionals. It is now easier than ever to improve your business and the quality of services for children.
Browse the July 2022 to June 2023 webinar schedule below to see if there is a training option to fit your professional development goals. Need help with planning your training for the year? Connect with your Child Care Consultant and make your Professional Development Plan (Spanish) today!
REGISTRATION: Please register for all training on i-PoWeR Professional Workforce Registry. We recommend searching for the training title to register, as the CCR&R online trainings will be hosted by each region.
Teaching and Learning with Children from Hard Places 3/21/23 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Barbara Sorrels Children with a history of trauma often have “holes” in their cognitive development. This session will focus on the impact of trauma on cognitive processing and how to help children recover missing skills and concepts.
Build the Brain: Supporting Creativity and Inventive Thinking 2/16/22 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Cindy Terebush, MS, Early Childhood Studies In a world where inventive thinking and creativity propel progress, we need to build connections in the brain with activities that support all of the domains of learning. Learn about the brain-building benefits of making time for children to explore creatively and in ways that inspire new ideas. Discover how you can help children to think more deeply, creatively, and inventively by implementing thinking routines. You will be amazed at what they can do!
Literacy As A Foundation For Future Learning 5/17/22 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Cindy Terebush, MS, Early Childhood Studies Learning literacy is a process that takes many years. Early Childhood professionals can provide children with a strong foundation for reading comprehension and writing when we understand that process and intentionally select books that are diverse in scope and content. Our approach to teaching both reading and writing can help children feel capable and instill joy in literacy that they will carry with them for years to come.
Anti-Bias Education: Nurturing Children Who Are Resilient, Thoughtful, Informed and Brave 3/14/2023 at 6:30 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 2 clock hours Instructor: Kimberly Crafton This webinar will utilize a power-point to introduce concepts/materials for participant “chatting”. An opening video will initiate participant discussion followed by presenting research and resources that can help educators further integrate an anti-bias approach in response to children’s articulated awareness of bias/unfairness in their lives and social environment.
Understanding Autism in Children: What Child Care Providers Need to Know 4/20/2023 at 6:00 p.m. HHS Training Credit: 3 clock hours Participants will learn the clinical definition and implications of a diagnosis of autism and autism spectrum disorder in a child. Participants will learn medical, research-based causes of autism. Participants will the meaning of autism spectrum disorder. Participants will learn about core conditions associated with ASD. Participants will explore supports and levels of support for children that will allow for optimal learning. Participants will discuss how mental health professionals and research can help caregivers set realistic expectations for each child.
Sesame Street in Communities: Exploring Emotions and Offering Comfort 02/21/2023 at 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. HHS Clock Hours: 2 clock hours Instructor: Regina Wells Join the training for an opportunity to discuss positive and negative feelings you see and feel in your child care program. We will define BIG feelings and learn strategies to help children self-regulate to minimize those BIG feelings. We will also explore resources at the Sesame Street in Communities and CSEFEL websites; and learn how to best offer comfort to children and families when these BIG feelings arise.
Healing Iowa: Reshaping our systems and communities for Iowa’s children to thrive in response to ACE’s 03/09/2023 at 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. HHS Clock Hours: 1.5 clock hours Instructor: Crystal Abbe The presentation will focus on research about the impact trauma in childhood can have on individuals throughout a lifetime and what we can do to prevent ACEs or to lessen the impact of ACEs on our lives. The presentation will also focus on emerging research on how we can reduce the likelihood of poor outcomes even if adversity occurs. Participants will learn about how we can respond to ACE’s in a way that creates communities that foster healthy development and resilience, as well as lead to equity. The presentation will be applicable to both home provider and center based settings.
Sesame Street in Communities: Exploring Emotions and Offering Comfort 04/18/2023 at 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. HHS Clock Hours: 2 clock hours Instructor: Regina Wells Join the training for an opportunity to discuss positive and negative feelings you see and feel in your child care program. We will define BIG feelings and learn strategies to help children self-regulate to minimize those BIG feelings. We will also explore resources at the Sesame Street in Communities and CSEFEL websites; and learn how to best offer comfort to children and families when these BIG feelings arise.
This Virtual Business Series is designed to support adult learners to have positive and successful learning experiences, so they leave with the knowledge and relationships to sustain and grow their family child care businesses. It is a 10-week series designed to cover key aspects of running a family child care business including marketing, contracts, policy handbook, risk management & emergency preparedness, income & expenses, financial management, time-space percentage and recordkeeping for taxes. Each week there will be 2 hours of large group class time, 1 hour of a learning lab groups with other child care home providers to practice the new skills learned in class and 30 minutes of self-study work to complete in between sessions. Register on i-PoWeR.
April 12 through June 14: Register on i-PoWeR
First Children’s Finance is dedicated to helping child care providers run a financially sustainable and successful business. With Business & Financial Fundamentals© series for Child Care Centers or Homes, you’ll receive simple business tools to help you understand and build your business. Even better, after the training you will have access to free individualized coaching to help you get started. Multiple training dates offered. flyer
Complimentary continuing education hours are offered by Fit and Healthy Kids.