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     (1 Course Hour = .1 CEU)

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    • The Developmentally Appropriate Classroom

      Course ID: CCEI350Course Hours: 1Course Level: Beginner

      This course will help you create a learning environment that is safe, secure, and full of opportunities for learning. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to recognize the four major things to be considered when designing a developmentally appropriate classroom, and identify keys for successful activity transitions.

    • The Importance of Play in Early Childhood

      Course ID: CHD104Course Hours: 2Course Level: Intermediate

      This course provides an overview of the importance of play for promoting optimal development across all domains during early childhood and beyond. Participants will learn about the benefits of play, different types of play, and ways to promote more play in children’s lives.

    • The Mentoring Process: Developing Professionalism from Within

      Course ID: ADM108Course Hours: 1Course Level: Beginner

      This course explores the many aspects of mentoring, from formal to informal relationships that are established between staff members. The course will identify the benefits of mentoring in an early childhood setting and outline a method directors can use to create a mentoring program in their environment.

    • The Read-Aloud Process: Building the Components of Literacy

      Course ID: LIT101Course Hours: 1Course Level: Intermediate

      This course is about the preparation and skills a teacher needs in order to ensure that read-alouds in the early childhood environment accomplish the literacy-building goals of a good early childhood curriculum. This course is about the process of conducting effective, meaningful read-alouds in order to build foundational literacy skills that children will use for the rest of their lives.

    • The Role of Risk in Early Childhood

      Course ID: GUI105Course Hours: 2Course Level: Beginner

      This course explores the important role of risk-taking during early childhood development. Course participants will learn about safe, appropriate risks in all areas of the learning environment, including physical and social-emotional risks that help all young children, including those with special needs, develop advanced skills and self-confidence.

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    How Do I Get Started?

    You have three options for purchasing child development classes online

    Individual or
    Block Hours

    Students may purchase one hour of child care online coursework or multiple hours at a time.

    • 1-10 Hours: $15 per hour

    • 11-49 Hours: $14 per hour

    • 50 Hour Block: $650

    • 125 Hour Block: $1,500

    • 225 Hour Block: $2,475

    Individual Annual Subscription

    For $99, a child care professional can purchase an Individual Annual Professional Development Subscription. The subscription allows unlimited access to CCEI’s professional development course catalog for the year of the subscription.

    Child Care Center-Based Subscription

    The Child Care Center-Based Annual Subscription is the most manageable, accessible and cost-effective method for a center to provide its staff with training to meet annual licensing professional development needs. CCEI offers two child care center-based subscriptions:
    • $499/year

      20-user
    • $999/year

      50-user
    With the 50-user option, staff can receive access to annual training for just $20 per person.