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  • Conflict Resolution in the Early Childhood Environment

    Conflict Resolution in the Early Childhood Environment

    Course ID: GUI102Course Hours: 3Course Level: Intermediate

    This course offers strategies and practices for addressing and resolving a wide variety of social, emotional, and behavioral conflicts likely to arise in the early childhood environment.

  • Foundations of Positive Guidance

    Foundations of Positive Guidance

    Course ID: GUI106Course Hours: 2Course Level: Beginner

    This is an introductory course to positive guidance, a philosophy and strategy for guiding children’s behaviors and learning experiences. The course will explore the elements of child development that influence positive guidance strategies and some basic implementation practices for use in the child care setting. The course will also discuss the importance of working with families to establish consistent positive guidance practices at school and at home.

  • Practicing Positive Guidance with Preschool and School-Age Children

    Practicing Positive Guidance with Preschool and School-Age Children

    Course ID: GUI108Course Hours: 2Course Level: Beginner

    In this course, participants will explore the concept of positive guidance and why it is so important to use positive guidance in their work with preschool and school-age children. This course focuses on the use of developmentally appropriate practices as well as the child development theories that support positive guidance practices.

  • The School-Age Child Care Environment: General Guidelines for a High-Quality Out-of-School Program

    The School-Age Child Care Environment: General Guidelines for a High-Quality Out-of-School Program

    Course ID: CUR109Course Hours: 3Course Level: Beginner

    This course presents basic recommendations for designing and maintaining a safe, healthy, productive learning environment for school-age children. The course is intended primarily for childcare professionals who care for school-age
    children in an afterschool setting but is also relevant and helpful for anyone who works with children in grade K and up.

  • Understanding Aggressive and Defiant Behaviors

    Understanding Aggressive and Defiant Behaviors

    Course ID: GUI103Course Hours: 3Course Level: Intermediate

    Aggressive and defiant behaviors in children pose tremendous challenges to adults at every level, from the early childhood environment through high school. In this course, participants will learn about the underlying causes of aggressive behavior, the reasons why aggressive behaviors cannot be ignored, and strategies and practices for helping children develop positive social-emotional skills.

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Individual Options

Flexible options for individual educators, including course hours and annual subscriptions.

Center Options

Cost-effective annual group training packages tailored for child care centers and staff management.