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 (1 Course Hour = .1 CEU)

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  • Teaching Multiage Groups

    Course ID: CLM100Course Hours: 3Course Level: Beginner

    This course provides a guide to managing a multiage environment, in which students of different ages and skill levels share a classroom as well as a basic curriculum. Participants will compare multiage to traditional graded classrooms and learn about the potential benefits of incorporating multiage strategies into any classroom. This course also provides comprehensive recommendations and strategies for organizing a classroom, facilitating group projects, managing a peer tutoring program, and much more.

  • Texas Minimum Standards for Directors

    Course ID: TXMIN102Course Hours: 3Course Level: Beginner

    This course covers portions of the “Texas Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers,” published by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services. Specifically, this course covers the minimum standards that apply to directors. Additionally, directors should take TXMIN101: Texas Minimum Standards for Caregivers, as they are also responsible for the information contained in that course.

  • The Child’s Digital Universe: Technology and Digital Media in Early Childhood

    Course ID: CHD103Course Hours: 3Course Level: Intermediate

    This course presents the latest research and recommendations regarding children’s use of technology and digital media, and the ways in which digital devices are reshaping childhood and early childhood education.

  • 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

    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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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.