ChildCare Education Institute® (CCEI), a distance learning professional development and certificate provider, offers CCEI4001: Positive Guidance, Part 1: What Is Positive Guidance and Why Is It Important? as an online no-cost trial child care training courseto new CCEI users during the month of March.
This is an introductory course to positive guidance, a philosophy and strategy for guiding children’s behaviors and learning experiences. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to define the term positive guidance and explain why it is valuable during the early childhood years. Students will be introduced to foundational theories behind positive guidance, as well as basic methods for implementing it in the classroom. Defining self-esteem and identifying examples of positive guidance are also covered in this one-hour training. Upon successful completion of the course exam, students will receive 0.1 IACET CEU and immediate, unrestricted access to their certificate of completion.
“Research shows that positive guidance strategies promote healthy social and emotional development and improve educational outcomes,” says Maria C. Taylor, President and CEO of CCEI. “This course and others in our Positive Guidance series provide important information for teachers and parents alike.”
This beginner-level training course is available as a trial course to new users with CCEI account creation in March. Current CCEI users with active, unlimited annual subscriptions can enroll in professional development courses at no additional cost when logged in to their CCEI account. Users without subscriptions can purchase child care training courses as block hours through CCEI online enrollment.
For more information, visit www.cceionline.edu or call 1.800.499.9907, prompt 3, Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm EST.
About CCEI
ChildCare Education Institute® provides high-quality, distance education certificates and child care training programs in an array of child care settings, including preschool centers, daycare, family child care, prekindergarten classrooms, nanny care, and more online training. Over 100 English and Spanish child care training courses are available online to meet licensing, recognition program, and Head Start training requirements. CCEI also has online certification programs that provide the coursework requirement for national credentials including the Online CDA, Director and Early Childhood Credentials. CCEI is nationally accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), and is authorized under the Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990, license number 837.
