ChildCareEd is approved as a Gateways to Opportunity Registry Authorized Entity. Courses offered by ChildCareEd provide International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Continuing Education Units (CEUs). Obtaining your CDA will qualify you as a Teacher in Illinois. ChildCareE... Illinois CDA requirement
The gradual release of responsibility is a scaffolding strategy that includes demonstration, prompt, and practice. Scaffolding is how adults support children’s development and learning by offering just the right help at just the right time in just the right way. Look below to learn more about... Scaffolding Instruction
Schools are back in session and with the ongoing nationwide teacher shortage, now is the time to start your career in early childhood education. In the state of Texas, new caregivers in child-care are required to have a minimum of 8 hours of training before being given responsibility for a group of... Back to School!
MyPlate is a nutritional food guide, developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to help Americans become more aware of what they eat and to assist them in making better food choices. MyPlate uses the place setting, which includes a plate and a glass, to illustrate how the five food grou... Childhood Nutrition
Sept 25 is Math Storytelling Day The Natural Math Community created Math Storytelling Day in 2009 in order to get more people interested in math, this can be through games, storybooks, puzzles, videos, and a lot more. Math storytelling appreciates and celebrates the way children use math in t... Math Activities Resource
Need Professional Development? The state of Maryland requires all lead teachers to complete a minimum of 12 clock hours of professional development each year to maintain their teaching credentials. Aides and assistant child care teachers for school-age children are mand... Need Professional Development?
ChildCareEd uses the following knowledge area standards when developing course content, these outline the broad knowledge and skills professionals need to work effectively with all young children and families. By aligning our content to these national standards, we hope to ensure that we provide hig... Knowledge area standards
Discounts on CDA Training Prepare for a career in childcare with ChildCareEd’s online Child Development Associate (CDA) training! Our courses cover all of the CDA's eight subject areas: Take our FREE CDA Introduction Course to learn more about the requirements of obtaining your CDA Cred... Discounts on CDA Training
Scholarship opportunities for Oregon providers Oregon’s Family Child Care Scholarship supports professional development for Oregon’s Registered Family and Certified Family Child Care Providers. If you are the Provider named on an Oregon Registered Family or Certified Family Child Care l... Scholarship opportunities for Oregon providers
Alabama CDA Scholarship opportunity T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Alabama is a scholarship program that helps early learning professionals increase their level of education and effectiveness in the classroom by making the educational process more attainable and affordable, and by increasing their... Alabama CDA Scholarship opportunity