8 Hour Texas Pre-service - $25
Caregivers are required to complete 24 clock hours of pre-service training. Eight clock hours of the required 24 must be completed before a caregiver is given responsibility for a group of children. The remaining 16 hours of pre-service training must be completed within 90 days of employment. This course provides 8 hours of approved pre-service training.
Topics covered in this training include:
Developmental stages of children
Age-appropriate activities for children
Positive guidance and discipline of children
Fostering children’s self-esteem
Supervision and safety practices in the care of children
Positive interaction with children
Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations
Understanding #early-childhood brain development
By the end of this training, the learner will be able to:
- Describe the meaning of positive discipline in the classroom.
- Demonstrate an understanding of brain development in children birth through age three.
- Identify strategies to ensure appropriate infant and toddler supervision.
- Identify procedures that will promote a safe environment (indoor and outdoor).
- Identify appropriate practice for the identification, prevention, and treatment of communicable diseases in childcare.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how positive guidance promotes sound social and emotional development.
- Identify examples of appropriate activities for different ages.
- Identify appropriate practices for teacher- and child-directed activities.
- Identify stages and milestones of development for ages 1 to 5
- Define developmental domains.
- Demonstrate an understanding of how play promotes development.
- Understand the relation between how material and equipment selection assist with lesson plan development and implementation.
- Criteria to earn CEUs:
- Certificates are awarded when the following criteria have been met by the learner:
- Class has been paid in full
- All material has been reviewed
- All review questions and final test have been completed with a passing score of 80% or higher.
- Learning Assessment Method:
- Learners will be assessed through questions after every section is completed. Learners will not be allowed to proceed to the next section of the training until all questions have been answered correctly. Learners will be presented with a final test composed of true/false and multiple choice questions. Upon successful completion of the training, learners will receive their certificate by email.
- Learning Methodology:
- Online material will be presented in the form of slides, accompanied with speech. Videos will be used to demonstrate ideas and concepts. Charts and tables will be used for illustration.
- Logistics/Required Technology:
- A stable internet connection is required for the completion of this course. Users are highly encouraged to take their online course on Google Chrome on either a laptop or desktop computer. Speakers and/or headphones are also required to hear speech.
- Payment Policy:
- Payments need to be made in full. No refunds will be issued after starting the class.
- Proprietary or conflict of interest disclosure:
- Unless otherwise stated in the course description none of H & H subject matter experts and editor has any conflict or proprietary interests related to the material they prepared in this course.
- Support Services:
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You are purchasing a session of an online training that includes online assessments. Your certificate will be emailed to you once you pass the final exam with a passing grade of 80%.
Your certificate will bear the name you provided to us when you signed up. For support and questions regarding the material presented in this class please contact us at [email protected]. Please consult our frequently asked questions page for other questions or feel free to contact us.
No prerequisites are required for the completion of this course.
Hours breakdown
2 CD/ 3 CUR/ 3 HSNTopics / Categories
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