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On-Demand • Online • 1 PD Hour

Head Start Basics Series:

How do you know if you are keeping all of your students safe and accounting for there whereabouts all of the time? This course will provide an effective model and strategies to ensure you are keeping safety as your top priority through active supervision.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Member Rate:
$25
Regular Rate:
$50

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On-Demand • Online • 2 PD Hours

Head Start Basics Series:

Head Start is the most important social and educational investment in children, families, and communities the United States has ever undertaken. Dive into the program’s rich history in this short two-hour course.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Member Rate:
$25
Regular Rate:
$50

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On-Demand • Online • 1 PD Hour

Free! This one-hour dynamic course provides the basic information required to work or volunteer in a Head Start or an Early Head Start classroom.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
In-Person • Live • Online • 3 PD Hours
Not included


This Financial Wellness course introduces money smart strategies for the Head Start workforce so staff can focus on what they love.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
In-Person • Live • Online • 6 PD Hours
Not included


Take your programs’ understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to the next level. This live course ensures everyone on your staff builds a common understanding of unconscious bias to create a more equitable environment.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Member Rate:
$295
Regular Rate:
$425

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On-Demand • Online • 18 PD Hours
Not included


This inspiring learning journey shares research on brain development, child development, and adult learning that you can use to better your own life, and to help children thrive.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring
On-Demand • Online • 4 PD Hours

This Gardening with Kids course covers how the basics on getting started and giving young children hands-on experiences in the garden.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Member Rate:
$25
Regular Rate:
$50

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Live • Online • 15 PD Hours
Not included


Classroom Management Credential Track

Turn transition time into sound-and-play-based learning opportunities you and your students look forward to every day.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Winter
Member Rate:
$295
Regular Rate:
$425

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Live • Online • 15 PD Hours
Not included


Classroom Management Credential Track

Combining the best of online learning with live instruction sessions, this course helps educators build their confidence in leading music and movement activities that enhance children’s school readiness skills.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Member Rate:
$295
Regular Rate:
$425

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Live • On-Demand • 120 PD Hours
Not included


This program guides candidates through the entire CDA credentialing process. The self-paced coursework gives learners the flexibility to study on their own schedule while dedicated faculty provide one-on-one coaching and additional support to ensure all of our learners complete the entire CDA program.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Member Rate:
$1500
Regular Rate:
$2000

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On-Demand • Online • 3 PD Hours
Not included


This course explores the role of data in Head Start and answers two questions: “Why do people care so much about data?” and “What does this have to do with me?”

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Member Rate:
$150
Regular Rate:
$295

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On-Demand • Online • 4 PD Hours

Educate and have an open dialogue with your staff on the topics of diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI). This course is the perfect first step in your program’s DEI journey by defining shared vocabulary, language, and values.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Member Rate:
$90
Regular Rate:
$195

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