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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 • Online • 51 PD Hours
Not included


Empowers managers and directors to make successful changes to their program’s overall data culture.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Winter
Member Rate:
$3995
Regular Rate:
$4995

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On-Demand • Online • 40 PD Hours
Not included


This certification provides health service staff the opportunity to demonstrate competency of the essential skills that support children’s health and wellbeing in a developmentally, culturally, and linguistically appropriate manner.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Member Rate:
$1195
Regular Rate:
$2995

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On-Demand • Online • 40 PD Hours
Not included


This certification provides Head Start family service staff with a chance to demonstrate skills that support family engagement and wellbeing.

Terms Available: Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
Member Rate:
$1195
Regular Rate:
$2995

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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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Live • Online • 10 PD Hours
Not included


Whether you are budgeting for annual wages and benefits, overseeing renovations to a facility, or responsible for a single site’s overall budget, knowing and complying with all of the fiscal requirements associated with Head Start services is essential. This course goes beyond the basics and covers the fiscal responsibilities of staff who oversee funds and property.

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

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Live • Online • 7 PD Hours
Not included


Data Essentials explores how data is used in practice in today’s Head Start world and answers two questions: “How can data be used to make things better?” and “How can I be sure that the data I collect helps children and families?”

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

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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 • 3 PD Hours

Policy Council Basics provides an overview of Head Start’s structure, helping parents grow as leaders and decision-makers.

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

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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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On-Demand • Online • 10 PD Hours

Available in Pre-Service Bundle

This course trains new and returning staff on the basics of Head Start—the program’s history, parent and family engagement, health policies, Head Start Program Performance Standards (HSPPS), and more!

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

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