The Department of Children and Families Office of Child Care Regulationis offering a new online course,Supporting Literacy in School-Age Programs. The goal of this course is to prepare out-of-school time (OST) practitioners to foster the development of reading and writing in school-age children, and to identify and address risk factors for delays in literacy in order to mitigate or prevent future illiteracy. Upon completion of this course, child care professionals will be able to:
- Describe the developmental process related to literacy and the implications on school-age children
- Explain how the development of literacy can be supported in various components of school-age programs
- Name the characteristics of effective literacy initiatives in school-age programs
- Relate best practices in implementing literacy curricula throughout the components of school-age programs
- Identify risk factors that may cause delays in the development of literacy
Additionally, 0.5 CEUs may be earned for completing this five-hour course.
Courses
Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Professionals (TICC)
The goal of this 5-hour online course is to provide child care professionals with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to handle the impacts of traumatic events on the children and families they serve. For this 5-hour course, 0.5 CEUs may be earned.
Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Program Directors (TICD)
The goal of this 40-hour instructor-led course is to assist child care programs in implementing trauma-informed care for families they serve. This multi-session course requires the completion of outside assignments and readings. Upon completion, child care program directors will form a community of practice to address the principles of trauma-informed care, supports necessary to work with child care personnel and families, and the importance of self-care. For this 40-hour course, 4.0 CEUs may be earned. This course can be used to meet the Florida Director Credential Renewal requirements.
Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Program Directors -Hybrid (TICDHI)
The goal of this 40-hour hybrid course is to assist child care programs in implementing trauma-informed care for the families they serve. Offered in a hybrid learning environment of both online and instructor-led sessions, this multi-session course requires the completion of outside assignments and readings. Upon completion, child care program directors will form a community of practice to address the principles of trauma-informed care, supports necessary to work with child care personnel and families, and the importance of self-care. For this 40-hour course, 4.0 CEUs may be earned. This course can be used to meet the Florida Director Credential Renewal requirements.
Note: Enrollment in this course is a multi-step process. You must login to yourstudent training account, select “Instructor Led Courses Enroll” in your Personal Menu, and search for the TICD Hybrid Instructor Led (TICDHI) course. Students may need to check back as this course is not always available. Student can check with their localTCAto inquire about upcoming offerings. Once the TICDHI course has been paid for, the online portion of the course (TICDH) will populate in your student account under “Online Courses Enroll” as an “In-service” option.
Endorsem*nt
Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Program Director Credential Endorsem*nt
To earn the endorsem*nt, you must successfully complete:
- Florida Director Credential
- TICC: Online 5-hour DCF Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Professionals (0.5 CEUs available)
AND
You must also completeoneof the following courses:
- TICD: Instructor-led 40-hour DCF Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Program Directors
(4.0 CEUs available)
- TICDHI: Hybrid 40-hour DCF Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Program Directors
(4.0 CEUs available)
The Department of Children and Families Office of Child Care Regulation is offering an updated course to provide child care professionals who work in afterschool programs with the tools they need to assess their program and plan for continual improvement to achieve quality. Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the relationship between standards, self-assessment, and program improvement plans in enhancing the quality of care
- Describe how to conduct a program assessment using The Quality Self-Assessment & Improvement Guide's assessment tool
- Explain how to apply Florida Afterschool Network's standards to the literacy components of afterschool programs
- Demonstrate the ability to create a program improvement plan
Individuals who have completed the School-Age Program Quality Standards and Self-Assessment or Standards for Quality Afterschool Programs and Quality Self-Assessment and Improvement for Afterschool Programs to meet introductory training requirements do not have to retake the course and their existing certificates will remain on their child care training transcript. However, individuals may choose to take the new course to earn CEUs or in-service credit.
The Department of Children and Families Office of Child Care Regulation is offering a new 5-hour course, which provides child care professionals with an overview of the impact of trauma on children and families and how to incorporate learning strategies to decrease stress in the classroom.
- Identify age-related signs of stress and trauma in children
- Describe the role caregivers play in promoting connections and buffering the effects of adversity
- Identify how stress and trauma can negatively impact the cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and physical development of young children
- Identify resources and strategies to use to provide trauma-informed care
This five-hour course is offered for $10 and 0.5 CEUs will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.
This course is based on the newly revised Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards and provides an overview of the standards used in early childhood classrooms serving children ages birth to Kindergarten. Examples of developmentally appropriate instructional strategies for children are provided throughout the training along with information about purposeful planning, reflective practice and qualities of an effective educator.
This five-hour course is offered for $10 and 0.5 CEUs will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.
This course is based on the newly revised Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards and provides an overview of the standards used in infant and toddler classrooms serving children ages birth through two years old. Examples of developmentally appropriate instructional strategies for children are provided throughout the training along with information about purposeful planning, reflective practice and qualities of an effective educator.
This five-hour course is offered for $10 and 0.5 CEUs will be awarded upon successful completion of the course.
This course is based on the newly revised Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards and provides an overview of the standards used in preschool classrooms serving children ages three years old to Kindergarten. Examples of developmentally appropriate instructional strategies for preschool age children are provided throughout the training along with information about purposeful planning, reflective practice and qualities of an effective educator. Either the online or instructor-led course will meet the VPK Instructor and VPK Director Credential training requirements.
