With a catalog of more than 65 trainings, our offerings are designed to meet the diverse needs of Wisconsin’s early childhood field. Filter to find your next learning opportunity
Normas y Diferencias del Procesamiento Sensorial (Online)
Conozca los ocho sistemas sensoriales y el impacto que tienen en la autorregulación y el comportamiento de los niños en esta formación virtual. Comprenda cómo su entorno de cuidado infantil interactúa con el sistema de procesamiento sensorial y cómo modificarlo para satisfacer las necesidades de todos los niños, y descubra cuándo remitir a un niño que pueda tener diferencias de procesamiento sensorial
Define what self-assessment is and what it looks like in early childhood education and care. Take this opportunity to reflect on the strengths and opportunities of your program and identify the evidence and documentation required for a successful self-assessment. Set programmatic goals related to quality improvement.
Reframing and Responding to Behaviors That Challenge You (Online)
Learn about five social and emotional needs that can lead to behaviors that challenge you: attention, protection, connection, control, and justice. Learners will reflect upon their responses to children and discover strategies that can be applied to offer empathy and safety.
Replantear y responder a comportamientos que representan un desafío (Online)
Conozca cinco necesidades sociales y emocionales que pueden dar lugar a comportamientos que representan un desafío: atención, protección, conexión, control y justicia. Los participantes reflexionarán sobre sus respuestas hacia los niños y descubrirán estrategias que pueden aplicar para ofrecer empatía y un entorno seguro.
Safe Sleep Practices: Implementation in Child Care Settings (Online)
Safe Sleep Practices: Implementation in Child Care Settings builds upon foundational safe sleep knowledge and focuses on how early childhood educators implement safe sleep practices in regulated child care environments. Participants review terminology related to Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (ASSB), while learning practical strategies for maintaining safe sleep environments in child care programs. The course emphasizes safe sleep policies, communication with families, infant sleep patterns, and prevention of licensing violations. Participants also learn emergency response procedures if an infant is found unresponsive and how investigations may occur in child care settings.
Safe Sleep: Reducing Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (Online)
Safe Sleep Practices: Implementation in Child Care Settings builds upon foundational safe sleep knowledge and focuses on how early childhood educators implement safe sleep practices in regulated child care environments. Participants review terminology related to Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (ASSB), while learning practical strategies for maintaining safe sleep environments in child care programs. The course emphasizes safe sleep policies, communication with families, infant sleep patterns, and prevention of licensing violations. Participants also learn emergency response procedures if an infant is found unresponsive and how investigations may occur in child care settings.
School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale®, Updated Edition (Online)
This course provides you with a comprehensive look at the updated edition of the School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale®, referred to as SACERS-U. This Environment Rating Scale (ERS) is designed to assess group care programs for 5–12-year-old school-age children when they are out of school. The training aims to enhance the quality of school-age learning environments by implementing SACERS-U principles, identifying, and addressing challenges associated with using the SACERS-U in school-age environments.
Selecting Child-centered Materials in Home-based Programs (Online)
Explore the many right ways to create a functional, inclusive, and high-quality learning environment in your home-based care program for children of different ages and cultural backgrounds. By including and inviting families into your program you can support both children’s learning and build relationships with families.
Learn about the eight sensory systems and the impact they have on children’s self-regulation and behavior in this virtual training. Understand how your child care environment interacts with the sensory processing system and how to modify it to meet the needs of all children, and discover when to make a referral for a child who may have sensory processing differences.
Supporting Autism in Early Childhood Settings Webinar (Online)
This webinar is designed to equip participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively support children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in early childhood settings. Through a combination of evidence-based strategies and practical tools, participants will gain valuable insights into addressing the unique communication, sensory, and behavioral needs of children on the autism spectrum. Additionally, participants will learn how to use a step-by-step collaboration plan to effectively communicate with a child’s care team. By the end of the course, participants will confidently create inclusive environments where children with autism can thrive.