Approved IdahoSTARS Trainings

Professional development training class.

IdahoSTARS strives to improve child care in Idaho; child care providers and directors/owners are some of our greatest allies and assets. The quality of care for Idaho’s children increases through professional development opportunities through training and education.

Attending IdahoSTARS approved training will help child care providers increase their knowledge of child development, improve their skills, and stay current in the field of Early Care and Education. IdahoSTARS has various opportunities to receive training hours: attend training events, conferences, DVD self-study lessons, and online and self-study training through approved agencies.

For your own development as a professional you may take any training that is of interest to you. However, IdahoSTARS will only offer training hours for an individual training title one time. Duplicate trainings will not receive training hours, nor will they be eligible for scholarships or incentives.

Contact the IdahoSTARS Training Office
Center on Disabilities and Human Development
University of Idaho
1187 Alturas Dr
Moscow, Idaho 83843-8331
Phone: 2-1-1 or 1-800-926-2588
Email: idahostars@uidaho.edu

INSTRUCTIONS

To Start:

Download and review any files associated with the training.
Log into your Provider Account, go to the training menu within the black left-side menu, and click on 'Video Trainings' to watch the video associated with the training.
When the video is done playing, click on the 'X' on the pop-up video window. The training hours will be added to your training log; make sure to check your log once the video is complete.

ET 1: Administration of Medication in Child Care

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 2

Description:
This training supports child care providers to identify and implement appropriate practices for administering medication in child care, including the ability to recognize: different types of medication, situations in which giving medication is appropriate, preparation steps for giving medication, different methods for giving medication, and the importance of documentation when medication is administered in child care.

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ET 1: Early Childhood Brain Development, The First 1,000 Days

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 1

Description:
This online training examines the long term impact of children’s earliest experiences on an individual and societal level.

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ET 1: Managing Food Allergies in the Early Care Setting (FARE)

Available via: Video Online

Hours: 1

Description:
A Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) Training. This presentation will address the important roles of both the parents and the providers in creating a successful learning environment for children with food allergies. We will discuss current research, best practices, recommendations from the CDC guidelines, and practical management tips. We will also discuss the rights of children with food allergies and applicable laws.

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ET 1: Multihazard Planning for Child Care: Parts 1, 2, AND 3

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 2

Description:
This course covers the steps to help child care providers prepare for incidents to ensure the safety of the children at their site. Child care providers must have plans and procedures to keep children safe from everyday hazards and to respond and recover when an emergency happens. The goal of this course is to provide child care providers, with businesses of all sizes, and with responsibility for children of all ages, with the knowledge and tools to analyze the hazards and threats at their site, to develop a plan to address these hazards and threats, and to implement processes to update and practice the emergency plan. The topics addressed in this course include: knowing your hazards, developing a plan, and testing and updating your plan.

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Additional course materials: (selection depends on the size of the business)

ET 1: Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Child Care

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 3

Description:
This training supports child care providers with increasing awareness of how infectious diseases are spread, the role of child care providers in preventing and controlling the spread of infectious diseases, and identifying policies and procedures to follow recommended practices. This training also highlights health and safety resources available to child care providers.

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ET 1: Prevention of Injuries

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 2

Description:
This training supports child care providers with increasing their awareness about the injuries that are common in the child care setting, how to prevent those injuries, and how to respond when an injury does occur. This training also highlights injury prevention health and safety resources that are available for child care providers.

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ET 1: SIDS: Reducing the Risk in Child Care

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 1

Description:
This online training examines how to create safe sleep environments to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep related deaths in child care.

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ICCP 10 Elective Annual Training Hours

ICCP Elective Trainings must be completed through training hours or by submitting 1 college credit completed during the program’s ICCP renewal cycle year (see ICCP Annual Training Instructions PDF ).

The 10 elective training hours, or the 1 college credit, must relate to one or more of the following topics:

Child Development
Teaching and Curriculum
Health and Safety
Business Practices

View other IdahoSTARS Approved Trainings in the tabs above for online and Lending Library opportunities or the IdahoSTARS Training Calendar for live trainings in your area.

All documentation for training and college credit must be submitted to the Training Office.

ICCP Health and Safety Training: Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 2

Description:
ICCP Health and Safety Training (July 1, 2018- June 30, 2019). In this training, child care providers will examine who is a “mandated reporter” in Idaho and identify the responsibilities associated with being a mandated reporter. Participants will be able to recognize the signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, and plan to manage, document and report suspected incidents. This training also provides an overview of protective factors embedded through intentional strategies to prevent or respond to child abuse and neglect through a strength based lens.

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INSTRUCTIONS

To Start:

Download and review any files associated with the training.
For video trainings: log into your Provider Account, go to the training menu within the black left-side menu, and click on 'Video Trainings' to watch the video associated with the training.
When the video is done playing, click on the 'X' on the pop-up video window. The training hours will be added to your training log.

If there is a quiz associated with the training: training hours will be added to your account once you have sent in your quiz for review by the Training Office.

Complete and attach the Training Office Cover Sheet to ensure the correct person receives training hours for the trainings they have completed.

ET 1: Administration of Medication in Child Care

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 2

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ET 1: Early Childhood Brain Development, The First 1,000 Days

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 1

Description:
This online training examines the long term impact of children’s earliest experiences on an individual and societal level.

Files:

ET 1: Managing Food Allergies in the Early Care Setting (FARE)

Available via: Video Online

Hours: 1

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ET 1: Multihazard Planning for Child Care: Parts 1, 2, AND 3

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 2

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Additional course materials: (selection depends on the size of the business)

ET 1: Physical, Cognitive, and Social Emotional Lesson: Quiz AND Guided Discussion

Available via: Video Online (Quiz), Lending Library (Quiz), Live (Guided Discussion)

Hours: 7

Description:
This DVD lesson is an introductory training on the basics of child growth and development based on The Developing Child Series. This series presents concepts from developmental theorists, vocabulary, insight from early childhood professionals, and practical strategies related to the milestones of physical, cognitive, and social emotional development in children from birth to 5 years. The materials covered are designed to meet the training needs of child care providers with diverse educational backgrounds by providing a foundational understanding of child growth and development, or a comprehensive review for the experienced provider.

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ET 1: Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Child Care

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 3

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ET 1: Prevention of Injuries

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 2

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ET 1: SIDS: Reducing the Risk in Child Care

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 1

Description:
This online training examines how to create safe sleep environments to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep related deaths in child care.

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ET 1: Strengthening Families

Available via: Live

Hours: 3

Description:
This Training is an introduction to the Strengthening Families Protective Factor framework. This three hour interactive training includes background information about Strengthening Families, which is an approach to child care that increases quality by focusing on the relationships we have with families. We will identify the protective and promotive factors which have been proven to reduce the likelihood of child abuse and neglect, and increase the likelihood of optimal child development. We will explore the strategies which support the development of the protective factors, and practice the communication skills needed to develop meaningful relationships with families.

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INSTRUCTIONS

To Start:

Download and review any files associated with the training.
For video trainings: log into your Provider Account, go to the training menu within the black left-side menu, and click on 'Video Trainings' to watch the video associated with the training.
When the video is done playing, click on the 'X' on the pop-up video window. The training hours will be added to your training log.

If there is a quiz associated with the training: training hours will be added to your account once you have sent in your quiz for review by the Training Office.

Complete and attach the Training Office Cover Sheet to ensure the correct person receives training hours for the trainings they have completed.

ET 2: Basics of Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 3

Description:
Developmentally Appropriate Practice means that adults meet children where they are; and adults support each child in attaining challenging and achievable goals. There are five guidelines which encompass developmentally appropriate practice. Each guideline is one component of essential knowledge with separate quality indicators:

Community of learners
Teaching
Curriculum
Assessment
Families

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ET 2: Every Child Ready to Learn, Part 1

Available via: Live, Online through the company

Hours: 3

Description:
Activities to Promote Early Literacy and Math for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers A Lee Pesky Learning Center training (Register Online). Early educators will learn about the importance of foundational literacy and math skills including: language and vocabulary, print awareness, number sense, spatial awareness, comparing and problem solving. Participants will practice activities that are designed for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to help foster the development of these skills.

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ET 2: Food and Nutrition

Available via: Live

Hours: 2

Description:
Participants will learn basic nutritional concepts, strategies to help children stay in touch with their feelings of hunger and fullness, and strategies for setting up quality mealtime environments for children in group settings.

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ET 2: Foundations of Inclusion

Available via: Live

Hours: 2

Description:
This training will present the definition of early childhood inclusion and the defining features of early childhood inclusion. Small and large group activities will introduce policies and procedures that support early childhood inclusion and evidence-based inclusive practices. Participants will be provided with valuable inclusion resources that will assist them in identifying actions they might take to support inclusion within their own child care program.

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ET 2: Guiding Behavior in Young Children Lesson: Quiz AND Guided Discussion

Available via: Video Online (Quiz), Lending Library (Quiz), Live (Guided Discussion)

Hours: 2

Description:
This DVD training examines potential motivation for misbehavior in young children, children’s core emotional needs, and effective discipline strategies or guidelines.

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ET 2: Nurturing and Responsive Relationships Lesson: Quiz AND Guided Discussion

Available via: Video Online (Quiz), Lending Library (Quiz), Live (Guided Discussion)

Hours: 2

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ET 2: Physical Activity/Active Physical Play

Available via: Live

Hours: 2

Description:
Participants will learn about the many physical skills young children are developing, and how child care providers can help children be physically active throughout the day in child care.

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ET 2: Sharing Leadership, Partnering with Parents

Available via: Live

Hours: 3

Description:
Goal: To learn strategies to develop parent leadership in order to strengthen families, promote optimal child development, and prevent child abuse and neglect.
Learning Objectives: At the end of the session the participants will be able to:

Discuss how parent leadership relates to stronger families and more effective organizations
Define the term “leadership” and give examples of leadership activities
List the advantages of and the barriers to sharing leadership responsibilities with parent
Demonstrate an understanding of the definition and the importance of confidentiality
List the four levels of the Strengthening Families Parent Engagement Strategies and give examples of each
Design a plan to develop parent leadership among parents at the child care facility.

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INSTRUCTIONS

To Start:

Download and review any files associated with the training.
For video trainings: log into your Provider Account, go to the training menu within the black left-side menu, and click on 'Video Trainings' to watch the video associated with the training.
When the video is done playing, click on the 'X' on the pop-up video window. The training hours will be added to your training log.

If there is a quiz associated with the training: training hours will be added to your account once you have sent in your quiz for review by the Training Office.

Complete and attach the Training Office Cover Sheet to ensure the correct person receives training hours for the trainings they have completed.

ET 3: CONNECT: Embedded Interventions and Transitions

Available via: Through CONNECT Website

Hours: 5

Description:
Embedded Interventions: Providers will learn about the practice of embedded interventions to help children participate in a variety of early learning opportunities and environments promoting high quality inclusion.
Transitions: Providers will learn about practices to help support children and families as they transition among programs in the early care and education system.

Materials:
Internet access to: CONNECT Module: Embedded Interventions and CONNECT Module: Transition, or access modules at http://community.fpg.unc.edu.

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ET 3: Developmentally Appropriate Practice and Intentionality

Available via: Video Trainings

Hours: 3

Description:
The DAP and Intentionality training highlights ways in which teachers can intentionally use a variety of learning formats and teaching strategies to support children's learning. Providers will have the opportunity to reflect on their current teaching practices and plan for intentional teaching in the future.

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ET 3: Introduction to Idaho’s Early Learning eGuidelines

Available via: Lending Library, Video Trainings

Hours: 1

Description:
This training video is an Introduction to Idaho’s Early Learning eGuidelines. It provides an overview of the online and printed materials, as well as discusses what the Early Learning eGuidelines are, and how to access and use them. The training video is accessible through your IdahoSTARS Provider Account.

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ET 3: Nutrition

Available via: Live

Hours: 2

Description:
Includes strategies for helping children become competent eaters using evidence-based strategies. Providers will discuss emotions and children’s eating, picky eating, acceptance of unfamiliar foods, nutrition education, and adult beliefs about and advocacy for children’s healthy eating. Providers will use self-evaluation tools to look at their program’s mealtime routines and procedures.

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ET 3: Physical Activity/Active Physical Play

Available via: Live

Hours: 2

Description:
They will match children’s physical skills with their program’s active physical play settings and equipment, and they will reflect on their personal advocacy for children’s physical activity.

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ET 3: Responsible Adults, Safe Children

Available via: Live

Hours: 3

Description:
A Strengthening Families Training. The goal is to understand the statistics, consequences, and magnitude of child sexual abuse and the everyday responsibilities and opportunities adults have for preventing it in order to strengthen families and improve the quality of child care. The course will address the social norms that build a wall of denial, identify personal and societal attitudes, identify healthy sexual development, and create a plan to prevent CSA.

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ET 3: Supportive Physical Environments, Routines, and Transitions Lesson: Quiz AND Guided Discussion

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 4

Description:
This distance training introduces the Pyramid Model as an approach to building high quality early childhood environments. Founded on evidence-based practices, supportive physical environments, routines, and transitions builds upon nurturing and responsive relationships to form the foundation to quality child care. This is the 2nd part of the Lending Library Training. Please contact your local Regional Office to checkout this training opportunity. Once you have completed the lesson register for this guided discussion:

Learning Objectives: Describe the relationship between the physical environment and social emotional development.
Identify and implement strategies to design environments that support all children.
Describe the relationship between routines and transitions in the early childhood setting and social emotional development.
Identify and implement strategies to design schedules, routines, and transitions that support all children.
Complete the lesson before registering for this guided discussion. Please bring your checklist of practices to the discussion. You can register online, and an email with the directions to login to the guided discussion will be sent a day before the registered time. You can log in using your computer, or call in using your phone.

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INSTRUCTIONS

To Start:

Download and review any files associated with the training.
For video trainings: log into your Provider Account, go to the training menu within the black left-side menu, and click on 'Video Trainings' to watch the video associated with the training.
When the video is done playing, click on the 'X' on the pop-up video window. The training hours will be added to your training log.

If there is a quiz associated with the training: training hours will be added to your account once you have sent in your quiz for review by the Training Office.

Complete and attach the Training Office Cover Sheet to ensure the correct person receives training hours for the trainings they have completed.

ET 4: Committing to Strengthening Families

Available via: Live

Hours: 3

Description:
The goal of this interactive training is to make a plan to commit to using the Strengthening Families Protective Factor framework in order to support parents, prevent child abuse and neglect, and improve the quality of child care. The objectives: Participants will review previous Strengthening Families trainings, give examples of commitment in action, make a personal assessment of their commitment, job performance, and workplace values, learn about managing complex change, and practice identifying opportunities to relieve family stressors by their everyday actions.

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ET 4: CONNECT: Communication for Collaboration and Family-Professional Partnerships

Available via: Through CONNECT Website

Hours: 4

Description:
In this essential training you will learn about effective communication practices that can be used to promote collaboration with professionals and families in early care and education. In addition, you will learn about building trusting family-professional partnerships when working with families of young children.

Materials:
Internet access to: CONNECT Module: Communication for Collaboration and CONNECT Module: Family-Professional Partnerships, or access modules at http://community.fpg.unc.edu.

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ET 4: Dual Language Learners

Available via: Lending Library, Video Trainings

Hours: 2

Description:
This lending library training focuses on the relationship between language and cognitive development in young children and implementation of evidence based practices to support dual language learners in the child care setting.

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ET 4: Every Child Ready to Learn, Part 2

Available via: Live, Online through Lee Pesky

Hours: 3

Description:
This course is a continuation of the Every Child Ready to Learn class. Early educators will learn more activities that support the foundational literacy and math skills including: language and vocabulary, print awareness, number sense, spatial awareness, comparing, and problem solving. Participants will also learn about free resources that will provide even more opportunities for learning. Register online.

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ET 4: Observation and Documentation

Available via: Lending Library, Video Training

Hours: 2

Description:
This training introduces observation and documentation of children’s development through a 4-step cycle. The presentation describes the importance of observing and documenting children’s development and assists child care providers with conducting observations, gathering documentation, and using the information they gather to support planning for individual children.

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Regional Child Care Resource Centers have various IdahoSTARS approved trainings available to lending library members. Membership is available for an annual fee of $20. Each regional office has a large selection of trainings to check out. These trainings are often in DVD format, so you can do them individually, together with your coworkers or at a staff meeting. We offer trainings in a variety of topics from classroom environment to Human Resource Management. These are all designed to help you where you need it. Call your local office today and let us help you get started!

Big Body Play

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 4

Description:
This lesson defines "Big Body Play" and examines common misunderstandings about it, and how it differs from aggression. It provides information about how big body play affects every part of a child's healthy development. It also shows how to understand the importance of risk in learning and how to plan environments, policies, and supervision to best support this play style without endangering children.

ECERS DVD-Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale Lesson

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 5

Description:
Understanding the concepts and scoring practices of the ECERS observation tool. Practice scoring video clips and your own classroom.

Essential Touch

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 4

Description:
In Essential Touch, learn why touch is essential in young children's development: physical--for survival and growth; Cognitive--chemicals in the brain that shape its development; and Social and Emotional--how touch fosters feelings of value and self-worth. Also learn how it can be incorporated safely in early childhood settings through daily routines, preference and respect, and rich tactile experiences.

FCCERS DVD-Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale Lesson

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 5

Description:
Understanding the concepts and scoring practices of the FCCERS observation tool. Practice scoring video clips and your own classroom.

Healthy Sexuality Development

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 8

Description:
Children learn about sexuality the same way they learn about everything else – through words, actions, interactions, and relationships. Early childhood professionals assist families in supporting children's healthy sexuality development as they interact with children, work with families, and plan programs.

HRM: Human Resources Management in Early Childhood Programs

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 30

Description:
HRM Journal is an interactive education lesson for early childhood program administrators. This professional development program focuses on the human resources management system.

ITERS DVD-Infant/Toddlers Environment Rating Scale Lessons

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 5

Description:
Understanding the concepts and scoring practices of the ITERS observation tool. Practice scoring video clips and your own classroom.

Many Languages for Infants and Toddlers

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 2

Description:
Based on the book, Many Languages, Building Connections. This training applies the latest information about best practices infant and toddler dual language learners. From using lists of key words and visual aids to using body language and gestures, the strategies you will find in this book are adaptable and easy to put into practice. This training book will provide caregivers the skills they need to "feel confident that they know how language develops, how cultural differences can come into play, and how to asses an individual child's situation to provide appropriate support."

Many Languages for Preschoolers

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 2

Description:
Based on the book, Many Languages, One Classroom. This training applies the latest information about best practices to all aspects of a preschool program. From using lists of key words and visual aids to using body language and gestures, the strategies you will find in this book are adaptable and easy to put into practice. This training book is "filled with ideas you can implement in your classroom to open the doors of literacy and learning for young language learners."

Ten Things Every Child Needs

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 5

Description:
Ten Things Every Child Needs explains how our earliest interactions influence a child's brain development. Hosted by popular television personality Tim Reid. It is an invaluable guide that parents and caregivers can follow to give a child his or her best start in life.

Welcoming All Children: Creating Inclusive Child Care

Available via: Lending Library

Hours: 4

Description:
Welcoming All Children is developed for child care providers to help them welcome and include children with special needs in child care programs. This is an invaluable training tool for staff and program development.

INSTRUCTIONS

To Start:

Download and review any files associated with the training.
Log into your Provider Account, go to the training menu within the black left-side menu, and click on 'Video Trainings' to watch the video associated with the training.
Complete the training quiz for each module and send in to the Training Office.
Fill out and attach the Training Office Cover Sheet to ensure the correct person receives training hours for the trainings they have completed.

Module 1: Children's Behaviors

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 2

Description:
Challenging behavior is one of the biggest issues child care providers face every day. Most often these behaviors are caused by challenges presented by the social and physical environment, yet the approach is to "fix" the child rather than "fix" the factors that contribute to the behavior. This Turn-Key adapted training program will provide the knowledge base and practical strategies teachers need to minimize challenging behavior in the child care setting.
Module 1 examines children’s behaviors through a child development lens and risk factors contributing to those behaviors.

Module 2: Promoting Positive Behavior

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 2

Description:
Challenging behavior is one of the biggest issues child care providers face every day. Most often these behaviors are caused by challenges presented by the social and physical environment, yet often the approach is to "fix" the child rather than "fix" the factors that contribute to the behavior. This Turn-Key adapted training program will provide the knowledge base and practical strategies teachers need to strive to minimize challenging behavior in the child care setting.
Module 2 examines the value of increasing positive behaviors by promoting children’s strengths and preventing challenging behaviors through intentional teaching strategies.

Module 3: Adult's Behavior

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 2

Description:
i. Challenging behavior is one of the biggest issues child care providers face every day. Most often these behaviors are caused by challenges presented by the social and physical environment, yet often the approach is to "fix" the child rather than "fix" the factors that contribute to the behavior. This Turn-Key adapted training program will provide the knowledge base and practical strategies teachers need to minimize challenging behavior in the child care setting.
Module 3 examines the impact of adult behaviors, self-reflection exercises, and strategies for working with families.

Module 4: Intervention and Strategies

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 2

Description:
i. Challenging behavior is one of the biggest issues child care providers face every day. Most often these behaviors are caused by challenges presented by the social and physical environment, yet often the approach is to "fix" the child rather than "fix" the factors that contribute to the behavior. This Turn-Key adapted training program will provide the knowledge base and practical strategies teachers need to minimize challenging behavior in the child care setting.
Module 4 introduces interventions for when prevention is not enough and strategies for effectively responding to challenging behaviors when they do happen.

INSTRUCTIONS

To Start:

Download and review any files associated with the training.
Log into your Provider Account, go to the training menu within the black left-side menu, and click on 'Video Trainings' to watch the video associated with the training.
Complete the training quiz for each module and send in to the Training Office.
Fill out and attach the Training Office Cover Sheet to ensure the correct person receives training hours for the trainings they have completed.
- Training Office Cover SheetPDF
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Module 1: Activity and Movement

Available via: Video Online, Lending Library

Hours: 5

Description:
Child obesity is at epidemic levels. One-third of the children in America are carrying too much weight. Early childhood programs can lead the way in educating young children and their parents on the importance of diet and exercise. This Turn-Key adapted training series will give early childhood educators the knowledge base and practical strategies they need to make a difference. The time is now for early childhood programs to aggressively address childhood obesity and promote wellness. This training will help you start the process of causing change that will benefit young children for the rest of their lives.
Module 1 Lessons: Early Care and the Obesity Crisis, Get Kids Moving, and Keep Kids Moving

Module 2: Movement Activities

Available via: Please consult your local CCHC

Hours: 5

Description:
Child obesity is at epidemic levels. One-third of the children in America are carrying too much weight. Early childhood programs can lead the way in educating young children and their parents on the importance of diet and exercise. This Turn-Key adapted training series will give early childhood educators the knowledge base and practical strategies they need to make a difference. The time is now for early childhood programs to aggressively address childhood obesity and promote wellness. This training will help you start the process of causing change that will benefit young children for the rest of their lives.
Module 2 Lessons: The Life is good Playmakers, The Trail Walk, Nature Learning Environments, and Inside Matters Most

Module 3: Nutrition & Healthy Choices

Available via: Please consult your local CCHC

Hours: 5

Description:
Child obesity is at epidemic levels. One-third of the children in America are carrying too much weight. Early childhood programs can lead the way in educating young children and their parents on the importance of diet and exercise. This Turn-Key adapted training series will give early childhood educators the knowledge base and practical strategies they need to make a difference. The time is now for early childhood programs to aggressively address childhood obesity and promote wellness. This training will help you start the process of causing change that will benefit young children for the rest of their lives.
Module 3 Lessons: What Children Need to Eat, How Much to Eat, and Making It Work

Module 4: Nutrition Activites

Available via: Please consult your local CCHC

Hours: 5

Description:
Child obesity is at epidemic levels. One-third of the children in America are carrying too much weight. Early childhood programs can lead the way in educating young children and their parents on the importance of diet and exercise. This Turn-Key adapted training series will give early childhood educators the knowledge base and practical strategies they need to make a difference. The time is now for early childhood programs to aggressively address childhood obesity and promote wellness. This training will help you start the process of causing change that will benefit young children for the rest of their lives.
Module 4 Lessons: Family Style Dining, The People's Garden; Healthy Pizza Field Trip; We’re All Special

INSTRUCTIONS

To Start:

Note any specific instructions within the listing.
For trainings that are not provided by IdahoSTARS, follow the link to the Approved Training Company site to complete the training.
When you have successfully completed the training, be sure to print your Certificate of Completion (or similar documentation) from the Approved Training Company.
Complete and attach the Training Office Cover Sheet to the certificate to ensure the correct person receives training hours for the trainings they have completed.
- Training Office Cover SheetPDF

Child Development Overview

Available via: Video Online

Hours: 1

Description:
This training provides an overview of child development across the ages of birth – 12 years in the domains of physical, cognitive, social emotional, and language and communication. Participants will identify stages, domains, and milestones of child growth and development; identify patterns of development which warrant further examination and adaptations to the child care environment; and recognize characteristics of quality child care environments.

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Childcare Immunization Requirements: 2018 Webinar Training

Available via: Video Online

Hours: 1

Description:
The Childcare Immunization Requirements 2018 Webinar is presented by the Idaho Immunization Program and provides updated childcare immunization requirement information to Idaho childcare providers. This webinar serves to help childcare providers determine if a child entering daycare meets immunization documentation requirements and gives an overview of updated immunization resources and childcare-related developments regarding vaccine-preventable disease. The webinar is pre-recorded and can be viewed at any time as a resource for immunization requirements for your daycare. The training video is available through your IdahoSTARS Provider Account.

American Academy of Pediatrics

Available via: shop.aap.org

Languages: English, Spanish
Price: Free

Description:
The American Academy of Pediatrics offers self-paced courses designed for people to meet their learning needs at every stage of their career. AAP is committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
**Note: Not all online courses through AAP provide contact hours/training hours (Activity Type: Asynchronous). Training hours will not be awarded for trainings that do not provide a certificate of completion.
Online American Academy of Pediatrics courses require an AAP ID. If you do not yet have an AAP ID, register for one today at: https://shop.aap.org/account/login.

Better Kid Care

Available via: Better Kid Care on Demand Web Lessons

Languages: English, Spanish
Price: Majority $5

Description:
Research shows that professionals who continue learning offer higher quality care to children and youth. Better Kid Care online lessons were created for professionals like you who want to learn to enhance programs for children and youth.

Building Blocks for Literacy

Available via: Building Blocks for Literacy

Languages: English
Price: Free with a $50 certificate fee

Description:
Lee Pesky Learning Center, in partnership with the Stern Center for Language and Learning, is pleased to announce the online version of Building Blocks for Literacy. Building Blocks for Literacy promotes early literacy skills for children in child care and preschool environments. The program teaches early care and education providers as well as parents and preschool teachers how to foster early literacy skills in children.
**Note: The content is available at no cost, however, a certificate of completion for a training will be issued through the Stern Center for $50.

Care Courses

Available via: The Care Courses School Inc.

Languages: English

Description:
Care Courses is an international distance learning school offering convenient, affordable and informative book and electronic courses for early childhood professionals, and child care providers. They offer a wide variety of topics, including autism, administration, staff development, home childcare, professionalism, toilet learning, child development, curriculum, and much, much more.

ChildCare Education Institute

Available via: ChildCare Education Institute

Languages: English, Spanish

Description:
ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI), a distance training institution, is dedicated to providing online training to meet the continuing education requirements of the child care industry. Whether you are looking to take one course or a set of courses, complete a certificate program or earn your CDA, ChildCare Education Institute has courses for you.

Child Care Aware of America

Available via: Child Care Aware of America Training Academy

Languages: English, Spanish
Price: $15 or $35 per course

Description:
Child Care Aware® of America is committed to providing online learning experiences that not only train the workforce, but transform it. Their courses provide a variety of engaging topics designed specifically for the early childhood professional.

Child Care Lounge

Available via: Child Care Lounge

Languages: English

Description:
Child Care Lounge offers child care training when you need it, without leaving the comfort of your own home. They have a variety of quality and low-cost, affordable online child care training classes for your convenience. Upon completion of Child Care Lounge trainings, the company will email you a certificate in 1-3 days (with completion date and hours). Please submit this to the IdahoSTARS Training Office. To receive training hours, you must complete the Training Evaluation through your Provider Account.

CypherWorx

Available via: CypherWorx

Languages: English
Price: 50+ Courses Free, $15 per course, or $150 for all courses

Description:
CypherWorx Child Care catalog gives your team access to interactive, state-approved professional development training from the world’s leading subject matter experts. The full catalog includes hundreds of courses relevant to school-age child care including a 36 course Out of School Time series with in-depth curriculum content, interactivity, and certificates. Options include:

Out of School Time Certificate Series (36 Courses, 72 Hours)
After School Catalog (30+ Courses, 45 Hours)
Child Care (30+ Courses, 40 Hours)
OSHA, Compliance, and Safety
And more...

Providing professionals with high quality training at a low cost, to be taken on your schedule. Contact Cypherworx today to discuss how your training needs can be met!

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Independent Study Trainings

Available via: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Languages: English
Price: Free

Description:
The Emergency Management Institute (EMI) offers self-paced courses designed for people who have emergency management responsibilities and the general public. All are offered free-of-charge to those who qualify for enrollment.
Independent Study Exams now require a FEMA Student Identification (SID) Number. If you do not yet have an SID, register for one today: cdp.dhs.gov/femasid.

ISI FCS 435: Feeding Young Children in Group Settings

Available via: Univeristy of Idaho - Independent Study in Idaho

Description:
Independent Study in Idaho offers an on-line course taught by Laurel J. Branen, PhD, RD, LD, and Janice Fletcher, EdD from the University of Idaho. This course is specifically for those who want to learn more about feeding young children in group settings. Content in the course applies to young children who are birth through age 5. Group settings include Head Start and Early Head Start programs, preschools, and child care programs. This is an appropriate course for those who work directly with young children and those who consult with early childhood programs. The course is not intended for parents. The course, however, includes information and skill development for those who work with parents.

Course FAQ:
How is the course delivered?
This course is delivered on-line. Dr. Branen and Dr. Fletcher will be available to personally communicate with you regarding your learning needs, your project ideas, and your questions.
Will I earn college credit?
When you complete the course, you will earn one academic college credit from the University of Idaho.
Can I apply for a scholarship from IdahoSTARS to take this course?
Yes, this course is approved for training reimbursement scholarships for those enrolled in the IdahoSTARS Registry. You’ll need to pay for the training when you register and then submit a Training Reimbursement Scholarship form after completing the course.
Can I earn Continuing Professional Education credit?
You may earn 15 CPEs if you are a registered dietitian.
How much does the course cost?
The total cost of the course is $190. Readings for the course are embedded in the on-line course materials. You will not be required to purchase a textbook.

Lee Pesky Learning Center

Available via: Lee Pesky Learning Center

Languages: English, Spanish
Price: $65

Description:
Lee Pesky Learning Center helps early educators, parents and care givers create meaningful learning experiences by providing innovative tools and materials to support early literacy and math development. In addition, LPLC provides high quality training for early educators. Lee Pesky Learning Center is pleased to present "Every Child Ready for Math", "ET 2: Every Child Ready to Learn, Part 1", and "ET 4: Every Child Ready to Learn, Part 2." To sign up for the course: fill out the registration form, a link and directions will be emailed to you once you have been registered for the training.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Available via: NAEYC Online Learning Center

Languages: English

Description:
NAEYC promotes high-quality learning by connecting practice, policy, and research. Their online learning programs allow you to deepen your skills and knowledge anytime, anywhere!

Project Learning Tree

Available via: Project Learning Tree

Languages: English, Spanish
Price: $30

Description:
Project Learning Tree's award-winning early childhood materials help you safely take your young learners outdoors and bring nature into the classroom, whether you live in an urban, suburban, or rural community. Developed with preschool educators and early childhood specialists, PLT’s Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood guide is specifically designed for educators who work with children ages 3 to 6. The activities help teach reading, writing, science, math, and motor skills to young learners. They are correlated to NAEYC Standards and Head Start Child Outcomes Framework.

ProSolutions Training

Available via: Pro Solutions Training

Languages: English, Spanish
Price: $10 - $30; Individual Annual Subscriptions $99

Description:
ProSolutions Training stands out for its depth of experience and range of expertise, combined with a high level of integrity and proven customer satisfaction. Their coursework is skills-based and encourages you to reflect on your own individual teaching or professional style and transfer new knowledge to your daily work. ProSolutions continually develops new courses and updates existing content based on the latest research to keep courses current and relevant. ProSolutions Training offers more than 100 individual courses in early childhood education and human services.

Protective Factors

Available via: National Alliance of Children's Trust and Prevention Funds

Languages: English
Price: Free

Description:
The National Alliance of Children’s Trust and Prevention Funds (Alliance) is pleased to make available a series of online training courses to support implementation of the Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework in multiple settings. This curriculum includes new materials on partnering with parents and addresses promising strategies to strengthen families for practitioners in multiple settings.
To receive training hours for the Wrap-Up training you must complete the Training Evaluation through your Provider Account. The other trainings will be added to your training log after the IdahoSTARS Training Office receives your certificate of completion.

Smart Horizons

Available via: Smart Horizons

Languages: English, Spanish

Description:
Smart Horizons offers unparalleled options when it comes to delivering child care training. No longer will you need to wait for a minimum number of students to enroll before beginning training. With Smart Horizons, your training is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. When it comes to delivering early childhood professional development, through partnerships with several leading child care organizations, they've developed one of the best and most comprehensive early childhood education programs available today.

Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns

Available via: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Languages: English, Spanish
Price: Free

Description:
As an early care and education provider, you play a critical role in the health and well being of children. You are also very well positioned to help identify children who might need extra help in their development. This FREE, online training course, Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns, helps you fulfill this role by providing tools and best practices for monitoring the development of children in your care and talking about it with their parents.
Please Note:
Developmental Milestones is the program that provides the developmental monitoring component of Child Find for Idaho’s infants and toddlers. Developmental Milestones supports parents and caregivers in meeting the developmental, social-emotional, health and educational needs of their infant or toddler.

Specializations

The IdahoSTARS Infant Toddler Specialization is a professional development package designed to support providers with mastery of best-practices in infant and toddler care.

Cover sheet of IdahoSTARS Specialization Application Form.

Specialization Details
Infant Toddler Specialization

Prerequisites

The IdahoSTARS Infant Toddler Specialization is developed for child care providers who meet one or both of the following prerequisites.

Have completed all IdahoSTARS Essential Trainings (Essential Training 1 Series through Essential Training 4 Series)
Be at a Level 2 or higher on the IdahoSTARS Early Childhood Care and Education Career Pathway

Commitment

In the first 18-24 months, you will become specialized in the content and practice. In the following years, you will focus on maintaining best-practices with continued support and evaluation/assessment from IdahoSTARS.

Infant Toddler Specialization

The Infant Toddler Specialization package includes:

Online Training Modules
Coaching/Technical Assistance (in-person and via computer conferencing)
Infant/Toddler Professional Resources
Assessment of implementation of practices
An ongoing professional development plan
Evaluation of the specialization process and content
Professional Membership upon completion

Become Specialized in Infant Toddler Care:

Complete the Infant Toddler Specialization ApplicationPDF and submit it to the IdahoSTARS Training Office for review.

Training Resources

Idaho Early Learning eGuidelines
Post Approval Training Request

Idaho Early Learning eGuidelines

The Idaho Early Learning eGuidelines are designed to assist in guiding children’s development and learning: View the full text of the Idaho Early Learning eGuidelines.

Cover page of the Idaho Stars Out of State Post Approval Conference Training Request.

Post Approval Training Request

Did you attend a quality training or conference that was not IdahoSTARS approved? Use the Post Approval Conference/Training RequestFillable PDF process to request training hours.

Please Note: Reading books, subscription box programs/curricula/kits/boxes, watching DVD's, and most webinars are not eligible for Post Approval training hours. Please remember that submitting trainings using the Post Approval Training Request hours does not guarantee that you will receive the hours: it is a request for training hours.

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