Approved IdahoSTARS Trainings

Available via: airchildcare.com

Languages: English
Price: $20 - $60

Description:
AIR Child Care Training Solutions knows your time is valuable and our goal is to provide all of your professional development needs, from required to specialized trainings, through the comfort and convenience of online learning. Train at home, from your center, or on the go. You can start and stop trainings as needed to fit them into your busy life.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Available via: continued

Languages: English
Price: $99 for a year’s subscription for individuals (apply for a scholarship today!)

Description:
continued provides a convenient and affordable online solution with practical, research-based courses. Increase your knowledge, build your skills, and earn clock hours for training or for CDA renewal. Explore topic areas, including: challenging behavior, special needs, family engagement, and many more! Courses are conveniently available in multiple formats to fit your preference and your busy schedule. Course completion certificates are provided.

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...

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.

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.

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.

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!

Available via: Project Learning Tree

Languages: English
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.

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.

Available via: SafeGard Classes Online

Languages: English, Spanish
Price: Majority $10 per hour

Description:
SafeGard offers hundreds of high-quality training classes for the working professional on a wide range of popular topics, all accessible on any device. Since all their classes are online, you can take them at your convenience, and you can review materials from any class as many times as you would like!
Topic areas include: school age, curriculum & lesson planning, infant, toddler, inclusion: cultural diversity & special needs, fitness & movement, and many more!

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.

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.