Nurturing Family Connections (10 Hours)
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10 Hours Professional Development Online ​
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A certificate will be issued for this 10 hour course upon successful completion of all 4 topics listed below.
In this 10-hour course, we will focus on promoting best practices in building positive and collaborative relationships with families. We will discuss homelessness, and ways that connections to quality early childhood services can help mediate the adverse impact of early homelessness experiences for young children. In topic 2, we will discuss ways to engaging families in after hours activity nights. The last topic of this course will approach the concept of using literature to support diverse families, provide some sample lesson plans, consider best practice standards, and include peer discussions to enhance participant learning.
Topics Included in this Course:
Learning Outcomes:
Washington STARS credit: Family and Community Partnerships (10 hours)
CDA Unit 4: Building Productive Relationships with Families (10 hours)
Click here for Information on State Annual Training Approval
In this 10-hour course, we will focus on promoting best practices in building positive and collaborative relationships with families. We will discuss homelessness, and ways that connections to quality early childhood services can help mediate the adverse impact of early homelessness experiences for young children. In topic 2, we will discuss ways to engaging families in after hours activity nights. The last topic of this course will approach the concept of using literature to support diverse families, provide some sample lesson plans, consider best practice standards, and include peer discussions to enhance participant learning.
Topics Included in this Course:
- Building Relationships that Support Children and Families (4 hours)
- Family Activity Nights (1 hour)
- Supporting Families with Special Needs (3 hours)
- Using Literature to Support Diverse Families (2 hours)
Learning Outcomes:
- After reading about best practices for getting families involved in the early childhood learning experience, participants will be able to identify this through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about how to build positive and collaborative relationships with families of early learners, participants will be able to describe this through an open-ended question.
- After reading about ways to support families experiencing homelessness, participants will be able to identify this through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about the McKinney-Vento definition of homelessness and connecting to a broad range of national and local resources, participants will be able to describe this through an open-ended question.
- After reading about common pitfalls when planning family events, participants will be able to identify a common through an open-ended question.
- After reading about the benefits of family events or programs, participants will be able to discuss these benefits through the peer discussion.
- After reading about the American with Disabilities Act, participants will be able to recall main points through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about how a child care setting influences a family's decision for care, participants will be able to analyze this through the peer discussion.
- After watching a video about Assistive Technology, participants will be able to describe this through an open-ended question.
- After reading about ways to valuing diverse families in the early childhood classroom, participants are able to identify these through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about the teacher's role in helping children develop respect for others, participants will be able to identify this through a multiple-choice quiz.
- After reading about the benefits of reading to babies, participants will be able to identify these through a multiple-choice quiz.
Washington STARS credit: Family and Community Partnerships (10 hours)
CDA Unit 4: Building Productive Relationships with Families (10 hours)
Click here for Information on State Annual Training Approval
Technical Requirements for this Course
This training platform is user friendly and it is expected that the majority of students will find that their computers and mobile devices operate without any complications. However, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and you WILL have issues if you use it to complete online training. Please use a different browser other than Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer will not work to complete this course.
We have provided optional links below where you can download alternate browsers. All browsers are free to download and use on your computer.
- A laptop or PC are recommended for completing online courses
- Most students are able to use mobile devices such as tablets and cell phones to complete courses. However, each device is different, and an individual's skill level with the device may determine their success with using a mobile device. Online courses require being able to download files, save them to your device and complete work, save and upload to your training. Some students may find this to be technically challenging.
- Recommended internet browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Opera are all acceptable browsers
- Some courses have assignments which may require downloading and editing a document using an application on your computer or mobile device. Applications that work to open the Word document are: Microsoft Word, Pages, Text Editor, Google Docs, and WordPad
- Make sure you’re using a current operating system (for example, Windows 10 or Apple OS)
- Outdated operating systems may cause technical difficulties
- Slow internet speed may impact loading time
- Videos may require Adobe Flash Player
Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and you WILL have issues if you use it to complete online training. Please use a different browser other than Internet Explorer.
Internet Explorer will not work to complete this course.
We have provided optional links below where you can download alternate browsers. All browsers are free to download and use on your computer.
Terms of Use
You have access to online courses for 1 year from the date of payment, with the exception of the Child Care Basics which is a 6-month enrollment period.
- For immediate access to courses at the time of payment, enroll at our sister site www.myececlass.com.
- When enrolling on our home page at www.cdastars.com, the information to access the online course will be sent to the email address provided during enrollment hours.
*Times shown are Pacific Standard Time. If you are in Central or Eastern Time, you will need to adjust the time accordingly. - New Enrollments Are Set-Up During the Following Times:
Monday - Friday 7 am – 8 pm
Saturday & Sunday 9 am – 8 pm
Holidays 9 am – 8 pm - Registrations that are submitted at www.cdastars.com after enrollment hours will be processed the next morning. You will receive an email with information to access the course.
- Check your email for instructions to start the training. Click on the link in the email to access the course.
- Internet access is required. There are no text books for the training. The coursework is done completely online.
- Some students may find that they need to download or update Shockwave, Flash player or Java.
- Some students may find that they have to update their internet browser, this is most often the case when trying to use Internet Explorer. We recommend Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for the best results. Our student support staff is happy to assist students with troubleshooting should you encounter technical issues, and will provide common suggestions for solving problems that occur when normal browser maintenance or application updates need to occur.
- Cancellations and refunds requested within 72 hours after enrollment are available for courses/programs that have NOT been accessed. Refunds and Cancellations will be charged a 20% cancellation fee.
- Once you log in and start a course, a refund is not available. After 72 hours, the payment credit can be transferred to a different training or to a new student if the training was not started by the original student for up to 30 days after enrollment.
- Refunds are not available after 72 hours from the date of payment.
- Refunds are not available for courses/programs that have been started.
- Our courses may, or may not, meet annual training requirements in your state. Please provide us with your state, and any State registry ID number, and if we are able to record your completed training with your state, we will. In some cases, for annual state credit, you will need to submit the certificate to the appropriate registry and they may or may not award annual credit. Providing a State Registry number to us does not guarantee that your state will approve the training for annual continuing education credit. Many states have QRIS systems that require specific courses to be completed for annual or in-service training. Do not enroll in this course for the purpose of completing a state specific mandated course without first verifying exactly what course requirements need to be met.
- For Washington State students, completed courses are recorded in MERIT Monday through Friday, throughout the day continuously, between 8 am and 3 PM. If you complete your training in the evening or over the weekend, it will be recorded on the next business day during those hours.
- During the last two weeks of December, expect longer processing times for enrollment and certificates due to the high volume of enrollments and completed trainings during the year end rush. We recommend enrolling and completing your training prior to the end of December whenever possible.
- Enrollment expires in 1 year from the date of payment for all courses, with the exception of the Child Care Basics.
