Caring For Infants & Toddlers

13 modules worth 15 hours each

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Module 01 Safe

During this 15 hour training you will examine your environment and practices for safety. You will develop or make changes to your safety procedures and emergency practices using infant development as a guide. Develop a safety checklist for your program based on child development Develop procedures to promote wellness in both indoor and outdoor environments.

Module 02 Healthy

During this 15 hour training you will use your knowledge of infants and toddlers to develop and promote good health, sanitation and nutrition procedures. Examine causes and results of child abuse and develop reporting procedures. Explore health and nutrition practices for infants and toddlers, and how to implement these practices with the children.

Module 03 Environment

Module 04 Physical Development

Participants will explore approaches to create an environment that will encourage the physical development of infants and toddlers. You will exam ways to support and promote the physical development of infants and toddlers. Participants will explore techniques to observe and assess the development of infants and toddlers.

Module 05 Cognitive Development

During this 15 hour course you will use your knowledge of infant and toddler development to explore methods of encouraging cognitive development. You will learn about infants and toddlers using their senses to explore and how providers can interact in ways that enhances this exploration of the world.

Module 06 Communication Development

In this training you will examine ways to promote communication skill development in infants and toddlers. You will explore ways to create an environment that will encourage exploration with sounds and language. You will develop a practice to use pictures, print, and books to encourage communication. Participants will explore techniques to observe and assess language development in infants and toddlers.

Module 07 Developing Creativity

Participants will explore a variety of materials and activities to promote infants and toddlers creativity. You will explore strategies and tools to encourage creative expression through art, music and movement. Exam how to support creativity through positive interactions.

Module 08 Self

Participants will explore strategies to develop programs that reflect the cultures and diversity of the infants and toddlers families. You will also explore principles to develop a sense of self in infants and toddlers. Participants will exam strategies to promote success in the infants and toddlers in their care.

Module 09 Social Development

Participants will exam infants & toddler behaviors based on their knowledge of development. Participants will explore social development practices that can be implemented into their programs. You will exam infants & toddler behaviors based on your knowledge of infant and toddler development.

Module 10 Guidance Strategies

Participants will examine positive guidance strategies to use with infants and toddlers. You will examine strategies to promote infants and toddlers managing their feelings and self control. You will examine infants and toddlers development and temperaments to better understand how to guide their behavior.

Module 11 Supporting Families

Providers will explore techniques to build partnerships with the families of the infants and toddlers in their care. You will develop a community resource list for children and families. Participants will develop strategies to support and empower families. Participants will develop strategies to resolve differences in positive respectful ways.

Module 12 Observing

During this training you will examine techniques to improve program management in infant/toddler programs. You will explore using portfolios, team evaluations, and team planning. You will explore ways to get and maintain information about the infant/toddler children in your program.

Module 13 Professional Development

During this 15-hour training, you will examine your environment and practices for safety. You will develop or make changes to your safety procedures and emergency practices using infant development as a guide. Develop a safety checklist for your program based on child development. Develop procedures to promote wellness in both indoor and outdoor environments.

Scholarship Use

Please complete the self-guided training before the FCC scholarship year ends June 30, 2025. We cannot guarantee submissions after June 15, 2025, will be completed in time to qualify for the scholarship.

If you are working on multiple modules, please submit each one as you complete it, rather than sending them all together at once.

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Caring For Infants & Toddlers

13 Set Two modules worth 15 hours of training each, 195 HR total.

30 HR – HSN

43 HR -LEC

41 HR – HGD

10 HR – D

20 HR – UGB

15 HR – FCS

21 HR – OA

15 HR – PPLD