Flexible, practical child care training designed to support your professional growth anytime, anywhere. Courses are available in English and Spanish.

Practitioner Course Introduction

Practical professional development created for early childhood educators, family child care providers, classroom staff, and other professionals who work directly with young children and families.

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Learning Environments & Curriculum

Curious Creators

Discover how outdoor art experiences inspire creativity, curiosity, and whole-child development. Learn simple, developmentally appropriate activities that connect children with nature while supporting physical, cognitive, and social-emotional growth. Explore practical ideas you can easily incorporate into your everyday curriculum.

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Tiny Steps, Big Impact:

Designing Engaging Curriculum

Learn how to design engaging, developmentally appropriate curriculum that supports every child's learning. Explore practical strategies for creating inclusive lessons, adapting activities for diverse learners, and fostering meaningful, hands-on experiences.

Language In Bloom:

Supporting Dual Language Learners in Early Childhood

Learn practical strategies for supporting dual language learners through responsive interactions, language-rich environments, and culturally responsive teaching. Discover ways to strengthen communication, honor home languages, and help every child succeed.

Supporting Children With Diverse Needs

Every Child, Every Classroom:

Inclusion Strategies For Success

Learn practical strategies for creating inclusive classrooms where every child feels valued, supported, and able to participate. Explore ways to build accessible learning environments, strengthen family partnerships, and support children with diverse abilities and backgrounds.

Celebrating Differences:

Building Inclusive & Culturally Rich Early Childhood Classrooms (Part I)

Explore practical strategies for creating inclusive, culturally responsive classrooms where every child feels valued and respected. Learn how to celebrate diversity, foster belonging, and incorporate meaningful cultural experiences into everyday learning.

Culture In Bloom:

Part II): Culturally Responsive Teaching

Discover practical strategies for creating culturally responsive classrooms that honor every child's identity, culture, and experiences. Learn how to strengthen family partnerships, promote belonging, and create inclusive learning environments where all children can thrive.

Child Growth & Development

Hearts in our Hands

Learn how responsive caregiving, nurturing relationships, and everyday interactions support the mental health and emotional well-being of infants and toddlers. Explore practical strategies that promote secure attachments, healthy brain development, and strong social-emotional growth from the very beginning.

Jump, Spin, Twirl Into Physical Development

Discover fun, engaging ways to promote physical development through movement, play, storytelling, and hands-on activities. Learn practical strategies that build gross and fine motor skills while keeping children active, confident, and excited to learn.

The Brain Blueprint:

Shaping Young Minds For Success

Discover how early brain development shapes learning, behavior, and lifelong success. Learn practical, research-based strategies to support healthy brain development through responsive relationships, positive interactions, and developmentally appropriate environments.

Health, Safety, & Nutrition

Raising the Bar:

Enhancing Supervision

Strengthen your supervision skills to create safer learning environments for children. Learn practical strategies to improve active supervision, reduce risk, and support compliance with licensing standards while protecting children's health and safety.

Peaceful Dreams:

Safe Sleep Practices

Learn essential safe sleep practices that help reduce the risk of SIDS and SUIDS while creating safe sleep environments for infants. Explore current recommendations, supervision strategies, and effective ways to partner with families to promote healthy, safe sleep.

Health & Safety Part1:

Hazardous Materials & Common Illnesses

Learn essential health and safety practices for preventing illness and protecting children in early childhood settings. Explore proper handling of hazardous materials, cleaning and sanitizing procedures, illness prevention, and strategies to reduce the spread of infectious diseases.

Health & Safety Part2:

Food Allergies & Administering Medication

Learn how to safely manage food allergies, administer medication, and respond to medical emergencies in early childhood settings. Explore best practices for preventing allergic reactions, recognizing emergencies, and maintaining compliance with Texas Child Care Regulations.

Gentle Touch, Bright Futures:

Shaken Baby Syndrome & Protecting Babies' Brains

Learn how nurturing care and safe caregiving practices protect infant brain development and prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome. Explore practical strategies for soothing infants, managing caregiver stress, and creating safe, responsive environments that support healthy development.

Protecting Our Future:

Understanding & Preventing Child Abuse & Neglect

Learn how to recognize the signs of child abuse and neglect, respond appropriately, and fulfill mandated reporting responsibilities. Explore practical strategies for creating safe, nurturing environments and protecting the health, safety, and well-being of every child.

Let's Talk Safety in a Changing World

Explore today's emerging safety challenges in early childhood programs, from extreme weather and environmental hazards to new technology risks. Learn practical strategies to protect children, adapt safety practices, and create a safe, responsive learning environment.

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Responsive Interactions & Guidance

Cultivating Emotionally Resilient Children:

Effective Guidance for Positive Behavior

Learn positive guidance strategies that help children build emotional resilience, self-regulation, and healthy relationships. Explore practical techniques for encouraging positive behavior, preventing bullying, and partnering with families to support children's social-emotional development.

Building Bonds:

Elevating Teacher-Child Connections

Learn practical strategies for building strong teacher-child relationships that support learning, development, and emotional well-being. Explore responsive interactions, positive classroom environments, and meaningful connections that help every child thrive.

Wired for Connection:

Responsive Interaction & Guidance

Discover relationship-based strategies that promote positive behavior through connection instead of punishment. Learn how responsive interactions and the Time-In approach help children build self-regulation, emotional resilience, and healthy social-emotional skills.

Climbing the Ladder to Effective Classroom Management

Learn practical classroom management strategies that create positive, engaging learning environments. Explore techniques for preventing challenging behaviors, setting clear expectations, and encouraging cooperation through consistent, proactive practices.

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Observation & Assessment

Mastering the Art of Observation:

Unlocking the Power of Seeing Every Child

Learn how to observe and document children's development with confidence and purpose. Explore practical strategies for conducting objective observations, reducing bias, and using meaningful documentation to guide individualized learning and support every child's growth.

Family & Community Relationships

Mastering Parent Communication:

Building Strong Partnerships in Early Childhood Education

Strengthen your communication skills to build trusting partnerships with families. Learn practical strategies for navigating difficult conversations, fostering collaboration, and creating positive relationships that support every child's success.

Administrator Course Introduction

Program Planning & Development

Is Budgeting really that important?

Learn the financial basics every child care business needs to succeed. Explore budgeting, cash flow, bookkeeping, and simple financial tools that help you make informed decisions and build a stronger, more sustainable program.

Planting Seeds of Financial Stability:

Strengthen the financial health of your child care center with practical business strategies. Learn how to manage budgets, understand cash flow, calculate cost of care, and make confident financial decisions that support long-term success.

Improving Your Financial Literacy:

Taking the Fear Out of Your Financials:

Take the stress out of managing your child care finances. Learn simple strategies for bookkeeping, understanding cash flow, calculating the cost of care, and making confident financial decisions that support a successful home-based business.

Unlocking Financial Success:

Crunching Numbers & Setting Rates for Reaching Your Goals

Learn how to use financial data to make smarter business decisions. Explore budgeting, cash flow, cost of care, and rate-setting strategies that help build a financially stable and successful child care program.

The Power of Planning:

Creating An Annual Business Plan

Learn how to create a practical annual business plan that supports growth and long-term success. Explore simple strategies for setting goals, building budgets, forecasting finances, and making informed decisions that strengthen your child care business.

Branding Basics:

Affordable Marketing For Your Child Care Business - Famly Home Providers

Learn affordable marketing strategies to grow your child care business. Discover how to build a strong brand, improve your online presence, attract more families, and increase enrollment using practical, low-cost tools.

Creating an Effective Marketing Campaign:

Small Business Child Care Programs

Learn practical, low-cost marketing strategies to grow your enrollment and strengthen your child care brand. Explore market analysis, social media, Google Business Profiles, and simple marketing tools that help you attract and retain families.

Cost of Care & Rate Setting

Learn how to calculate the true cost of providing child care and set tuition rates that support a sustainable program. Explore practical strategies for budgeting, evaluating expenses, and pricing your services with confidence.

Professionalism & Ethics

Finding a Way Through:

Practical skills for conflict resolution

Build the communication and conflict resolution skills needed to create a stronger, more positive workplace. Learn practical strategies for managing conflict, improving teamwork, and fostering respectful, productive relationships with colleagues.

Advocacy Essentials:

Getting Your Voices Heard

Learn the fundamentals of advocacy and discover how your voice can make a difference in early childhood education. Explore practical strategies for influencing policy, building confidence, and creating positive change for children, families, and the child care profession.

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Human resource & Development

Staffing Without Stress:

Learn practical strategies for building and retaining a strong child care team. Explore staffing plans, scheduling, employee engagement, coaching, and retention techniques that help create a stable, successful program.

Hiring With Purpose

Learn how to hire with intention and build a strong, dependable child care team. Explore practical strategies for recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and retaining employees who align with your program's mission and values.

Rooted in Leadership:

Building Strong Visionary Teams

Discover how to build a positive workplace culture where employees feel valued, motivated, and inspired to grow. Learn practical leadership strategies that strengthen communication, build trust, reduce staff turnover, and empower teams to thrive together.

Leadership Cohorts

Child Care Director Business Bootcamp:
A Four-Part Leadership Cohort

Strengthen your leadership and business skills through this interactive four-session cohort. Learn practical strategies for financial management, marketing, rate setting, and business planning while creating tools you can immediately use to build a stronger, more sustainable child care program.

Director Retreat Series:

Building Stronger Child Care Leaders

Grow your leadership and business skills through this interactive three-session cohort. Explore practical strategies for financial management, staffing, marketing, and program operations while collaborating with other directors and developing tools to strengthen your child care program.

Teacher Professional Development Series:

Strengthening Skills for Everyday Success

Build your confidence and strengthen your teaching practices through this interactive four-session professional development series. Explore practical strategies for classroom management, teacher-child interactions, family partnerships, and child development while gaining ready-to-use tools that enhance learning and support children's success.

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