This course will deepen your understanding of cognitive development and suggest leadership practices that support cognitive development. You will learn about cognitive development, learning systems, curriculum planning, effective instruction and understanding and supporting assessment.

Children usually follow predictable patterns in how they grow and learn. Knowing and understanding these patterns allows Preschool teachers to encourage discovery, exploration, experimentation, and problem-solving. These experiences help children learn how to learn. You will learn about cognitive development, interactions that promote learning, engagement, what and how children learn in preschool, exploration and problem solving, planning, inclusion, and embracing ethnicity and culture.

Children usually follow predictable patterns in how they grow and learn. Knowing and understanding these patterns allows Preschool teachers to encourage discovery, exploration, experimentation, and problem-solving. These experiences help children learn how to learn. You will learn about cognitive development, interactions that promote learning, engagement, what and how children learn in preschool, exploration and problem solving, planning, inclusion, and embracing ethnicity and culture.

Communication skills are vital to the overall learning and development of preschool children. In this course, you will learn about communication milestones and what to do if you have concerns about a child’s development. You will also learn strategies to maintain effective communication with families and how to create a communication and language-rich environment.

As a Training & Curriculum Specialist, you ensure that the children in your program are offered creative experiences that nurture their curiosity and overall development. You will learn how to help staff plan creative experiences and become more familiar with process and product-oriented activities. Your role in helping staff design creative spaces and how to promote creativity in your workplace will also be addressed.

Family members are the most important people in young children’s lives. This course will help you view families as a system, implement family-centered practice, and build positive relationships with families. You will learn appropriate ways to share and collect information with and from families. Supporting families of children with special needs, military families, and families facing other challenges will also be addressed.

Healthy environments are critical for preschoolers’ development. In this course you will learn how to create and maintain healthy environments for all preschoolers, and how to implement hygiene practices to prevent disease. You will learn strategies to ensure daily healthy checks, as well as strategies to support children’s and families’ mental health needs. The importance of healthy nutrition and physical activity will also be addressed.

Preschool children thrive in learning environments that are designed with their unique needs and interests in mind. This course will help you plan engaging interest areas and also address how indoor and outdoor spaces are designed to support learning. You will also learn how to select developmentally appropriate materials, as well as how to create a flexible, but predictable, classroom schedule

The preschool years are an important time of physical activity and development. In this course, you will learn about typical motor skill development and what to do if you are concerned about a child’s development. You will also learn how to plan indoor and outdoor experiences that promote physical development and support families and children as they pursue an active lifestyle.

The preschool years are an important time of physical activity and development. In this course you will learn about typical motor skill development and what to do if you are concerned about a child’s development. You will also learn how to plan indoor and outdoor experiences that promote physical development and support families and children as they pursue an active lifestyle.

This lesson will help you understand typical physical development or, in other words, how children develop and refine motor skills, during their preschool years. You will learn about the progression of developmental milestones and what to do if you are concerned about a child’s development.

Positive guidance impacts the healthy development of preschool children. In this course, you will learn about typical preschool behaviors and effective strategies for challenging situations. You will also learn how to create a high-quality environment and developmentally appropriate experiences to maximize positive interactions.

Promoting healthy lifestyle habits starts from a young age. Family members and professionals can assume significant roles when it comes to promoting children’s overall well-being during preschool years. This lesson will help you identify ways to engage families in their children’s physical development that will foster wellness and an active lifestyle from a young age. It will also demonstrate how you can be a positive role model for children and families.

Families trust you to help their children learn and grow. Most importantly, though, they trust you to provide a safe place for their children. Your most important job is to keep children safe each and every day. This course will teach you how to protect children, families, and staff from harm. There are eleven lessons in this course. You will learn about toys and materials, environments, supervision, safety rules, ratios, sleep practices, child abuse, emergency preparedness, injuries, trips away from the program, and vehicle safety.

Social-emotional development refers to how children learn to express their feelings, develop relationships, and practice social skills. This lesson provides an introduction to social-emotional development during the preschool years and its significance for children’s overall development and learning.

Social-emotional skills are essential in the healthy development of preschool children. In this course you will learn about social-emotional milestones and what to do if you have a concern about a child’s social-emotional development. This course will also address the impact high-quality environments have on social-emotional development, as well as the role you play as a responsive, nurturing preschool teacher.

It is important to provide a variety of indoor opportunities to support children’s physical development. This lesson describes how you can engage preschoolers in meaningful indoor experiences that promote development.