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Online Child Care Training Approved in Colorado

Anyone, anywhere is welcome to enroll in one of our online child care classes. If your state does have a training approval process, that information is detailed below. Your state may not specifically approve trainings toward the required hours of professional development that you need each year. If so, you may use these classes! Please note that you may also use these class hours towards 120 hours needed for the CDA certificate.

Colorado

• Trainer is approved as an Advanced Level Trainer by Qualistar/SSCOPD (Smart Start Colorado Office of Professional Development).
• Classes Available: All of Child Care Lounge classes are available in Colorado. View the directory of all online classes. Each class is listed below by the Colorado ECE Core Knowledge area.



Child Growth and Development:		Developmentally Effective Approaches:
-Infant and Toddler Care		-Using Books and Stories
-Potty Training in Child Care		-Proud to Be a Professional!
-Toddlers: Terrific or Terrible?		-Developmentally Appropriate Practice
		-Managing Mixed Age Groups
Guidance Strategies:		-Learning Through Play
-Positive Discipline		-Separation Anxiety
-Taming Temper Tantrums		-Preschool Math
-The Impact of Violence on Young Children		-Social and Emotional Skills Spell School Success
-Tranquil Transitions		-Autism in Your Child Care Setting
-Bullies: How to Manage and Prevent Their Behavior		-Every Child is Unique
-Understanding and Responding to Biting




Family and Community Relationships:		Professionalism:
-Promoting Family Partnerships		-Proud to Be a Professional!
-Reporting Concerns		-Becoming Part of a Professional Team
-Observing Children		-Caring for Yourself as a Child Care Provider




Cultural and Individual Diversity:		Administration and Supervision:
-The Anti-Bias Approach		-Recruiting Child Care Staff
-		-Marketing Your Child Care Program




Upon completion of a class, we will send you a certificate reflecting the class title, student name, hours of training, Core Knowledge Area, and date of completion.




If you are a provider interested in starting an in-home child care program or looking to get started working in the child care field, please contact your state licensing agency for the specific requirements, rules and regulations of your state. Colorado's licensing website can be found here.