Professional Development Opportunities
At Child Care Resource we believe that professional development is key to your experience as a care giver and to the quality of the child care you offer. Our workshops cover a wide variety of topics including observing children's behavior, parents as customers, new activity ideas and "hot topics" in the field of child care. Remember: The State of Vermont requires a minimum of six hours a year of training for all registered child care providers and twelve hours for child care providers working in licensed programs. Protective Service providers need an additional six hours each year. You are responsible for keeping track of your training hours.

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Workshops:

Summer 2010 Workshop Schedule- click here

These workshops run through the end of September, 2010, and many still have openings. If you wish to print out only the registration form with the list of fees and mail it in with your payment, click here.

Fall 2010 Workshop Schedule-click here

These workshops run from October 1st through December 31, 2010. If; you wish to print out only the registration form with the list of fees and mail it in with your payment,

click here.

Courses:

Interested in pursuing your Child Development Associate (CDA)? We offer the following Courses that can be used to fulfill the 120 training hours required:

Fundamentals for Early Childhood Professionals

(this is a 45-hour course taught by Heather Duhamel)

Begins January 12, 2011

This courses currently meets the State of Vermont licensing requirements for childcare assistants in the first year of employment in a licensed center. They also accept a higher education course (minimum 3 credits) in early childhood development. This course can also be used toward CDA training hours (counts as the 1st course in a series of 4) . 

Creating an Environment for Learning

(course offered beginning September 8, 2010)

(2nd course in a series of 4)

Essential Elements of Curriculum

(next course offering is January, 2011)

(3rd course in a series of 4)

Program Planning

(course offered beginning September 1, 2010)

(4th course in a series of 4)

These courses usually run for 10 weeks, 3 hours a week, and are currently being held on Wednesday evenings, 6-9 p.m.. (Workshop training hours also can be used to achieve the CDA credential, as long as they meet the hour requirements in each of the eight CDA subject areas needed. Please call Child Care Resource (802) 863-3367 and ask for someone in our Professional Development Department who can offer you more information and support as you pursue your CDA.

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Please call Child Care Resource at (802) 863-3367 if you are interested in any of these courses.

Other Professional Development Information and Opportunities:

Creating an Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP)

Accreditation and Professional Credentialing Programs

Support Groups and Associations

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