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1 Clock Hour Courses

Image for A Joyful Life of Caregiving A Joyful Life of Caregiving
1 clock hour / $12.00
This introductory course includes many ways to have joyful days with children. Image for Playing Outdoors Playing Outdoors
1 clock hour / Free!
Learn the benefits of outdoor activities and environments that promote exploration. Image for Understanding and Managing Allergies in Child Care Understanding and Managing
Allergies in Child Care
1 clock hour / $12.00
Includes allergy care plans & treating allergic exposure.

2 Clock Hour Courses

Image for Biting Hurts Biting Hurts!
2 clock hours / $18.00
Why infants & toddlers bite, preventing biting, how to intervene, and talking to families about biting. Image for Emergency Preparedness in Child Care Emergency Preparedness in Child Care
2 clock hours / $18.00
Plan for emergency situations, including medical crises, natural disasters, and threats of violence. Image for Fun and Fitness Addressing Obesity in Early Childhood Fun and Fitness:
Addressing Childhood Obesity
2 clock hours / $18.00
Covers children’s nutritional and physical movement needs. Includes recipes and activities. Image for A Guide to the CDA Exam: Anxiety Management and Test Preparation A Guide to the CDA Exam: Anxiety Management and Test Preparation
2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn strategies to improve your test-taking, reduce test anxiety, and prepare for the CDA Exam. Image for Lead Safety in Child Care Lead Safety in Child Care
2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn where lead lurks, the health risks to children, and how to mitigate the dangers. Image for Medication Procedures in Child Care Medication Procedures in Child Care
2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn medication administration procedures and how to respond to medical emergencies.
 Image for Sun Safety Sun Safety
2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn how to protect children from the sun's radiation. Includes information on Australia's "slip, slap, seek, and slide" campaign. Image for Supporting Breastfeeding Supporting Breastfeeding in Child Care
2 clock hours / $18.00
Covers how to support breastfeeding mothers, store and handle breast milk, and more. Image for Family Childcare CDA Credential Toilet Learning
2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn how to manage toilet learning in a way that will ensure children's cooperation and success. Image for Transportation Safety Transportation Safety
2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn how to use child restraint systems and ways to help ensure children’s safe transportation.

3 Clock Hour Courses

Image for Block Play Block Play
3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn how to facilitate meaningful block play and the many skills that block play promotes. Image for Caring for Yourself Caring for Yourself
and Achieving Your Goals
3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn strategies for taking care of yourself while caring for children and avoiding job burnout. Image for First Steps in Child Care First Steps in Child Care: An Orientation
3 clock hours / $25.00
Covers supervising and interacting with children, professionalism, and interacting with parents. Image for Keeping Infants Safe Keeping Infants Safe
3 clock hours / $25.00
Covers safe sleep practices, early brain development, AHT, SIDS, SUID, and ACEs. Image for Music and Movement Music and Movement
3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn the importance of creating, listening to, and moving to music during early childhood. Includes songs and activities. Image for Social–Emotional Development in Young Children Social–Emotional Development
in Young Children
3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn factors that influence children’s sense of self, interactions with others, and approach to learning.

4 Clock Hour Courses

Image for Caring for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Caring for Children
with Autism Spectrum Disorder
4 clock hours / $30.00
Study the characteristics of ASD and learn how to help children achieve their highest potential. Image for Creating Schedules and Routines Creating Schedules and Routines
4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn to use schedules to manage your days and how to establish routines that contribute to children's development. Image for Hiring and Supervising Qualified Staff in Child Care Hiring and Supervising Qualified Staff in Child Care
4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn about types of supervision and feedback, performance evaluation standards, staff retention strategies, and conducting interviews. Image for Language Development: Milestones, Theories, and Dual Language Learners Language Development: Milestones, Theories, and Dual Language Learners
4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn how children acquire language, important developmental milestones, and exciting ways to promote language development. Image for Play and Learning in Early Childhood Play and Learning in Early Childhood
4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn the role of play in children’s cognitive, physical, and social–emotional development.

5 Clock Hour Courses

Image for Child Abuse and Neglect: A Caregiver’s Guide to Adverse Childhood Experiences Child Abuse and Neglect: A Caregiver’s Guide to Adverse Childhood Experiences
5 clock hours / $34.00
Learn how to strengthen families, and the effects of child abuse, neglect, and other ACEs. Image for Early Childhood Stress: Serious Stress in Children's Lives Early Childhood Stress:
Serious Stress in Children's Lives
5 clock hours / $34.00
Learn how to support children who have experienced abuse and neglect, household substance use disorders, domestic violence, poverty, and more. Image for Great Days with Kids: Curriculum and Lesson Planning Great Days with Kids:
Curriculum and Lesson Planning
5 clock hours / $34.00
Plan curriculum that promotes children's development and helps your days run smoothly. Image for Safe Baby Safe Child Safe Baby, Safe Child
5 clock hours / $34.00
Learn ways to soothe crying babies, how to recognize symptoms of TBIs, and much more. Image for Safe Environments in Child Care Safe Environments in Child Care
5 clock hours / $34.00
Learn to recognize and reduce indoor and outdoor hazards to children’s health and safety. Image for Sanitation for Disease Prevention in Early Childhood Programs Sanitation for Disease Prevention
in Early Childhood Programs
5 clock hours / $34.00
Provide a clean, sanitary environment to protect children's health.

6 Clock Hour Courses

Image for Challenging Behavior: Positive Guidance in Child Care Challenging Behavior:
Positive Guidance in Child Care
6 clock hours / $40.00
Provides insight into challenging behavior, including how to prevent and respond to it. Image for Nutrition in Early Childhood: Shaping a Healthy Future Nutrition in Early Childhood: Shaping a Healthy Future
6 clock hours / $40.00
Learn about children’s nutritional requirements, dietary restrictions, and incorporating nutrition education and cooking in your curriculum. Image for Staff Development and Motivation in Child Care Staff Development
and Motivation in Child Care
6 clock hours / $40.00
Study strategies to improve program quality, coaching approaches, and how to engage staff in professional development. Image for Transitions and Other Troublesome Times Transitions and Other Troublesome Times
6 clock hours / $40.00
Discover strategies to support children with transitions between activities, including lunchtime, naptime, and going-home time.

8 Clock Hour Courses

Image for Great Beginnings: An Introduction to Child Care Great Beginnings:
An Introduction to Child Care
8 clock hours / $46.00
This introductory course covers developmental stages, age appropriate activities, and positive guidance.

9 Clock Hour Courses

Image for Understanding Each Other: Communicating with Families, Staff and Your Community Understanding Each Other: Communicating with Families, Staff and Your Community
9 clock hours / $48.00
Improve your verbal, written, and nonverbal skills to ensure effective communication with families, staff, and the community.

10 Clock Hour Courses

Image for Hiring, Supervising, and Motivating Staff - Administration Course Bundle Hiring, Supervising, and Motivating Staff - Administration Course Bundle
10 clock hours / $50.00
Includes two courses on staff administration, Hiring and Supervising Qualified Staff in Child Care and Staff Development and Motivation in Child Care at a $20.00 discount! Image for Days with Toddlers: Curriculum Planning for Ages 12–36 Months Days with Toddlers: Curriculum Planning for Ages 12–36 Months
10 clock hours / $50.00
Learn what constitutes a developmentally appropriate curriculum for toddlers. Image for The Early Childhood Environment: Learning Centers The Early Childhood Environment:
Learning Centers
10 clock hours / $50.00
Bound to get your creative energy flowing, this course will help you create an exciting child’s world! Image for Observing, Recording, and Assessing Children's Development Observing, Recording, and Assessing
Children's Development
10 clock hours / $50.00
Learn why observing children’s authentic activities is the best way to gather information on their development. Image for Principles of Child Development and Learning Principles of Child Development and Learning
10 clock hours / $50.00
Learn the basic principles of children's development and learning and ways to apply them.

12 Clock Hour Courses

Image for Managing Health and Safety in Child Care Managing Health and Safety in Child Care
12 clock hours / $52.00
Provide a healthy and safe environment for young children. Includes many aspects of health and safety. Image for Many Ways to Learn for Toddlers and Preschoolers Many Ways to Learn for Toddlers and Preschoolers
12 clock hours / $52.00
Learn about children's many intelligences and learning styles.

16 Clock Hour Courses

Image for The Early Childhood Professional The Early Childhood Professional
16 clock hours / $57.00
Examine standards for high-quality child care, how to develop relationships with families, and managing stress.

20 Clock Hour Courses

Image for Child Development and Guidance Child Development and Guidance
20 clock hours / $60.00
Learn the typical developmental characteristics of children from birth to six, and much more. Image for Infants in Child Care Infants in Child Care
20 clock hours / $60.00
Learn to create an environment that promotes infants’ physical, language, cognitive, and social–emotional development, and much more. Image for Making Learning Fun Making Learning Fun
20 clock hours / $60.00
This course presents a wealth of exciting ideas and techniques for providing terrific learning environments. So many fun ideas! Image for Nurturing Children's Self-Esteem Nurturing Children's Self-Esteem
20 clock hours / $60.00
Learn ways to help children develop a strong positive sense of their own worth and importance as individuals. Image for Parents and Child Care Parents and Child Care
20 clock hours / $60.00
Learn ways to build a trusting relationship with families, empower parents to collaborate in their children’s learning, and create a sense of community. Image for Preschoolers in Child Care Preschoolers in Child Care
20 clock hours / $60.00
In this course you will learn typical characteristics and needs of children at ages three, four, and five, and much more. Image for Toddlers in Child Care Toddlers in Child Care
20 clock hours / $60.00
Learn how toddlers grow and how to promote their physical, cognitive, language, and social–emotional development, and much more.

Care Courses Training

The Care Courses School (we usually go by just "Care Courses") has been a distance learning school specifically for early childhood professionals since 1990. We offer excellent, convenient, and affordable distance-learning courses in online and book formats with unlimited support. Learn more about our training process and course formats today!

What our students say

”I absolutely love taking courses from you guys. I think I've enjoyed doing all the courses, [Biting Hurts!] and [A Joyful Life of Caregiving]. The biting one was very helpful for me to understand why children bite. I 100 percent recommend you guys"
  - Newmark, New Hampshire
"Care courses are THE BEST for child care information. I have been using them for years and always learn more than expected. I refer back to them often and I always find a solution to my problems. Thanks for such great courses, I will be ordering again!"
  - Barnesville, Minnesota
“I appreciate having Care Courses as an option for continued learning opportunities. I have completed several courses [Challenging Behavior: Positive Guidance in Child Care and Fun and Fitness: Addressing Childhood Obesity] and found all of them easily accessible, well written and organized, and offering valuable learning content for all of us in the Child Care field. I especially enjoy being able to access the course on my own time schedule and knowing help is available if needed. Please keep up the great work!”
  - Annapolis, Maryland