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A Joyful Life of Caregiving
1 clock hour / $12.00
This introductory course includes many ways to have joyful days with children.
Playing Outdoors
1 clock hour / Free!
Learn the benefits of outdoor activities and environments that promote exploration.
Understanding and Managing
Allergies in Child Care
1 clock hour / $12.00
Includes allergy care plans & treating allergic exposure.
Biting Hurts!
2 clock hours / $18.00
Why infants & toddlers bite, preventing biting, how to intervene, and talking to families about biting.
Emergency Preparedness in Child Care
2 clock hours / $18.00
Plan for emergency situations, including medical crises, natural disasters, and threats of violence.
Fun and Fitness:
Addressing Childhood Obesity
2 clock hours / $18.00
Covers children’s nutritional and physical movement needs. Includes recipes and activities.
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.
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.
Medication Procedures in Child Care
2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn medication administration procedures and how to respond to medical emergencies.
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.
Supporting Breastfeeding in Child Care
2 clock hours / $18.00
Covers how to support breastfeeding mothers, store and handle breast milk, and more.
Toilet Learning
2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn how to manage toilet learning in a way that will ensure children's cooperation and success.
Transportation Safety
2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn how to use child restraint systems and ways to help ensure children’s safe transportation.
Baby Sign Language: Supporting Early Communication
3 clock hours / $25.00
Unlock the power of communication with baby sign language! This course explores the benefits of introducing sign language to infants and toddlers.
Block Play
3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn how to facilitate meaningful block play and the many skills that block play promotes.
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.
First Steps in Child Care:
An Orientation
3 clock hours / $25.00
Covers supervising and interacting with children, professionalism, and interacting with parents.
Keeping Infants Safe
3 clock hours / $25.00
Covers safe sleep practices, early brain development, AHT, SIDS, SUID, and ACEs.
Mindset Matters: Helping Children Embrace Challenges and Perseverance
3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn strategies to support resilience, growth mindset, and perseverance in children, nurturing adaptability and a lifelong love of learning.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Safe Baby, Safe Child
5 clock hours / $34.00
Learn ways to soothe crying babies, how to recognize symptoms of TBIs, and much more.
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.
Sanitation for Disease Prevention
in Early Childhood Programs
5 clock hours / $34.00
Provide a clean, sanitary environment to protect children's health.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Days with Toddlers:
Curriculum Planning for Ages 12–36 Months
10 clock hours / $50.00
Learn what constitutes a developmentally appropriate curriculum for toddlers.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Many Ways to Learn for Toddlers and Preschoolers
12 clock hours / $52.00
Learn about children's many intelligences and learning styles.
Child Development and Guidance
20 clock hours / $60.00
Learn the typical developmental characteristics of children from birth to six, and much more.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
”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
Childcare Training by Hours
1 Clock Hour Courses
A Joyful Life of Caregiving1 clock hour / $12.00
This introductory course includes many ways to have joyful days with children.
Playing Outdoors1 clock hour / Free!
Learn the benefits of outdoor activities and environments that promote exploration.
Understanding and ManagingAllergies in Child Care
1 clock hour / $12.00
Includes allergy care plans & treating allergic exposure.
2 Clock Hour Courses
Biting Hurts!2 clock hours / $18.00
Why infants & toddlers bite, preventing biting, how to intervene, and talking to families about biting.
Emergency Preparedness in Child Care2 clock hours / $18.00
Plan for emergency situations, including medical crises, natural disasters, and threats of violence.
Fun and Fitness: Addressing Childhood Obesity
2 clock hours / $18.00
Covers children’s nutritional and physical movement needs. Includes recipes and activities.
A Guide to the CDA Exam: Anxiety Management and Test Preparation2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn strategies to improve your test-taking, reduce test anxiety, and prepare for the CDA Exam.
Lead Safety in Child Care2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn where lead lurks, the health risks to children, and how to mitigate the dangers.
Medication Procedures in Child Care2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn medication administration procedures and how to respond to medical emergencies.
Sun Safety2 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.
Supporting Breastfeeding in Child Care2 clock hours / $18.00
Covers how to support breastfeeding mothers, store and handle breast milk, and more.
Toilet Learning2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn how to manage toilet learning in a way that will ensure children's cooperation and success.
Transportation Safety2 clock hours / $18.00
Learn how to use child restraint systems and ways to help ensure children’s safe transportation.
3 Clock Hour Courses
Baby Sign Language: Supporting Early Communication3 clock hours / $25.00
Unlock the power of communication with baby sign language! This course explores the benefits of introducing sign language to infants and toddlers.
Block Play3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn how to facilitate meaningful block play and the many skills that block play promotes.
Caring for Yourselfand Achieving Your Goals
3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn strategies for taking care of yourself while caring for children and avoiding job burnout.
First Steps in Child Care:
An Orientation3 clock hours / $25.00
Covers supervising and interacting with children, professionalism, and interacting with parents.
Keeping Infants Safe3 clock hours / $25.00
Covers safe sleep practices, early brain development, AHT, SIDS, SUID, and ACEs.
Mindset Matters: Helping Children Embrace Challenges and Perseverance3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn strategies to support resilience, growth mindset, and perseverance in children, nurturing adaptability and a lifelong love of learning.
Music and Movement3 clock hours / $25.00
Learn the importance of creating, listening to, and moving to music during early childhood. Includes songs and activities.
Social–Emotional Developmentin 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
Caring for Childrenwith Autism Spectrum Disorder
4 clock hours / $30.00
Study the characteristics of ASD and learn how to help children achieve their highest potential.
Creating Schedules and Routines4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn to use schedules to manage your days and how to establish routines that contribute to children's development.
Hiring and Supervising Qualified Staff in Child Care4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn about types of supervision and feedback, performance evaluation standards, staff retention strategies, and conducting interviews.
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.
Play and Learning in Early Childhood4 clock hours / $30.00
Learn the role of play in children’s cognitive, physical, and social–emotional development.
5 Clock Hour Courses
Child Abuse and Neglect:
A Caregiver’s Guide to Adverse Childhood Experiences5 clock hours / $34.00
Learn how to strengthen families, and the effects of child abuse, neglect, and other ACEs.
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.
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.
Safe Baby, Safe Child5 clock hours / $34.00
Learn ways to soothe crying babies, how to recognize symptoms of TBIs, and much more.
Safe Environments in Child Care5 clock hours / $34.00
Learn to recognize and reduce indoor and outdoor hazards to children’s health and safety.
Sanitation for Disease Preventionin Early Childhood Programs
5 clock hours / $34.00
Provide a clean, sanitary environment to protect children's health.
6 Clock Hour Courses
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.
Nutrition in Early Childhood: Shaping a Healthy Future6 clock hours / $40.00
Learn about children’s nutritional requirements, dietary restrictions, and incorporating nutrition education and cooking in your curriculum.
Staff Developmentand 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.
Transitions and Other Troublesome Times6 clock hours / $40.00
Discover strategies to support children with transitions between activities, including lunchtime, naptime, and going-home time.
8 Clock Hour Courses
9 Clock Hour Courses
10 Clock Hour Courses
Hiring, Supervising, and Motivating Staff - Administration Course Bundle10 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!
Days with Toddlers:
Curriculum Planning for Ages 12–36 Months10 clock hours / $50.00
Learn what constitutes a developmentally appropriate curriculum for toddlers.
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!
Observing, Recording, and AssessingChildren's Development
10 clock hours / $50.00
Learn why observing children’s authentic activities is the best way to gather information on their development.
Principles of Child Development and Learning10 clock hours / $50.00
Learn the basic principles of children's development and learning and ways to apply them.
12 Clock Hour Courses
Managing Health and Safety in Child Care12 clock hours / $52.00
Provide a healthy and safe environment for young children. Includes many aspects of health and safety.
Many Ways to Learn for Toddlers and Preschoolers12 clock hours / $52.00
Learn about children's many intelligences and learning styles.
16 Clock Hour Courses
20 Clock Hour Courses
Child Development and Guidance20 clock hours / $60.00
Learn the typical developmental characteristics of children from birth to six, and much more.
Infants in Child Care20 clock hours / $60.00
Learn to create an environment that promotes infants’ physical, language, cognitive, and social–emotional development, and much more.
Making Learning Fun20 clock hours / $60.00
This course presents a wealth of exciting ideas and techniques for providing terrific learning environments. So many fun ideas!
Nurturing Children's Self-Esteem20 clock hours / $60.00
Learn ways to help children develop a strong positive sense of their own worth and importance as individuals.
Parents and Child Care20 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.
Preschoolers in Child Care20 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.
Toddlers in Child Care20 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
- Newmark, New Hampshire
- Barnesville, Minnesota
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