California Early Childhood Online (CECO)
Free online professional development modules for early childhood teachers and providers, all in one place.
Machine-translated by Google, so it can be wrong. For official rules, read the English page or ask your licensing office.
Required training, free online courses, and learning more about caring for young children.
Free online professional development modules for early childhood teachers and providers, all in one place.
Online, state-approved mandated reporter training you can take on your own time, with a certificate at the end.
Professional learning on caring for infants and toddlers, for family child care providers, infant care educators, coaches and trainers.
Professional learning and events for preschool and transitional kindergarten educators, administrators and providers, through regional leads.
From the page itself: its section headings, in its own words.
CDSS's list of provider webinars: quarterly webinars since 2023 and topic webinars, with slides and translations.
On this site: Webinar notes
From the page itself: its section headings, in its own words.
A CDSS-funded collection of resources for including young children with disabilities or developmental delays in your program.
Ideas and strategies for supporting a child whose behavior is challenging, so young children are not suspended or expelled from care.
From the page itself: its section headings, in its own words.
From California Early Childhood Online, funded by CDSS. You need a CECO account to take a course.
Lessons: Guidelines for Early Learning in Child Care Home Settings (Family Child Care) · Module 1: An Introduction to Guidelines for Early Learning in Child Care Home Settings · Module 2: Roles & Relationships and the Home as a Caring and learning Environment · Module 3: An Introduction to Developing a Home-Based Curriculum · Module 4: Social Emotional Development · Module 5: Language and Literacy Development · Module 6: Mathematics Learning and Cognitive Development · Module 7: Creativity and Self-Expression and Physical and Motor Development · Module 8: Family Child Care as a Profession
Lessons: Reflective Practice Supports Working With Young Children · The Intentional Early Care and Education Provider · Understanding Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) · The Essential Role of Play in Children’s Development and Learning
Lessons: Introduction: What Does it Mean to be Inclusive? · Responsive Partnerships With Families · Legal Rights, Requirements, and Responsibilities · Developing Individualized Plans · Collaborating With Families and Specialists · M6a: Creating Inclusive Environments and Experiences (Center-Based) · M6b: Creating Inclusive Environments and Experiences (Home-Based)
Lessons: What is Social and Emotional Learning? · Supporting Children's Social and Emotional Development Begins With Our Own Self-Awareness · The Brain Develops in Response to Its Environment · Creating a Climate for Learning
Lessons: Module 1: An Introduction to Early Childhood Trauma · Module 2: Trauma Informed Strategies for Children: Building Resiliency · Module 3: Enhancing Caregiver Resiliency– Self-Care
Lessons: Identifying and Understanding Children Who Are Multilingual Learners · Understanding Multilingual Development · Learning About and Engaging Families of Multilingual Learners · Strategies for Supporting Multilingual Development in Early Learning and Care Settings
Lessons: Introduction · Approaches to Learning · Social and Emotional Development · Language and Literacy Development · Foundational Language Development · English Language Development · Mathematics · Science · Physical Development · Health · History-Social Science · Visual and Performing Arts
Lessons: Module 1: Introduction to the California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Program Guidelines · Module 2: Leadership and Administration in Partnership with Families · Module 3: Infants and Their Care Teachers
CDSS's list of other approved mandated reporter trainings, with contacts and the languages each one is offered in.
Slides and recording of CDSS's "Ask the Child Care Advocates" webinar, including how to reach the regional advocates.
On this site: Ask the Child Care Advocates
From the page itself: its bookmarks, in its own words.
CDSS's video library on licensing rules and requirements, with sections for parents, family child care providers and centers.
Labeled on the CDSS page as EMSA, which approves pediatric first aid, CPR and preventive health training for child care providers. The link sent us to a sign-in page, so we have not described it.
A recording of CDSS's introductory webinar on the Technical Support Program.
The recording of CDSS's webinar on the safe sleep regulations.
On this site: Safe Sleep Regulations
Chinese slides from CDSS's June 25, 2024 provider webinar. The CDSS page lists this link as a Chinese version of the immunization guide.
On this site: Child Care Provider Webinar 2024 Q2
The Department of Pesticide Regulation's home page. CDSS labels this link Healthy Schools Act Training, but it does not go to the training.
Research-based workshops for family child care and family, friend and neighbor providers on caring for mixed-age groups of children.
From the page itself: its section headings, in its own words.
Slides and recording of the Child Care Advocates' September 12, 2023 webinar on lead, including lead testing requirements.
On this site: Lead and Licensed Child Care Facilities
From the page itself: its bookmarks, in its own words.
The American Academy of Pediatrics' online learning site. The child care courses link on the CDSS page now opens PediaLink's main page.
CDSS links this for the book Preventing and Managing Infectious Diseases in Early Education and Child Care, but the link now opens the AAP store's PREP Self-Assessments page.
Child Care Aware of America has retired this Training Academy; the page points providers to a different online training program.
Training links, including mandated reporter training, which licensed providers, directors and employees must complete and renew every two years.
From the page itself: the items from this page listed on this site, in its own words.
A national organization on early childhood development that supports families and professionals working with babies and toddlers.
Labeled on the CDSS page as inclusive early education resources. This page blocks automated checks, so we have not described it; open it directly.
This page blocks automated checks, so we could not confirm it today. Open it directly.
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