Training for Child Care Providers, Early Learning Educators, and Parents
Click on the link below to go to Great Start Connect and from there, click on "Training." You will be linked to the training calendar for your specific county - classroom, online, and correspondence courses available at various times! Registration can be done online!
Great Start to Quality Orientation
Relative Caregivers and Day Care Aides - You are now required to take the Great Start to Quality Orientation to continue receiving pay from the State of Michigan to care for children. YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND THIS TRAINING - SPACES ARE LIMITED. Go to www.greatstartconnect.org and click on "Training" to find a training date and site. Or, call our office at 1-800-257-9907.
| Licensed Child Care Providers - Increase the Quality of the care you provider through coaching, mentoring, and self study!! Earn training hours! If you care for children from families of low income, special needs children, or foster care children, and would like a Local Child Care Educator to come to your care environment for individualized consultation to improve the quality of care you provide, call our office at 1-877-614-7328! Also check out how YOU can help increase the quality of care you provide by increasing your quality rating in Michigan's Tiered Quality Rating and Improvment System, Great Start to Quality! |
Through CMU, you can take online courses to earn CEUs. These courses do require a fee. Click HERE for more information.
Free Webinars!
Go to http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/ to attend FREE webinars that will help you increase the quality of child care you provide! These webinars are sponsored by Early Childhood Investigations.
Go to http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/ to attend FREE webinars that will help you increase the quality of child care you provide! These webinars are sponsored by Early Childhood Investigations.
Options for Online Bloodborne Pathogens Training
Here is a site for a free online BBP class, but the certificate has a $19.95 charge: http://www.probloodborne.com
Here is a site with a $14.95 BBP class: http://www.onlinecprcertification.net/cms/bloodbornepathogenscourse.php
Here is a site with a $14.95 BBP class: http://www.onlinecprcertification.net/cms/bloodbornepathogenscourse.php
Become an accredited child care provider!
What is accreditation? It is a good way to work toward and prove the quality of your program. In order to receive accreditation, you need to meet high standards and criteria in many areas. For more information, see below:
Click here for information on family child care provider accreditation through the NAFCC.
Click here for information on child care center accreditation through NAEYC.
What is accreditation? It is a good way to work toward and prove the quality of your program. In order to receive accreditation, you need to meet high standards and criteria in many areas. For more information, see below:
Click here for information on family child care provider accreditation through the NAFCC.
Click here for information on child care center accreditation through NAEYC.
Looking for information on obtaining your CDA? Click HERE to find out more.
Looking to get an Associate Degree or Bachelor Degree in Early Childhood? Check out these options:
Bay Mills Community College - offers online courses in Early Childhood Education and similar courses. Click HERE for more information.
Kellogg Community College offers CDA and Early Childhood courses online! Click HERE for more information.
Kirtland Community College offerstwo associate's degrees:
Teaching and Paraprofessional.
Click HERE for more information.
Alpena Community College offers three degrees in education.
Click HERE to search for education programs.
Spring Arbor University offers education programs through their off site campus in Gaylord!
Click HERE for more information.
Looking for a way to pay for it all? Apply for a T.E.A.C.H. scholarship!
Bay Mills Community College - offers online courses in Early Childhood Education and similar courses. Click HERE for more information.
Kellogg Community College offers CDA and Early Childhood courses online! Click HERE for more information.
Kirtland Community College offerstwo associate's degrees:
Teaching and Paraprofessional.
Click HERE for more information.
Alpena Community College offers three degrees in education.
Click HERE to search for education programs.
Spring Arbor University offers education programs through their off site campus in Gaylord!
Click HERE for more information.
Looking for a way to pay for it all? Apply for a T.E.A.C.H. scholarship!
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MICHIGAN links education, compensation and commitment to improving the quality of early education.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MICHIGAN is a statewide scholarship program designed to help child care center teaching staff, Head Start teachers, family child care providers, center directors and administrators meet their professional development goals, while continuing their current employment in regulated early childhood and school age care settings.
Currently, there are five scholarship models to support credit-based education: Building Foundations, CDA Assessment, Part-time Associate's Degree, Associate's Degree (or CDA Training) and Bachelor's Degree.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MICHIGAN, the scholarship recipient, and the sponsoring program work in partnership. For more information, call (866) 648-3224 or click HERE.
Click HERE for the brochure and more information regarding T.E.A.C.H. and how you can apply for scholarships!
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MICHIGAN is a statewide scholarship program designed to help child care center teaching staff, Head Start teachers, family child care providers, center directors and administrators meet their professional development goals, while continuing their current employment in regulated early childhood and school age care settings.
Currently, there are five scholarship models to support credit-based education: Building Foundations, CDA Assessment, Part-time Associate's Degree, Associate's Degree (or CDA Training) and Bachelor's Degree.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® MICHIGAN, the scholarship recipient, and the sponsoring program work in partnership. For more information, call (866) 648-3224 or click HERE.
Click HERE for the brochure and more information regarding T.E.A.C.H. and how you can apply for scholarships!
Online/Correspondence Training Availability
Better Kid Care out of Pennsylvania offers online and correspondence training for a fee. Out of state application/order form available by clicking HERE.
