Course Catalog
Course titles are presented alphabetically from A to Z. You can press CTRL “F” to do a keyword search of this page.
Please Note: CECPD's approved safe sleep course, Reducing the Risk of SIDS/SUID in Child Care, can be found at the bottom of the page.
Addressing Challenging Behavior: Promoting Social and Emotional Health in Young Children
62 Lessons $45.00
14 clock hours (1.4 CEUs) – Challenging behavior is one of the biggest issues early childhood educators face every day. Most often these behaviors are caused by challenges presented by the social and physical environment, yet often the approach is to “fix” the child rather than “fix” the factors that contribute to the behavior.
Building Positive Relationships in the School-Age Classroom
21 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – This course will show participants how to create a caring classroom community where children feel supported, safe, included and known in their school-age classrooms. School-age classrooms need to be active, engaging places where instruction centers on student thinking and where students are able to take risks and jump into […]
Child Care Emergency Preparedness
44 Lessons $20.00
4 clock hours (0.4 CEUs) – This course will familiarize child care providers with the various emergencies that could occur in a child care program and will help them implement strategies to keep the children and the adults in their program safe.
Continuity of Care
$20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – The concept of Continuity of Care in early childhood professionals is important. We know that children learn within the context of their relationships with parents, guardians, child care providers, and teachers, and that building those secure attachments with responsive, trusting adults takes time. This is the basis for continuity of care.
Continuous Quality Improvement
$20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – This course will emphasize the importance of buy-in from all stakeholders not only in the child care program but also the community at large where the program is being delivered. While we cover each of these areas, we will focus on your role in supporting quality improvement.
Cornerstones of Quality: Safety, Health and Nutrition
19 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – In this course we will focus on how to create an environment that will keep infants and children safe and healthy in child care. Information is in aligned with new licensing requirements.
Creating A Positive Social Emotional Climate in Infant/Toddler Care Settings
17 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – This course will help participants to understand that when they develop a positive social and emotional climate in the care setting and provides nurturing relationships with young children, the young child feels more secure in the environment and more likely to feel comfortable learning and growing. Such relationships are […]
Daily Program for Infants and Toddlers
38 Lessons $20.00
10 clock hours (1.0 CEU) – This course provides information on the stages of development and the basic needs of young children in nutrition, feeding, sleep, and toilet training. Participants will also be provided suggestions for appropriate play activities, toys, and a daily program schedule.
Director's Entry Level Training Course
154 Lessons $20.00
20 clock hours – The Director’s Entry Level Training Course (DELT). This is a 20 hour course introducing you to the responsibilities and duties of being a child care director. It will also assist you in becoming an efficient and effective leader. It will only count one time to meet Professional Development Ladder (PDL)/Oklahoma Director Credential (ODC) requirements.
Director Fundamentals: Vision, Mission, and Ethics
14 Lessons $20.00
3 Clock Hours (0.3 CEUs) - Directors of child care programs are as diverse as the children whom they serve. They are people with a heart for children and impeccable organizational skills. They often work over 50 hours a week and can relate well to children, staff, families, and licensing workers. Directors must be able to step in and teach classes, cook, do maintenance, and balance accounts. They are managers, coordinators, and mediators. Directors deserve the utmost respect of the community.
Disability Awareness: Creating Welcoming Spaces
14 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEU) – If you want to go beyond meeting minimum accommodation requirements, this course can help you increase accessibility in the classroom setting for learners of all abilities. This course will cover how to talk about disabilities without bias in order to create a more inclusive and welcoming classroom environment for every child. Teachers will also explore ways to build and sustain collaborative relationships with parents of children with disabilities and learn tools to help with difficult discussions about ability.
E-3 Dimensions of Quality Online
11 Lessons $30.00
5 clock hours (0.5 CEUs) – Take a look at this snapshot of the 2015 ECERS3 Conference. This Course includes the video recorded during the main presentation and all four breakout sessions. This course is designed for students who were unable to attend the conference, or for those who attended and would like the ability […]
ELG 2.0: Purposeful Play with Infants and Toddlers
28 Lessons $20.00
10 clock hours (1.0 CEU) –This course is designed as a companion guide to Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos. Whether you are new to the joys of infant/toddler experiences or looking for new ways to play and enhance learning, this course will provide examples of how to implement the guidelines through fun, hands-on, play-based activities. This course builds on and enhances Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers and Twos.
*This course does not meet the training requirements for early learning guidelines.
ELG Ages 3-5
122 Lessons $20.00
14 clock hours (1.4 CEUs) – “The Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines Ages Three through Five are intended to provide guidance to teachers regarding what children should know and be able to do to experience school success. The Early Learning Guidelines provide examples of activities and can be used to develop curriculum.” (ELG 3-5, pg. 1). This course will provide participants with the tools to enhance learning experiences for Oklahoma’s children ages three to five and help foster opportunities for growth in all learning domains.
ELG Infants, Toddlers, and Twos
122 Lessons $20.00
14 clock hours (1.4 CEUs) – “Oklahoma Early Learning Guidelines for Infants, Toddlers and Twos were created to serve as a foundation to connect what is taught with what is appropriate for very young children. They also provide a framework to encourage consistency among early childhood programs across Oklahoma” (ELG ITT, pg. 1). This course will provide participants with the tools to enhance learning experiences for Oklahoma’s youngest children and help administer a safe, nurturing and developmentally appropriate environment. “The Early Learning Guidelines provide examples of experiences that can be used to build relationships, develop purposeful play and guide program development” (ELG ITT, preface).
Entry Level Child Care Training
79 Lessons $20.00
20 clock hours – Revised 3/1/2018. ELCCT is an introduction to child care. It provides new or future child care professionals with knowledge needed to provide quality care for young children. NOTE: ELCCT cannot be used to meet level or renewal criteria for the Oklahoma Director's Credential (ODC). It will only count one time to meet Professional Development Ladder (PDL) requirements.
Capacitación básica en cuidado infantil (ELCCT)
66 Lessons $20.00
20 clock hours – El cuidado de los niños pequeños fuera de su propio hogar es un servicio fundamental para nuestra sociedad. El cuidado infantil de calidad es extremadamente importante. Investigaciones recientes encontraron que los niños que asisten a programas de cuidado infantil de alta calidad tienen un desarrollo positivo, mientras que los niños que asisten a programas de mala calidad resultan con efectos negativos. La necesidad de profesionales de cuidado infantil que puedan brindar atención de calidad y estimular el aprendizaje temprano aumenta a medida que más y más padres trabajan fuera del hogar.
Encouraging Peer Interactions in Preschool
19 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – This course will provide participants with strategies for supporting the development of peer interactions in the preschool classroom. It will also provide ways for teachers to help children learn anger management skills and problem solving skills.
Enriching Early Literacy Experiences with Infants and Toddlers
36 Lessons $20.00
4 clock hours (0.4 CEUs) – In this course, we will discuss the theories on how infants and toddlers acquire language and the stages and indicators of language development. We will examine emergent literacy and its connection to lifelong success. We will discuss factors that influence language development and best practices for providers.
Family Child Care Home Business
75 Lessons $15.00
10 clock hours - This course provides important information to Family Child Care Homes on a variety of business related topics including:
- Contracts & Policies
- Legal & Insurance
- Marketing
- Money Management & Retirement
- Record Keeping
Family Child Care Home Entry Level Training
171 Lessons $20.00
20 clock hours – This course is designed to give you a broad overview of how to operate a child care business out of your home. It will also provide tools and resources on different topics to expand your knowledge of child care. It will only count one time to meet Professional Development Ladder (PDL)/Oklahoma Director Credential (ODC) requirements.
Health and Safety Training for Family Child Care Homes and Large Child Care Homes
18 Lessons
Description: This video meets the licensing requirements for Health and Safety training per 340:110-3-85, Licensing Requirements for Family Child Care Homes and Large Family Child Care Homes (11-1-16). It covers a variety of topics which will help you in caring for children.
Hope and Teacher Identity
27 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) –This course will address hope as it relates to emotional intelligence and teacher identity. Because teaching is so challenging, hopeful thought is vital to providers’ wellbeing and work satisfaction. We know that often when teachers lose hope it is not in children but in themselves. This course will further address factors that impact teacher and provider hope levels and provide strategies and interventions for increasing our capacity to hope and convey hope to others.
Hope For Administration
29 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – Cultivating hope in children starts with educators. In order to effectively promote hope within children, educators must first actively engage with hope themselves. The role of hope is crucial not only to early childhood learning and success but future endeavors as well. Hope encourages individuals to develop essential problem-solving skills and create specific and achievable solutions. For hope to be successfully incorporated into child care, administrators must recognize its benefits, offer training and learning opportunities for school leaders, and create a safe learning environment centered on community and compassion.
Hope in the Classroom
29 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – This course applies current research on measuring and teaching hope to early childhood education. Starting as early as ten months, children have the capacity for goal setting and are actively creating pathways and practicing agency. Throughout this course, Early Childcare Educators will gain an awareness of developmentally appropriate ways to teach children goal setting and critical thinking skills that combine to create hopeful thinking patterns. Educators can teach cognitive patterns of hope in the classroom that benefit children throughout their education and in every sphere of life
Infant Mental Health
11 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – Infant Mental Health encompasses all the research and intervention available to those who work with infants and toddlers in all settings. Infants and toddlers’ emotions and thinking are important, and there are ways we can help them become as healthy as they can be.
Participants will:
1.Define Infant Mental Health (IMH).
2.Describe influences on development for the mental health of infants.
3.Identify and implement healthy routines to build cognitive and social emotional skills in infants and toddlers.
4.Identify the areas of service available that can positively influence Infant Mental Health.
Learning & Development: Enhancements
14 Lessons $20.00
2 Clock Hours (0.2 CEUs) - When children participate in developmentally appropriate play, they learn and experience new thoughts and ideas, even though they may not be able to fully understand the concept yet (Masterson & Bohart, 2019). According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children and the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics (NAEYC & NCTM, 2012), when enhancements are added to curriculum, they provide another layer of learning that “contribute[s] to [a child’s] knowledge and abilities that they will rely on when solving problems in the future” (as cited in Masterson & Bohart, 2019). Throughout this course, we will dive into what enhancements are and how you can successfully incorporate them into your curriculum.
Learning Guidelines for School-Age Children
130 Lessons $20.00
14 clock hours (1.40 CEUs) - This course will show how experiences in the out-of-school time program can be relevant to children’s learning in the traditional school day and how out-of-school time programs can align with that learning. Course participants will become familiar with the Oklahoma Academic Standards and Early Learning Guidelines, and will identify ways to use the Oklahoma Academic Standards and Early Learning Guidelines to support and expand children’s learning experiences in an out-of-school time program.
Lesson Planning with ELGs
14 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) -
After finishing this course, participants will be able to: Understand all required aspects of lesson planning according to Quality Rating Improvement System (QRIS) guidelines. Write lesson plans using the principles of emergent curriculum and regularly incorporate individualizations for each child in the classroom. Build and implement interdisciplinary lesson plans that meet multiple ELG standards and engage learners. Create engaging and purposeful lesson plans for children from birth to age 5 that are driven by Oklahoma ELGs and align with their age, interests, and development.
Literacy In Action: Alphabet Knowledge
20 Lessons $25.00
4 clock hours (0.4 CEUs) – When alphabet knowledge is embedded into everyday instruction, children will be able to name and write alphabet letters, recognize letter symbols in print, and know that letters have sounds. Laying this foundation will ensure that children will have the necessary literacy skills to build upon for future reading success.
Literacy in Action: Creating Literacy Rich Environments
24 Lessons $25.00
4 clock hours (0.4 CEUs) – A literacy-rich environment is an environment that emphasizes the importance of language and literacy (language, print awareness, alphabet knowledge, writing, and phonological awareness) in the learning of all students and is embedded throughout the entire classroom. A literacy-rich environment is an environment in which appropriate materials have been selected […]
Literacy in Action: Developmental Writing
15 Lessons $25.00
4 clock hours (0.4 CEUs) – Teachers play a critical role in emergent writing. This class will explore the essential components of developmental writing as well as interactive strategies that promote positive experiences with writing. Participants will also learn ways to incorporate daily writing experiences throughout the preschool classroom.
Literacy In Action: Learning to Read through the Environment
28 Lessons $25.00
4 clock hours (0.4 CEUs) – Concepts of print refers to children’s knowledge of the functions of print and how print works. In order to understand how print works children should be exposed to print concepts on a daily basis. Print concepts can be used with all age groups.
Literacy In Action: Shared Reading
28 Lessons $25.00
4 clock hours (0.4 CEUs) – Shared reading is a classroom strategy in which a teacher reads a book with enlarged print and encourages children to read along on parts they can remember or predict. Shared reading models the reading process and draws children’s attention to print concepts and letter knowledge.
Meeting the Challenge: Effective Strategies for Dealing With Challenging Behavior in School-Age Children
17 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – This course will provide school-age providers with the skills they need to manage a child’s feelings that cause them to act out. They will be taught guidance skills that teach children how to get along with others, how to express their feelings with words, and how to problem solve […]
Preventing Obesity and Promoting Wellness
57 Lessons $45.00
14 clock hours (1.4 CEUs) – Preventing obesity and promoting wellness in early childhood.
Orientation for Child Care Program Professionals
20 Lessons
Description: This video meets the licensing requirements for orientation training per 340: 110-3-284, Licensing Requirements for Child Care Programs (11-1-16). It covers a variety of topics which will help you in caring for children.
Out-of-School Time Entry Level Training (OST-ELT)
107 Lessons $20.00
20 clock hours – This course is an entry level instruction to working with children in out-of-school time settings like after school programs or summer camps. Generally, children in this setting are three years old and older and are currently enrolled in or have completed pre-kindergarten. Participants will learn about effective communication and positive interactions. It will only count one time to meet Professional Development Ladder (PDL)/Oklahoma Director Credential (ODC) requirements.
Positive Guidance: Helping Children Learn Self-Discipline
14 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – This course will provide participants with knowledge on a relationship-based approach to prevent and manage challenging behavior more effectively, creating a more enjoyable learning environment. The goal of positive guidance is to develop children’s self-control, encourage children to assume responsibility, and assist children in making thoughtful decisions.
Prudent Parenting
2 Lessons Free
0 clock hours (0 CEUs) – This training is for Residential/Shelter/ This course will inform you about the reasonable and prudent parent standard.
Oklahoma's Quality Rating Improvement System, A Framework of Quality
0 clock hours (0 CEUs)
Reducing the Risk of SIDS/SUID in Child Care
29 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – This course will prepare child care providers to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID) in family home, group home, and child care center settings by using safe sleep practices recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics and Oklahoma child care […]
Transitions: Planning for Change
$20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – Participants will: Identify and chart daily periods when children are transitioning from one activity or area to another in a child care setting. Recognize the role of thoughtfully designed transitions in building attachments and promoting well-being in children. Design a transition plan to be included in personnel policies, which includes the steps taken to assist children entering a new program, daily transitions between activities, and emotional transition events. Examples may include moving to a new classroom, gaining a new teacher, or transitioning to a new child care program, Head Start, or school.
Your Invitation to Play: The Wonder of Loose Parts
13 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – This is the first course in a two-part series on the wonder of play! Part Two of this series, addresses the wonder of nature play and adventurous play. This course is designed to inspire and prepare you to create thoughtfully curated play prompts or invitations to play.
Your Invitation to Play: The Wonder of Nature & Adventurous Play
13 Lessons $20.00
3 clock hours (0.3 CEUs) – This is the second course in a two-part series on the wonder of play! Part Two of this series, addresses the wonder of nature play and adventurous play. This course is designed to inspire and prepare you to create thoughtfully curated play prompts or invitations to play.
Youth Work Methods
10 Lessons Free
6 clock hours (0.6 CEUs) – This course will prepare child care providers to organize, motivate, communicate, and resolve conflict effectively with young people.