This advanced-level training explores the impacts of culture and temperament on infant and toddler social-emotional development. Participants will explore strategies to support self-regulation for infants and toddlers that consider the child's developmental stage, temperament, and culture. Participants will practice differentiating between typical and atypical development on the path toward self-regulation, and identifying which supports are most appropriate for infants and toddlers with regulatory challenges. This training meets Advanced Specialized Care criteria.
March 25, 2025 to April 1, 2025, Northern Lights Online Real Time
May 6-13, 2025, Northern Lights Online Real Time

This training includes broad introductory content designed specifically for early childhood professionals related to eight core knowledge areas: child development, families and communities, observing and assessing, how we teach, what we teach, healthy safe environments and nutrition, professionalism, and program organization.
February 3, 2025 to May 12, 2025, Northern Lights Online Real Time

What are the core principles of Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) and why do they matter? How do you continuously improve your impact on how children thrive in your classroom? These are the key questions you will explore in this interactive training. During the training, you will define the key components of DAP, use tools for assessing what DAP in various early education settings looks like and gain an enhanced capability for applying DAP every day. This training uses a 2+2+2 training design. There are three parts to this training: 1) a two-hour Online Real Time training session; 2) two-hour assignment practicing or implementing the training material; and 3) another two-hour Online Real Time training session focused on reflection and next steps related to the training material. To receive the full 6 training hours you must attend both Online Real Time training sessions and complete the independent assignment.
January 21-28, 2025, Northern Lights Online Real Time
February 11-18, 2025, Northern Lights Online Real Time
March 11-18, 2025, Northern Lights Online Real Time
April 8-15, 2025, Northern Lights Online Real Time