Staff Resources

Welcome to our  Professional Development Resource Page.

Please find the following options for professional development while our centers are closed and we are offering modified learning for our students.  We will be continuing to add content so check back for more professional development opportunities.  If you have trouble accessing the websites below please call and leave a message detailing your issue at 707-462-2582.

Incentive Make-up Sessions NEW!

• Stress Management (Make-up for All Staff Wellness Day)
• Physical Activity/Tai Chi

Workforce Registry

The California Early Care and Education Workforce Registry is an efficient, web-based system designed to verify and securely store and track the employment, training, and education accomplishments of early childhood care and education (ECE) teachers and providers. Participation in the California Early Care and Education Workforce Registry provides you and your staff the opportunity to be part of this statewide data system for all early care and education professionals.  Sign up if you haven't already or use your registry number to search for trainings below.

• Search for Trainings
• Access Free Online Trainings

Individualized Professional Development (iPD) Portfolio (ECLKC)

The iPD Portfolio is an online platform created to support ongoing professional development for staff in Head Start and child care settings. It contains accessible, self-paced modules based on staff roles and interests. Check out this step-by-step document to learn how to access the iPD.. For more information, contact ipd at ecetta dot info.

California Early Childhood Onlince (CECO)

To support early childhood teachers, the California Early Learning and Development System provides an integrated set of resources based on state-of-the-art information for early learning and development and best practices in early education.

Topics

Buidling Relationships

• Families and Educators Together: Building Great Relationships that Support Young Children
• Facilitated Leadership and Family Engagement — Learning with and from Families

Child Development

•  Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns (CDC)

ChildPlus University

• Free Conent ChildPlus Learning Library

Cooks

• CDE Child Nutrition Programs Course Catalog
•  CACFP trainings and elective trainings through Fresno City College that anyone can access, once you create an account and specify our agency type.
• CACFP Thirty on Thursday (Archived 30 minute trainings on a variety of topics including Mealtime.)

COVID-19

•  Two Free Courses offered by ContinuED 
•  Coronavirus Anxiety Resouces

Domestic Violence

• Partnering with families to address domestic violence

Homeless Families

• Supporting Families Experiencing Homelessness Webinar Series 2 webinars

Immigrant Families

• Sensitive Locations and Beyond

Infants and Toddler

• BabyTalks (ECLKC) 
• Clearning Your View: Staying Objective in Observation (ECLKC)
• Look at Me! Using Focused Child Observations for Infants and Toddlers
• Infant/Toddler Effective Practice Series - These episodes focus on supporting infants' and toddlers' development and learning through all the elements of the Framework for Effective Practice, or House Framework.
  • Safe and Nurturing Learning Environments for Infants and Toddlers
  • Implementing Infant/Toddler Curriculum with Fidelity
  • Supporting Infants, Toddlers, and their Families Through Transitions
  • Using Ongoing Child Assessment to Support Effective Infant/Toddler Teaching Practices
• Infant/Toddler Curriculum Series - These episodes focus on implementing curriculum in a responsive infant or toddler learning environment.
  • The Kids Are in Charge: Children Guiding the Curriculum 
  • Creating a Responsive Environment for Young Children 
  • Let’s Talk About It: Teacher-Child Interactions 
  • Can We Be Friends? Peer Interactions and Your Curriculum 

Education

• Preschool Effective Practice Series - These episodes focus on supporting preschoolers' development and learning through all the elements of the Framework for Effective Practice, or House Framework.
  • Safe and Nurturing Learning Environments for Preschoolers
  • Implementing Preschool Curriculum with Fidelity
  • Supporting Preschoolers and Their Families Through Transitions
  • Using Ongoing Child Assessment to Support Effective Preschool Teaching Practices
• Preschool Curriculum Series - These episodes focus on making classrooms more culturally and linguistically responsive by building the curriculum and instructional decision-making around preschool children’s knowledge, skills, and interests. 
  • The Kids Are in Charge: Children Guiding the Curriculum 
  • Creating a Responsive Environment for Young Children 
  • Let’s Talk About It: Teacher-Child Interactions 
  • Can We Be Friends? Peer Interactions and Your Curriculum 

• Teacher Time Preschool Series Home Page (1 hour webinars) 

  • Take It Outside! Adventures in Nature with STEAM
  • Preschool Math Ideas: Hiding in Plain Sight
  • Art and Storybooks: Ideas from STEAM
  • Learning by Building: Engineering for Preschool Children
  • Beyond Sink and Float: Science for Preschool Children
  • More than Fun and Games: Digital Technologies and Children's Learning
  • When Children Ask "Why?" STEAM Sharpens Their Inquiry Skills
  • Click, Zoom, Buzz: Adding STEAM to Everyday Activities
  • Help Me Make a Strong Start! Strategies for Successful Kindergarten Transitions
  • Teachers' Choice! Digging Deeper into Challenging Behavior: Part 1
  • Teachers' Choice! Digging Deeper into Challenging Behavior: Part 2
  • It's a Big Problem! Teaching Children Problem-Solving Skills
  • Help Me Calm Down! Teaching Children How to Cope with Their Big Emotions
  • Change Doesn't Have to Be Hard: Daily Classroom Transitions that Support Children

Dual Language Learner

• Home Language for Success in School and Life (ECLKC)

Family Engagement

• Strong Connections, Stronger Families Webinar
• Relationship-Based Competencies to Support Family Engagement: Webinar Series 4 webinars
• Family and Community Engagement Video

Family Services

• Starting Strengths in Challenging Times
• Engaging Families from the Start
• Goal Setting with Families
• Relationship-based Practices: Talking with Families about Developmental Concerns
• Transition to Kindergarten: Partnering with Families and Schools

Father Engagement

• Fatherhood Connections 3 webinars
• Engaging Fathers

Financial Literacy

• Building Foundations for Economic Mobility (BFEM) Webinar Series 3 webinars
• Building Family Financial Capability Through Community Partnerships: Helping Families Build Wealth
• Using Individual Savings Accounts to Achieve Goals

Language and Literacy

• Family Engagement, Language, and Literacy Webinar Series 5 webinars

Mental Health

• General Anxiety
• Promoting a healthy pregnancy
• Pscychological First Aid Certification
• Digital separation anxiety
• Conscious Discipline Trauma-Informed, Evidence-Based Social Emotional Learning from Dr. Becky Bailey

Microsoft Office

• Office 365 Training Center 
• Share point 
• Excel
• Teams

Motivational Interviewing

• Introduction to Motivational Interviewing

Multiple Topics

•  Wide-ranging topics from Early Childhood Investigations
•  Wide-ranging topics from NAEYC

PFCE (Parent, Family, and Community Engagement)

• PFCE Framework Webinar series 5 webinars

Safety

• Managing Infectious Disease in Head Start Webinar
• Home Safety

Substance Abuse

•  The Impact of Substance Use on Children and Families Webinar Series

Working Remote Articles

• 18 Ways to Make Your Remote Work Secure, Convenient, and Stress-Free
• Safety Tips for Using ZOOM