These ONLINE training packages have 24 clock hours of Pre-service training required for New Staff members in the first 90 days of employment. There is a package for New Staff members working in an Infant/Toddler classroom and a package for New Staff members working in a Preschool/School-age classroom. Complete the first 8 hours of training right away and your staff can be counted as part of your student/teacher ratio earlier than ever. The material we selected covers topics per the Texas Health and Human Services Commission which takes the guesswork out of it for you! This course is auto-corrected and all essay answers are corrected and verified by a Texas Certified Instructor. Directors/Trainers save time because the PC and mobile-friendly ONLINE platform does everything for them!
—We suggest you keep a 6-month supply of these packages on hand for your New Staff—
Topic: Developmental Stages of Children
Training 10.12: Emotional Growth in Early Childhood: Birth through Five
Training 2.01: Meeting the Special Needs of Children
Topic: Age Appropriate Activities for Children
Training 3.03: Enhancing Motor Skill Development
Training 5.05: Learning While Having Fun: Types of Play and Play & Activity Ideas
Topic: Positive Guidance and Discipline of Children
Training 3.02: Time-Out Techniques: What Works, What Doesn’t & Other Tips
Training 1.03: Discipline as Easy as 1, 2, 3
Topic: Foster Children’s Self-Esteem
Training 8.06: Helping Children with Reactive Attachment Disorder
Training 7.08: Using Rewards Effectively
Topic: Supervision and Safety Practices in the Care of Children
Training 11.06: Ensuring a Safe Care Environment
Topic: Positive Interaction with Children
Training 10.05: Transition Times: Keys to Navigating Them Successfully
Topic: Preventing Spread of Communicable Diseases/Immunizations
Training 2.03: Health & Safety Tips: Flu Outbreaks & Other Advice
Topic: Recognizing & Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome & Abusive Head Trauma
Training 1.11: SIDS & Shaken Baby Syndrome: Prevention and other Advice
Topic: Understanding and Using Safe Sleep Practices and Preventing SIDS
Training 2.11: Helping Children Get the Sleep they Need
Topic: Understanding Early Childhood Brain Development
Training 1.12: Building Baby’s Brain with Exercise and Sensory Stimulation
Topic: Positive Interaction with Children
Training 7.04: Improving Teacher-Child Interaction
24 clock hours: For NEW STAFF in a Preschool or a School-age classroom
24 clock hours: For NEW STAFF in an Infant/Toddler classroom