The Business of Child Care – Summer 2023

Development and Funding Resources for Child Care Providers

Professional Development Resources

• Learning Beyond Paper’s Professional Development for Today’s Early Learning Teachers – Participants can receive in-service hours and continuing education units (CEUs)
• Empowered Educator Training – A course offered by Kris Murray’s Child Care Success Company designed to provide resources to teachers to help empower them inside and outside of the classroom
• The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – Provides conferences, online courses, webinars and in-person professional development and accreditation preparation training. Check out your local AEYC conferences for additional training in your area
• Beth Cannon Speaks – Reducing Burnout Course – Child care providers and teachers receive actionable steps and tools to help break burnout
• Southwest Human Development – Nationally recognized education and training programs to professionals and organizations working with young children
• The P4C Cooperative – Philosophy for Children (p4c) provides resources for bringing teachers and children together to discuss things that matter
• Mizzen by Mott – A free all-in-one resource that includes K-12 learning resources
• Great Start to Quality – The Great Start to Quality Resource Center offers various materials to assist teachers and providers opportunities for professional development
• Edweb.net – Includes case studies about innovative practices in professional learning
• Gateways to Opportunity – Professional development for early care and education practitioners
• Better Kid Care Coaching Guides – Educators complete BKC modules and engage with a coach or other instructional leader to move the knowledge gained from PD to improved practices
• Teachstone – CLASS Train-the-Trainer course
• Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (CCR&Rs)