Professional Development

 

Training Information

Child Care Resource & Referral offers several classes for child care providers to help them receive hours for licensing requirements, work toward the CDA, and achieve incentives on the Career Ladder.

CCR&R Eastern Current Training Information

Wondering when CCR&R classes will be coming to your area? 

Refer to this training schedule for July 2011 - June 2012 to help you with you professional development plan.

Other Training Options

  • NEW! Care Courses are distance learning that comes in both a book format “correspondence” for those without computer access or “on-line” with a computer. The web address is www.carecourses.com. Care Courses do have online and phone support.

  • NEW! Child Care Resource & Referral ~ Metro now offers online training for all child care providers in the State of Utah. Click here to access information about this new training opportunity: http://www.smarthorizons.org/naccrra/cssu/

  • Some Community Courses have been approved for Career Ladder Credit.  Contact CCR&R or visit the Training Registry for more information.

  • Learn At Home Packets are available from our office for two to five non face-to-face training hours. They will not count toward the career ladder, but will count for licensing hours. There is a fee for each packet. If you are interested, send in the fee along with your name and address - a packet will be mailed to you. Topics are: 
    • Brain Development - 2 Hours - $10
    • Positive Guidance for Children - 2 Hours - $10
    • Basic Child Care - 5 Hours - $20

 

Upcoming Conferences 

Save the date:  37th Annual Utah Early Childhood Conference,  Saturday, April 14th, 2012. Held at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.   For more information visit their website  http://www.utahearlychildhoodconference.com/

 

Career Ladder

The Professional Development Award System is a voluntary statewide professional development program for early childhood educators in a child care setting. The goal of this award is to increase the quality of child care by caregivers receiving ongoing education and training. The program also will move caregivers up on the Career Ladder and reward longevity in the field.

 Eligible caregivers completing the requirements, and who maintain a minimum of ten hours of approved training per year, will receive a yearly cash bonus. Caregivers who choose to get a Level 4 or higher, and who remain in the field for 5 years or more, will get a substantial increase in award amount.

The following resources should answer most of your questions, however, feel free to contact our office.

 

 

Training Registry

By visiting the statewide Training Registry, child care providers can easily view a list of upcoming classes, see their current class schedule, get a transcript of classes they have already taken, see where they are on the Career Ladder, and check the status of their Career Ladder applications.

 

 

CDA - Child Development Associate Credential

The CDA is a great way for providers to take their careers to the next level. This nationally recognized certification highlights special training and qualifications for early childhood. Specializations are in the areas of family child care, infant/toddler, and preschool.

 

For renewal of your CDA you will need 4.5 CEUs.   Upon completion of Career Ladder level 5-8 courses, taught by CCR&R, you can get a CEU from UACCRA. To get the CEU, you must complete a homework assignment which can be downloaded from UACCRAs web site.  Please allow at least 5-10 business days for the homework assignment to arrive.  Please keep this timeframe in mind as completed CEU homework will be due 3 weeks after the last session of class.

                                                      

 

 

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