You have a unique opportunity as a Manager to influence your program’s efforts to create and maintain healthy environments for all children. In this course you will learn how your staff can be supported in implementing healthy practices to prevent disease, promote health, and address children’s and families’ mental health needs. You will also learn how to create program policies that reflect healthy practices.

Physical activity is a vital component of your program. In this course you will deepen your understanding of developmental milestones so that you can better support program staff. You will learn strategies to help staff create safe, appropriate environments that promote physical activity. Your role in supporting active lifestyles for children, families, and program staff will also be addressed.

Effective communication keeps your program strong and thriving. This course will help you examine diverse communication styles and methods. You will also learn more about how to effectively communicate with families and how to maintain a team-oriented culture. Ensuring that staff understand children’s communication milestones and how to plan experiences to enhance communication will also be addressed.

As a Manager, you have a unique opportunity to promote a positive sense of self in staff, children, and families. In this course you will learn how to create an environment that supports a healthy sense of self for staff, children, and families. You will also learn how culture and experiences shape staff members’ and families’ sense of self. Reflective supervision practices, self-care, and stress reduction will also be addressed.

You have a unique opportunity as a Manager to influence your program’s guidance strategies. In this course you will learn how culture and experiences can influence your staff members’ approach to guidance. You will also learn how to create program policies that reflect positive guidance practices. Collaborating with staff, families, children, and the community to ensure your program promotes positive guidance will also be addressed.

As a Training and Curriculum Specialist or Program Manager you have a unique opportunity to influence the quality and organization of your program. In this course you will deepen your knowledge of how to work collaboratively with staff and stakeholders, how to create a hiring process that contributes to program quality, and how to practice reflective supervision to improve program outcomes. You will also learn about the use of evaluation data to improve program outcomes, and the importance of being a life-long learner.

One of your most important responsibilities as a program director is to report suspicions of child abuse and neglect. You also have a professional responsibility to help staff meet their legal reporting obligations. In this course, you will learn the signs of child abuse and neglect, the internal and external reporting procedures, record keeping, and how to respond to allegations of abuse or neglect in your program.