The organizations and sites listed on this page offer Registry Approved training for Illinois child care providers. These links take you to pages outside of the Gateways i-learning System, and INCCRRA and Gateways are not responsible for technical assistance or support for any content provided through these entities.
This training explores the fundamental principles of adult learning theory, examining key questions such as how and why adults engage in learning. With this theoretical framework as a foundation, we will discuss the trainer's role in the adult learning process, as well as strategies for creating and delivering an enriching learning experience. The training also addresses common challenges and offers practical approaches for preventing issues before they arise. This training is required for all ITN and Registry Trainers.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: PPD (2 hours) CDA Content Areas: 6 (2 hours)
An Introduction to Transitions discusses the effects of various types of transitions - including activity, classroom, program, family, and community - on families and a child's learning and development. This course will provide strategies to assist families in times of transition, as well as, identify specific types of transitions that impact children and families.
This Registry-approved training is brought to you by Gateways to Opportunity®. This training is ExceleRate-approved and counts towards ExceleRate™ Illinois for licensed child care centers and DCFS licensed program training hours.
Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.
This course is intended to provide ECE, CFC, and LEA staff
and administrators with a deeper understanding of the available tools and
resources to help foster partnerships and implement best practices that promote
inclusion. Building Relationships to
Support Inclusion in Early Childhood: Tools to Support your Efforts is
brought to you by the Illinois Early Learning Council Inclusion Subcommittee,
in collaboration with state agency partners at the Governor’s Office of Early
Childhood Development, Illinois State Board of Education, and the Illinois
Department of Human Services.
Contact Hours: 1 Hour Gateways Content Areas: IRE (1 hour) CDA Content Areas: 6 (1 hour)
In this training, Creating Your Family Child Care Routines and Schedules, participants will learn to describe the importance of routines and schedules in a family child care program, identify essential components of effective routines and schedules, and create sample routines and schedules that will support healthy development, learning, and well-being in a family child care program. **Taking this training will not earn you a Family Child Care Credential. That process involves working with a Credentials Counselor.**
Topics include:
Curiosity and Wonder is the second course in a nine-part series designed to support science competencies in teachers of young children. Please make sure to take the Introduction course before taking this 2nd course in the series. Curiosity and wonder is central to young children’s science explorations and learning. In this course we will examine what curiosity and wonder are and how they can support children in all areas of early science.
This training provides 1 contact hour of Gateways Registry-Approved training and 1 Continuing Professional Development Unit (CPDU).
Please make sure to take the following Early Science Matters Professional Development Program course before you take this course:
Course 1: Introduction
Contact Hours: 1 hour Gateways Content Areas: CPD (1 hour) CDA Content Areas: PI (1 hour)
Module 4 - Learning Happens in Relationships
Our kids are constantly responding to family members, teachers, and social relationships that help to shape their understanding of the world around them. This module explores how relationships between families, children and teachers can help learning, and how crafting the environment around them can help children learn.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: CPD (1 hour); IRE (1 hour) CDA Content Areas: 1 (1 hour); 3 (1 hour)Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.
Module 5 - Family and Community Relationships
As our partners in child development, families, and especially parents, directly affect a child's learning. In this module you will learn the new ways of working with parents to help their children enjoy learning. You also will explore the social world of a family to be sure that the learning that takes place in your care is consistent with the learning done at home.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: FCR (2 hours) CDA Content Areas: 4 (2 hours)Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.
Module 7b - Child Development: Ages 8 to 18 Months
In this continuation of the first child development module, you will explore development among children ages 8-18 months. You'll identify how this age group differs in growth and their approach to learning, and you'll discover toys, games and songs that are helpful and just right for their development.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD (2 hours) CDA Content Areas: 3 (1 hour); 8 (1 hour)Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.
Module 8d - The Preschool-Age Child: Cognitive Development
In this module on preschool development, you will dive deeper into how preschoolers learn and identify tips for making learning fun. With suggestions for activities that encourage your preschoolers to explore numbers, shapes, colors and science, this module gives all the information you need to grow and stretch the ability of children to think and understand.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD (1 hour); CPD (1 hour) CDA Content Areas: 2 (2 hours)Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.
Module 9 - School-Age Development
This module on child development looks at school-age children to uncover how their learning and growth differs. With tips on how to better care for school-aged youth, this module offers you guidance on how to set rules and limits and to get your school-aged kids to appreciate safety and respect.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD (1 hour); CPD (1 hour) CDA Content Areas: 2 (1 hour); 8 (1 hour)Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.
Module 4 - Learning Happens in Relationships
Our kids are constantly responding to family members, teachers, and social relationships that help to shape their understanding of the world around them. This module explores how relationships between families, children and teachers can help learning, and how crafting the environment around them can help children learn.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: CPD (1 hour); IRE (1 hour) CDA Content Areas: 1 (1 hour); 3 (1 hour)Module 5 - Family and Community Relationships
As our partners in child development, families, and especially parents, directly affect a child's learning. In this module you will learn the new ways of working with parents to help their children enjoy learning. You also will explore the social world of a family to be sure that the learning that takes place in your care is consistent with the learning done at home.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: FCR (2 hours) CDA Content Areas: 4 (2 hours)Module 7b - Child Development: Ages 8 to 18 Months
In this continuation of the first child development module, you will explore development among children ages 8-18 months. You'll identify how this age group differs in growth and their approach to learning, and you'll discover toys, games and songs that are helpful and just right for their development.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD (2 hours) CDA Content Areas: 3 (1 hour); 8 (1 hour)Module 8d - The Preschool-Age Child: Cognitive Development
In this module on preschool development, you will dive deeper into how preschoolers learn and identify tips for making learning fun. With suggestions for activities that encourage your preschoolers to explore numbers, shapes, colors and science, this module gives all the information you need to grow and stretch the ability of children to think and understand.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD (1 hour); CPD (1 hour) CDA Content Areas: 2 (2 hours)Module 9 - School-Age Development
This module on child development looks at school-age children to uncover how their learning and growth differs. With tips on how to better care for school-aged youth, this module offers you guidance on how to set rules and limits and to get your school-aged kids to appreciate safety and respect.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Areas: HGD (1 hour); CPD (1 hour) CDA Content Areas: 2 (1 hour); 8 (1 hour)The benefits of strong family and community engagement practices in the child care setting will be presented in the course. Participants will identify the strengths of current family and parent policies, as well as determine strategies to develop a strengths-based family and community engagement plan.
Contact Hours: 3 hours Gateways Content Areas: FCR (3 hours) CDA Content Areas: 4 (3 hours)
Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.
This 3-hour course will introduce the assessment cycle for young children and its importance in the early childhood program. Early childhood practitioners will discover differences in assessment tools and how assessment may impact the classroom learning environment. Participants will review strategies for family engagement when sharing results.
This Registry-approved training
is brought to you by Gateways to Opportunity®. This training
is ExceleRate-approved and counts towards ExceleRate™ Illinois for
licensed child care centers and DCFS licensed program training hours.
This training is for center-based programs and family child care providers and offers a general, introductory overview of the Environment Rating Scales (ERS). The Environment Rating Scales are research-based, user-friendly assessment tools that measure the quality of the learning environment for infants through school-age children. After completing this training, participants will have general knowledge of the common terms used within the ERS, learn resources available and be able to use the tool(s) for program self-assessment and improvement planning.
Note: Participant is responsible for purchase of Scale used within their program/classroom. It is recommended to continue and complete Scale-specific training on the tool you use.
Contact Hours: 2 hours Gateways Content Area: IRE (2 hours) CDA Content Areas: 5 (2 hours)
