Asthma Management for child care providers is Respiratory Health Association's free training for caregivers of young children with documented or presumed asthma. In this training, RHA educated child care providers on how to best care for a child living with asthma.

Topics include:

• Identifying a child having trouble with asthma
• Early asthma warning signs
• Trigger avoidance strategies
• Asthma medication policies
• Asthma emergency response in a child care setting

Contact Hours: 2 hours          Gateways Content Area: HSW (2 hours)          CDA Content Area: 1 (2 hours)   

In this training, participants will define developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) as well as recognize the importance of DAP when caring for mixed-ages of children.  Components of a safe and healthy family child care environment serving mixed-ages of children will be discussed as well as identifying areas for program improvement.  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.

Contact Hours: 3.5 hours     Gateways Content Areas: HSW (1.5 hours); CPD (2 hours)     CDA Content Areas: 1 (1.5 hours); 5 (2 hours)

Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.

This training will provide participants an overview of child development, health, and safety issues for children birth through early school-age. Emphasis will be on understanding patterns of development, developmental domains, and the role of nutrition in development. In addition, health and safety issues will address supporting the growth of healthy children - from the basics such as handwashing to more in-depth practices surrounding healthy procedures and disease prevention. Participants will learn more about emergency planning/preparedness and first aid as well as identify tips for maintaining safe indoor/outdoor environments.

Contact Hours:  3 hours   Gateways Content Areas: HGD (1.5 hrs) HSW (1.5 hrs)  CDA Content Areas: 1 (1.5 hrs) 8 (1.5 hrs)

Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.

Module 1 - Child Development Overview: Understanding How Young Children Grow and Develop

In this module, you will receive an overview of child development for children birth through early school age.  Emphasis will be on understanding basic milestones in development as well as on strategies used to promote the healthy development of children.

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Module 2a - Health Issues for Group Care

Ensuring a child's health and well-being requires more than basic first aid and emergency contacts.  In this module, you will learn how to help the growth of healthy children -- from the basics like hand washing to a more in-depth look at various practices surrounding health care.

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Module 2b - Nutrition Issues for Group Care

Whether you're responsible for providing a quick snack or a well-balanced meal, understanding children's dietary needs creates healthier and happier kids.  Learn the basics of good nutrition, food safety and various practices surrounding nutrition through this module.

Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.

Module 1 - Child Development Overview: Understanding How Young Children Grow and Develop

In this module, you will receive an overview of child development for children birth through early school age.  Emphasis will be on understanding basic milestones in development as well as on strategies used to promote the healthy development of children.

Module 2a - Health Issues for Group Care

Ensuring a child's health and well-being requires more than basic first aid and emergency contacts.  In this module, you will learn how to help the growth of healthy children -- from the basics like hand washing to a more in-depth look at various practices surrounding health care.

Module 2b - Nutrition Issues for Group Care

Whether you're responsible for providing a quick snack or a well-balanced meal, understanding children's dietary needs creates healthier and happier kids.  Learn the basics of good nutrition, food safety and various practices surrounding nutrition through this module.

In this training, Family Child Care Credential: 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.

Topics include:

• Importance of Routines and Schedules
• Balancing Needs
• Developing Effective Schedules
• Daily Routines
• Transitions

In this training, Family Child Care Credential: Foundations of Family Child Care Business Operations, participants will learn to describe and identify compliance requirements related to the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (IDCFS) licensing standards for day care homes and group day care homes, identify where to locate essential health and safety requirements for family child care operation, and identify and communicate emergency and disaster preparedness plans and training requirements for family child care providers.

Topics include:

·         Licensing Considerations

·         Training Requirements

·         Insurance Considerations

·         Health and Safety Requirements

·         Emergency Plan Development

Contact Hours: 2 hours          Gateways Content Area: CPD (2 hours)          CDA Content Area: Program Management (2 hours)  

In this training, Family Child Care Credential: Planning Your Family Child Care Environment, participants will learn to describe and identify strategies to create a family child care environment that supports multiple uses, including: providing quality care for a mixed age group of children, managing a successful home business, and meeting the needs of their own family.

Topics include:

• Foundations of effective planning
• Environmental health and safety
  
• Importance of the daily schedule
  
• Planning your outdoor learning environment
• Furniture and material selection

Contact Hours: 2 hours          Gateways Content Area: CPD (2 hours)          CDA Content Area: Program Management (2 hours) 

Healthy Starts: Understanding Childhood Chronic Disease will introduce you to the issue of chronic disease, how and why chronic diseases affect young children, and how you can help prevent chronic diseases by supporting children's healthy eating and physical activity habits. We will explore topics such as childhood obesity, healthy inequity, and food deserts. This training is supported in part with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Contact Hours: 1   Gateways Content Areas: HSW (1 hour)  CDA Hours: 1 (1 hour)

Esta capacitación está disponible en español aquí.

This course is part of a larger series of sessions that combine to make up the Orientation to the Illinois Model of Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC).  There are four sections to this course that must be complete prior to the start of the live zoom sessions:

• Vignette Assessment (assesses the familiarity with the competencies in the Illinois Model of I/ECMHC and an individual plan on how to increase knowledge of those competencies)
• Introduction to the Illinois Model of I/ECMHC
• Introduction to the Pyramid Model
• Community Systems Partnerships & Early Childhood Systems.

It is estimated to take approximately 3-4 hours to complete this online course.

All portions of the Orientation to the Illinois Model must be finished (this online course and all live Zoom sessions) for full credit of completion to be given.

Contact Hours: 4 hours     Gateways Content Areas: PPD (4 hours)     CDA Content Areas: PRO(4)

Welcome to "Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation: A Guide for Illinois Programs". This training will present an overview of the purpose and role of an Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health Consultant in Illinois child care settings. Participants will be introduced to the different types of consultation and the benefits of adding consultation to their program. Participants will also learn how to access consultation services by using available funding and resources.

Contact Hours: 1      Gateways Content Areas: Family and Community Relationships - FCR (1 hour)     CDA Hours:  6 Professionalism (1 hour)

Introduction to the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a training made specifically for family and group home day care providers. The CACFP is an important program that helps ensure children are eating nutritious foods and developing habits to support lifelong nutrition. This training consists of three modules. Module 1 will go over the basics of the program: the “who, what, when, where, why and how.” Module 2 will cover how to get involved in the program and what you can expect when you start participating. Module 3 is all about how to get the maximum benefits out of participating. Participants will have access to helpful resources and links to support their participation in the food program.

This training was developed by the Illinois Public Health Institute with support from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and Illinois Department of Public Health.

A Systems Framework: Understanding the Process of  I/ECMH Consultation

This module addresses the systems that I/ECMHC interfaces with. Participants will learn about system’s perspectives generally and begin to understand the settings that I/ECMH consultants work within, both formal and informal. The module explores how learning and change take place and supports consultants toward understanding their role and their relationships as change agents toward better child and family outcomes within a systems context.

Contact Hours: 2 Hours  Gateways Content Area: PPD (2hours)  CDA Hours: 6(2 hours)

Attachment Theory: Recognizing Patterns and Behaviors

This module will introduce the learner to attachment theory and its history. Attachment patterns and how they are assessed will be reviewed.  The learner will have the opportunity to observe children with both secure and insecure patterns of attachment through video recordings.  Characteristics of infants and young children with each of the four primary attachment patterns will be described as well as characteristics of caregivers of children in the four primary attachment categories.

Contact Hours: 3 Hours  Gateways Content Area: Personal and Professional Development (2 hours) and Observation and Assessment (1 hour)  CDA Hours: 6- Professionalism (2 hours) and 7-Observing/Recording Behavior (1 hour)