Training Information
ICCC offers high quality evidence-based training in alignment with the Smart Beginnings Initiative of Virginia and in support of best practices of the child care industry. We utilize the Milestones of Child Development and Professional Competencies of Early Care and Education Professionals in designing and supporting our training classes. Our trainers are certified to deliver Al’s Caring Pals (ACP), Center for Social and Emotional Foundations in Early Learning (CSEFEL), Zero to Three’s Partnering With Parents Curriculum (PCAN), SpecialQuest (SQ) and American Heart Association (AHA) registered classes as well as others. Scheduled classes are based upon available funding and identified resources.
We will assist you in finding or designing the training to meet your needs in a variety of delivery modes (see below). JOIN CHILDNET, our online egroup to ensure you receive notices about our training opportunities or other training resources. ICCC works diligently to identify resources in our community to help defray the cost of continuing education.
***NEW***ONLINE TRAINING— At last! Quality online child care trainings are available to you through our partnership Virginia Child Care. The Virginia Training Academy allows you to train when you want it, from any internet access point (e.g. home, neighbor, library). You can take a class whenever you wish and complete it at your own pace. Courses are designed to provide quality, accessible, educational opportunities for child care professionals pursuing a CDA credential, CDA renewal, or simply completing annual training hours and are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
COMMUNITY BASED TRAINING-- ICCC and Rappahannock Community College Workforce Development have worked collaboratively to offer professionals working in Early Care and Education an opportunity to obtain local, evidence based training. RCC website lists courses currently offered and includes Early Childhood Classes in their region wide mailing. Designed to meet the needs of working professionals, these classes include foundational and enrichment content, are offered at convenient times/locations within the community, and will serve to meet training requirements for licensed professionals. Scholarships funds may be available. Contact ICCC or RCC for more info.
CUSTOMIZED CONSULATATION/TRAINING (can be online, blended or face-to-face)—ICCC can work with you to meet your training goals. Services can range from telephone consultation to fee based events to address your specific needs. Please contact us to learn more about setting up and accessing specialized trainings, some of which are listed below.
Training Menu
- Orientation to the Business of Childcare
- Health and Safety Tool Kit
- CPR/FA Certification
- Daily Healthy Observation
- Al's Caring Pals
- Medication Administration Training (MAT) Certification
- Bloodborne Pathogens
- Healthy Sleep Initiative
- Food Friends and Mighty Moves
- Advanced Business Practices in Family Child Care
- PCAN-Partnering With Parents: Building Circles, Breaking Cycles
- CSEFEL-Promoting Social and Emotional Competency
- SQ-Inclusion
Orientation to the Business of Childcare — An overview of the business of childcare from start-up to ensuring quality. This workshop provides you with foundational information, skills and resources covering topics ranging from zoning and taxes to health, safety and professionalism. Workshop content is suitable for both new and experienced providers who need to review the nuts and bolts of the business. We offer handouts, sample forms and numerous resources as well as online support to ensure you get off to a great start and remain successful and profitable and provide the quality care parents desire for their children. This workshop can be tailored to meet your specific needs from exploration and startup to quality assessment and improvement. (2 hours) $35 per person/scheduled monthly
Comments: "This was exactly what I needed to get started on the right foot"
"I wish I had this information when I first started"
"I would have done things differently with this knowledge"
"I was ready to quit and this workshop changed my mind"
Health and Safety Tool Kit — Focusing on prevention and prepared, this workshop offers staff an opportunity to assess their knowledge and skills through a fun and competitive Jeopardy game, and introduces providers to multiple resources to expand their health and safety education, and to improve policies and procedures in their programs to decrease risk and increase quality of care. (2 hour training) $35 per person/scheduled monthly.
Daily Healthy Observation — An overview of the health standards and policies which should guide operating procedures for child care programs. Training includes: signs and symptoms of illness, conducting a daily health observation/check, exclusion policies, disease prevention practices, common childhood illnesses, immunizations and standard precautions. Certificate awarded through certified Health and Safety Educator. Meets licensing standards. (2 hours) $25/person
CPR/FA Certification — Two year Certification in Adult/Infant/Child CPR and First Aid through American Heart Association. Classes can be tailored to meet the needs of child care professionals or other occupations. We can accommodate single or group classes at your site, at a community site or our office. BLENDED ONLINE RECERTIFICATION COURSEWORK NOW AVAILABLE! Meets licensing requirements. Fees/hours vary
Al's Caring Pals — Wingspan's engaging educational programs develop social-emotional skills, problem-solving abilities, and healthy decision-making in children ages 3 – 8 years old. Provides a Social Skills Toolkit for Home Child Care Providers, has easy-to-use materials to help children learn to manage their feelings, get along with others, use self-control, accept differences, resolve conflict peacefully, cope, and make healthy choices. Children enjoy the activities and readily incorporate newly acquired skills into their daily behavior and interactions. Educators and child care providers learn practical and effective ways to guide young children’s positive development and shape classroom or home care environments that foster caring, cooperation, and respect. Includes ten hours of training. Prices vary.
Medication Administration Training (MAT) Certification — ICCC works with contractors certified to deliver MAT training to ensure our local area has opportunities to obtain the required training to administer medications in a child care setting. Includes both skills and knowledge components and covers 17 different medical needs. Certification lasts three years; meets licensing requirements. (Approx. 8 hours) Prices vary.
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Bloodborne Pathogens (Online) -- Online training approved by the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons and the American Council of Emergency Physicians is designed to teach health care professionals and laypersons the knowledge needed to meet OSHA and other national safety and health organizations’ requirements for bloodborne pathogens and infection prevention training. AAOS/ACEP Emergency Care & Safety Institute (ECSI) (2 hours/1.5 CEU – ACEP/AMA/CECBEMS) $25/person
Healthy Sleep Initiative — Through a collaborative grant sponsored by VACCRRN, and offered by the Virginia Dept of Health, ICCC is one of seven programs across the state offering this research based program helping caregivers increase their knowledge and skills to decrease the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Includes a parent component. (1-2 hour training) $25 per person
Food Friends and Mighty Moves — Partnering with Virginia Cooperative Extension's Family and Consumer Science division, this research based program has been piloted throughout our region. Designed to promote nutrition and exercise, these user-friendly kits are implemented in 12 week sessions in 3-4 year old classrooms and include activities, storybooks, exercise and tasting sessions which support children learning to try new foods and promoting physical exercise. Parent components are included. (Prices/hours vary)
Advanced Business Practices in Family Child Care — Offers professionals an in depth look at policies and procedures which promote efficient and quality business practices, including liability insurance, advanced record keeping skills, tax preparation and legal support. (2-4 hours) $35-50 per person
PCAN-Partnering With Parents: Building Circles, Breaking Cycles — A research-based prevention curriculum offering child care professionals knowledge and skills in developing effective relationships with parents/children, to strengthen families, to decrease risks of abuse, and to increase protective factors which prevent child abuse/neglect. Curriculum includes 10 modules offering 80 hours of training, including sections for directors addressing staff support and building effective relationship based organizations. (4-8 hour modules can be offered in units or series)
CSEFEL-Promoting Social and Emotional Competency — Offers caregivers and educators foundational knowledge in social and emotional development of preschoolers, as well as valuable skills in providing a nurturing and structured environment which supports school readiness. Course includes pro-active strategies to assist children in meeting the milestones of social and emotional development as well as helpful interventions/tools to meet the needs of children with special challenges. This is a hands-on interactive evidence-based workshop authored by the Center on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning. Includes materials, handouts and Continuing Education Units. (5 hour modules offered in units or in series)
SQ- SpecialQuest Birth-Five is designed to touch the "head, heart, and hands" of families and professionals working together to create inclusive communities for young children with disabilities. This relationship- and team-based approach enhances and sustains inclusive services, family leadership skills, and integrated, collaborative service delivery. Easy to follow training materials and award winning videos focus on the areas of: Including Infants, Toddlers with Disabilities, Building Relationships with Families, Collaboration and Teaming, and Preschool Inclusion. Website resources also add the richness of these materials. (4-8 hour modules)
InterCounty Childcare Connection works diligently to identify resources in our community to help defray the cost of training. Call us today to find out if you or your program can qualify for scholarship assistance.
