Research has shown the positive impact adults can have on children’s growth and development when they continue to participate in their own learning about early childhood development. Action for Children sponsors a variety of classes to serve the needs of all early childhood professionals including home providers, center directors and staff. We offer a wide variety of topics including Infants and Toddlers, Preschool, School-aged, Administrative, Nutrition and many more! Please see our course listings for the most current Professional Development opportunities.
Professional Development Offerings and Calendar
Please see important information about change in the registration process for Action for Children's professional development classes effective April 1, 2010.
The following information will still apply for classes scheduled thru March 31, 2010:
Regional Course Listings for January, February and March 2010 are now available! These listings contain profefssional development offered in Delaware, Franklin, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, and Union counties of central Ohio.
Course Forms:
For course availability, cancellations and confirmations in Franklin County, contact Jerry Bromagem at 614-224-0222, ext. 122 or email at jerrybromagem@actionforchildren.org.
For Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway, or Union counties, please contact our partner agencies in your local county.
Prevent Blindness Ohio is Offering Free Preschool Vision Screening Training, Certification & Equipment To increase the visual quality of life for Ohio’s young children, Prevent Blindness Ohio is offering FREE 4 hour trainings across the state that will provide instruction on how to perform preschool vision screenings. In central Ohio, these trainings will be held on March 15 in Columbus and on March 24 in Newark. Please click here to learn more. Click here for a downloadable registration form.
Do you want a 2-Star Step Up to Quality Rating for your program? New help is available!
H1N1 AND SEASONAL FLU INFORMATION
Resources for Child Care and Early Education Programs in Central Ohio - Includes new CDC Guidance for Child Care Programs, contact information for your local county health department, and resource links. Current informaton about vaccine clinics can be found at www.ColumbusPandemicFlu.org or by calling 2-1-1 or 221-2255. Helpful flu prevention resources can be found at http://publichealth.columbus.gov/health_educators.aspx?id=10820
International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Action for Children is an authorized provider of IACET Education CEU's. Not all courses are eligible for CEU's so please be sure and look at the course description and details for IACET eligibility. CEUs are available at a cost of $10.00 per course and are non-refundable. Payment is accepted by form of check, cash or money order made payable to Action for Children. Please allow 6-8 weeks for processing. If you would like to purchase Education CEU's for your professional development courses please fill out this form.
Mail completed IACET CEU form to:
Action for Children
Attn: Jerry Bromagem
78 Jefferson Ave.
Columbus, OH 43215
Questions regarding IACET CEU's should be directed to Tiffany Dougherty at 614-224-0222, ext. 145 or email at tiffanydougherty@actionforchildren.org
Action for Children's Professional Development policies:
Course Confirmation:
In the event that a course you signed up for is full Action for Children will contact you to let you know and can place you on the wait-list if you request it. If a space becomes available Action for Children will contact you. Due to the high volume of Professional Development that we offer to the community Action for Children does not call or mail course confirmations but encourages you to call the front desk at 224-0222 extension "0" or Jerry Bromagem at extension 122 to confirm your enrollment. Please have course numbers ready when calling.
Cancellation Policy and Refundable Deposits:
Most of Action for Children's courses are free to the community but require a check or cash deposit with registration to hold your space. If you attend the class you will receive your deposit back at completion. If you do not call and cancel your registration at least 48 hours prior to the start of the course you will NOT receive your deposit back. Credit cards and money orders are not accepted.
Courses with Pre-requisites:
Some courses have pre-requisites and participants are required to show proof of attendance for those pre-requisites at the door. Action for Children has the right to deny entrance to those without proof of completing required pre-requisites.
15 Minute Grace Period:
Action for Children courses start promptly and it is recommended that participants arrive at least 10-15 minutes prior to the start to get signed-in. Since credit is awarded in clock-hours those more than 15 minutes late will not be allowed to attend the course.
Children:
Action for Children cannot accommodate children during training courses. Please make alternate arrangements.
Individuals with Disabilities:
If you are an individual with a disability and will need an accommodation to attend a training course, please contact the staff within your county at least two weeks prior to the date of the course in order to request your accommodation.
Duplicate In-service form requests:
Action for Children can provide duplicate copies of In-service forms and certificates of completion for a fee of $5.00 each. Please fill out the following request form.
Mail completed form to:
Action for Children
Attn: Jackie Messinger
78 Jefferson Ave.
Columbus, OH 43215
Additional Professional Development Resources:
First Aid, CPR, Communicable Diseases, and Child Abuse Training Resources:
American Red Cross of Greater Columbus
http://classes.redcrosscolumbus.org/
(614) 251-1455
Central Ohio CPR
http://www.centralohiocpr.com/contact.html
614-562-7297
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/
614-722-4939
Ohio Department of Health
(Communicable Disease Charts)
614-995-5599
Central Ohio Special Education Regional
Resource Center (COSERRC)
614-262-4545
Columbus Association for the Education
of Young Children (CAEYC)
614-470-2121
OSU Extension
Administration, State of Ohio
614-292-6181
http://extension.osu.edu/counties.php
Other Professional Development Opportunities:
There are other professional development opportunities for Ohio early childhood educators such as attending conferences sponsored by:
OAEYC (The Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children)
CAEYC (The Columbus Association for the Education of Young Children)
ODE (The Ohio Department of Education, Early Childhood Education)
In the Columbus area many early childhood education classes are offered at The Ohio State University, Ohio Dominican College, Capital University, Ohio Wesleyan University, Otterbein College and Columbus State Community College.
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