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Action for Children has been central Ohio’s trusted choice for high-quality, responsive professional development for over fifty years. We offer over 80 trainings designed to meet real needs in real classrooms. Our staff works every day with early childhood educators to understand their program needs and design our trainings to reflect the world you live in every day.

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Create a supportive learning environment for ALL children!
Training Name
OA Hours
  • Including Children with Special Needs Into the classroom (Module 1 and 2)
    4
  • Special Quest: Preschool Inclusion- Samantha’s Story
    3
  • Supporting Inclusion is Easier Than You Think!
    1.5
Be a better leader and advocate for my program!
Training Name
OA Hours
  • Buisness Administration Scale (BAS)
    3
  • Effective Use of the Quality Self-AssessmentTool: For Ohio’s Afterschool Programs
    3
  • Emergency Preparedness: Is Your Program Ready?
    1.5
  • From Passion to Professional: Alternate Pathways to Workforce Stability
    1
  • Introduction Environment Rating Scales
    2
  • Opening a Child Care Center (Modules 1 & 2)
    4
  • Promoting Professionalism: Policies & Practices
    2
  • Strengthening Business Practices for Centers Module I: Budgets, Projections, and Planning– E-Learning
    3
  • Strengthening Business Practices for Centers Module II: Financial Reports and Internal Controls—E-Learning
    3
  • Strengthening Business Practices for Centers Module III: Marketing Your Program—E-Learning
    3
  • Time Management: Strategies for Success!
    2
  • Understanding the ECERS-R
    3
  • Understanding the FCCERS-R
    3
  • Understanding the Infant/Toddler Environment Rating Scale – Third Edition (ITERS -3)
    2.5
  • Understanding the School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale Updated (SACERS-U)
    2.5
  • Using the CLASS as a Measure of Quality
    3
Reduce classroom stress and support children's social-emotional wellbeing!
Training Name
OA Hours
  • AVEnueS: Learning to Identify Developmental Challenges in Very Young Children
    3.5
  • Circle Time with Toddlers
    1.5
  • For the Children, For Ourselves: Getting to the Heart of Social Emotional Development
    1.5
  • Guiding Young Children for Successful Behavior
    1.5
  • Screen Time in Early Childhood: Making Informed Choices
    1.5
  • Strategies for Managing Biting Behaviors in Infant/Toddler Group Care
    1.5
  • Supporting Preschool Behavior: Promoting Social-Emotional Development through Activities
    1.5
  • Supporting Preschool Behavior: The Learning Environment
    1.5
  • Supporting Preschool Behavior: Transitions
    1.5
  • Zero to Three Critical Competencies for Infant – Toddler Educators Series Area 1: Supporting Social-Emotional Development
    18
Have impactful conversations with families and co-workers!
Training Name
OA Hours
  • Courageous Conversations: Engaging with Children by Supporting their Curiosity
    1.5
  • Difficult Conversations Among Colleagues and Families
    1.5
Help children's brains grow!
Training Name
OA Hours
  • A STEAM Integrated Approach to Learning
    1.5
  • Adding Literacy to Your Early Education Classroom: It’s Easier Than You Think!
    1
  • Art Beyond the Product
    1.5
  • Before Assesment: Observation
    5
  • Before Curriculum: Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
    5
  • Beyond the Calendar: Circle Back to Circle Time
    1.5
  • Creating a Mixed-Age Learning Environment
    2.5
  • Cultivate Curiosity with Loose Parts
    1.5
  • DAP in Action
    5
  • Exploring Learning Experiences for Mixed-Age Groups
    2.5
  • Infant & Toddler Best Practice – Sensory, Creative Arts, and Science for Infants/Toddlers
    2.5
  • Introduction to Young English Language Learners (Modules 1 & 2)
    6
  • It’s Basic! Quality School Age Programming
    2.5
  • Language Modeling and Conversations: Novel Words
    3
  • Lesson Planning for Infants and Toddlers in Group Care: Early Experiences Last a Lifetime
    2.5
  • Lesson Planning for Mixed-Age Groups in Family Child Care Homes
    2.5
  • Math- it all adds up!
    1
  • Music in the Early Childhood Classroom : An Interactive Approach and Application
    1.5
  • Nurturing Curious Minds: Asking Smart Questions in Science & Beyond
    1.5
  • Phonological Awareness: Under the Umbrella of Literacy
    1.5
  • Preschoolers at Play: How Materials Can Support Learning and Development
    2
  • Recipe for Lesson Planning
    1.5
  • Screening and Assessment 1: An Overview of Early Childhood Assessment Practices
    3
  • Screening and Assessment 2: Developmental and Behavioral Screening Practices
    3
  • Screening and Assessment 3: Planning and Revising Learning Opportunities
    3
  • Sparking Creativity: Experiences Inspired by Children’s Literature
    1.5
  • Standards in the Context of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Family Child Care and Mixed Age Groups
    3
  • Standards in the Context of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Infant and Toddler
    3
  • Standards in the Context of Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Preschool
    3
  • Summer Programming: Activities to Enrich Summer Learning for School-agers
    2.5
  • The Doorbell Rang- Creating Hands-on Math Activities to Enhance Literacy
    1.5
  • The Path to Lifelong Learning is Paved with Intentional Planning (Asynchronous Online)
    1
  • The Project Approach: Where the Inquiry Process and Child-Centered Curriculum Meet
    2
  • The Unrestricted & Masterful Third Teacher: The Great Outdoors
    1.5
  • Understanding Mathematics Through Language and Literacy
    2
  • Using Technology in the Early Childhood Setting
    3
  • Zero to Three Critical Competencies for Infant – Toddler Educators Series Area 3: Supporting Language and Literacy Development
    9
Help children get to the next stage in their growth and learning!
Training Name
OA Hours
  • Infant & Toddler Best Practice- Addressing Biting in Infant/Toddler Group Care
    2.5
  • The Developing Brain of an Infant and Toddler: Early Experiences Last a Lifetime
    2.5
  • Supporting Children As They Grow: It is not hard once you know!
    2
  • Zero to Three Critical Competencies for Infant – Toddler Educators Series Area 2: Supporting Cognitive Development
    12
Learn more about being a team with the families of the children in my care!
Training Name
OA Hours
  • Embracing Diversity: Developing SensitivePractices in our Increasingly Diverse World
    2.5
  • Embracing Diversity: Developing SensitivityTowards Others
    2.5
  • Family Community Engagement (Modules 1 & 2)
    6
  • Family Factor: Collaborative Steps for Successful Relationships
    2
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