Cognitive development overview for early care professionals.

Competency Support: Intellectual Development 

CDA Subject Area: Advancing children's physical and intellectual development

Certificate Clock Hours: 2

Take away activity must be completed to receive course credit.

© 2003-18 TIPS for Child Care Institute Inc

Early Education Career Institute. provides an integrated course schedule of learning through exploration, personal discovery, and self-reflection. In every class, our instructors emphasize the strategies and processes involved in understanding the course content and create a unique opportunity to prepare our students to live intelligent, thoughtful, and fulfilling lives in a rapidly changing society. 

*Infant Toddler Credential Course includes:

•  120 Clock hours with transcript meeting CDA Criteria
•  Portfolio Preparation
•  Test Prep
• 21 College Level Consideration via US DOL Credential

This course option meets weekly for 8 weeks online with a live instructor it is recommended practitioners place 10 hours aside for out of class homework.

TIPS JumpStart Support program aids students in meeting teacher criteria of CDA Credential in less time than a traditional CDA Training Program.  

Note: This is a live instructor lead webinar-based program geared towards teachers hired for Head Start, Private Programs, EHS CCP and Expansion Programs. Course content supports collaboration readiness, implementation of activities, Developmentally Appropriate Practice and NAEYC Overview along with the basic understanding of Head Start history and standards.  

Enrolling in this course will provide your teachers with our hands-on, innovative class for students of every background. Our qualified and experienced teachers serve as facilitators of the learning process. Instead of simply lecturing, they guide students by helping to make sense of course materials, encouraging them to ask questions and explore solutions, and promoting the use of resources outside of the classroom.

TIPS for Child Care Institute, Inc. provides an integrated course schedule of learning through exploration, personal discovery, and self-reflection. In every class, our instructors emphasize the strategies and processes involved in understanding the course content and create a unique opportunity to prepare our students to live intelligent, thoughtful, and fulfilling lives in a rapidly changing society. 

*Infant Toddler Credential Course includes:

•  120 Clock hours with transcript meeting CDA Criteria
•  Portfolio Preparation
•  Test Prep

This course option meets weekly for 12 weeks online with a live instructor it is recommended practitioners place 10 hours aside for out of class homework.

TIPS JumpStart Support program aids Infant Toddler Teachers in meeting teacher criteria of CDA Credential in less time than a traditional CDA Training Program.  

Note: This is a live instructor lead webinar-based program geared towards teachers hired for EHS CCP and Expansion Programs. Course content supports collaboration readiness, implementation of activities, Developmentally Appropriate Practice and NAEYC Overview along with the basic understanding of Head Start history and standards.  

Enrolling in this course will provide your teachers with our hands-on, innovative class for students of every background. Our qualified and experienced teachers serve as facilitators of the learning process. Instead of simply lecturing, they guide students by helping to make sense of course materials, encouraging them to ask questions and explore solutions, and promoting the use of resources outside of the classroom.

Fine motor development overview for early care professionals.

Competency Support: Physical Development

CDA Subject Area: Advancing children's physical and intellectual development

Certificate Clock Hours: 2

Take away activity and membership must be completed to receive course credit call 803-556-2366

© 2003-18 TIPS for Child Care Institute Inc

 Enrolling in this course will provide teachers with our hands-on, innovative class for students of every background. Our qualified and experienced teachers serve as facilitators of the learning process. Instead of simply lecturing, they guide students by helping to make sense of course materials, encouraging them to ask questions and explore solutions, and promoting the use of resources outside of the classroom

CDA JumpStart Support Program™: 

• 120 Formal Education Online Courses CEUs
• Course Integrated Portfolio Support
• Course Integrated Test Prep

 Funding Available: MT, GA, IL, IN, SC, NE, LA

Language V. Literacy: An overview for early care professionals.

Competency Support: Intellectual Development 

CDA Subject Area: Advancing children's physical and intellectual development

Certificate Clock Hours: 2

Take away activity must be completed to receive course credit.

© 2003-19 TIPS for Child Care Institute Inc

Come Share your Language and Literacy Activity during this "Expo" like event of local providers

Language V. Literacy: An overview for early care professionals.

• Define phenomic awareness
• Discuss communication as various forms of communication
• Explore connections between language and literacy and how to intentionally plan to support both components in early care

Competency Support: Intellectual Development 

CDA Subject Area: Advancing children's physical and intellectual development

Certificate Clock Hours: 2

Take away activity must be completed to receive course credit.

© 2003-24 TIPS for Child Care Institute Inc

TIPS JumpStart Support program aids Home Visitors in meeting criteria of CDA Credential in less time than a traditional CDA Training Program.  This is a live instructor lead webinar-based program geared towards Home Visitors for Programs with home visitation components to enhance the quality of providing direct services to children and families. Course content supports collaboration readiness, implementation of activities, Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Parent Advocacy, Cultural Competence,  Special Education Law, CSEFEL Pyramid Model and NAEYC Overview along with the basic understanding of Head Start history and standards.  

Credential Course includes:

This course option meets weekly for 12 Sessions online with a live instructor it is recommended practitioners place 10 hours aside for out of class homework between sessios.