GA FCCLH Pre Licensure Training

Learning Outcome

Provider competencies that serve as a framework for professional development for those who wish to open a in-home daycare in Georgia.

1. Topic Area 1: Early Learning Standards – The Role of Cognitive Development in Building General Knowledge (2 hours)

• Identify cognitive development milestones and use them to monitor and assess children’s progress.
• Identify factors that influence cognitive development and develop strategies to promote cognitive development in young children 0-60 months.
• Integrate cognitive development into lesson plans and activities for math, social studies, science, and creative development.

2. Topic Area 2: Communication – Attract New Families “Marketing 101” (2 hours)

• Identify the benefits of a child care program and how to communicate them to families.
• Compare the rates and services of a competitor to the rates and services offered in their child care program.
• Identify the different methods to fill slots in a child care program

3. Topic Area 3: Professional and Leadership Development – Professionalism (1 hour)

• Apply good values in an early childhood program to help the program prosper.
• Identify what behaviors are acceptable and what behaviors are inappropriate
• Discuss ways to prevent unethical behavior within the work place.

4. Topic Area 3: Professional and Leadership Development –  A Commitment to Professional Development  (1 hour)

• Demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional learning and development by establishing objectives and goals.
• Determine training and development methods to initiate learning opportunities to advance personal professional knowledge and skills.
• Identify ways to evaluate training and development effectiveness.

5. Topic Area 4: Business Management – Initiate, Sustain and Maintain an Effective Organization (2 hours)

• Apply effective strategies to manage day-to-day activities within the child care program.
• Organize a safe environment by developing and maintaining the equipment.
• Implement the best practices for record keeping.
• Identify an effective communication strategy to promote awareness and family engagement.
• Adapt to change to maintain an effective child care program

6. Topic Area 5: Advocacy For the Parents, children and staff in family child care learning home – Observation and Assessment In Young Children (2 hours)

• • Identify the different observation and assessment techniques.
  • Discuss the importance of childhood observation and assessment.
  • Implement observation and assessment during class time and incorporate it in a curriculum.

Material

It is recommended that participants take notes as they go through the course content. Materials needed include:

• Writing Paper
• A pen or pencil

Prerequisite

Requirements

• While tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices may allow for some completion of coursework, they are not guaranteed to work in all areas. Please ensure you have access to a desktop or laptop to complete coursework.
• Must have internet connection. High speed broadband access (LAN, Cable or DSL) is highly recommended for the optimal learning experience.
• A graphical browser is required, such as, Chrome, Firefox, etc.
• Participants must have an E-mail account that is accessible because after a participant enrolls in this course, all e-mails regarding this course will be sent to the e-mail on record.

Certificate

Criteria to Earn Credit