*Only for Kentucky Residents Who Need  ECE- TRIS Credit*

Note: Your certificate will be dated the month, day, and year, you take the end-of-course exam. To receive ECE-TRIS Credit with this same date, your Self-Assessment questions MUST ALSO BE EMAILED on the same day you take the end-of-course exam. If submitted later, the Self-Assessment submission date - NOT the Exam date will be used as the official credit date on TRIS.

Registration size 1-4 people: $34 per person

Registration size 5+ people: $29 per person

Watch the Recording at Your Leisure.

Included in this Recording of a "Live" Online Training.

Topic 1: Stop the Chaos: What REALLY Works With Infant & Toddler Behavior (Starting Tomorrow!)
Infant and toddler classrooms can go from calm to chaotic in seconds, and teachers need tools that work right now. This session delivers simple, effective strategies for calming the room, preventing meltdowns, and responding to challenging behavior with confidence. You’ll learn:
•    What common behaviors are really communicating
•    How to respond in the first 5 seconds to stop escalation
•    Simple shifts that instantly make the room feel calmer
•    Ways to guide behavior without power struggles or overwhelm
•    Specific strategies to handle hitting, biting, and tantrums in busy infant and toddler classrooms

Topic 2: Starting Strong with Infants and Toddlers with Delays, Disabilities, & Suspected Needs
Today’s infant and toddler classrooms are having more children with developmental delays, disabilities, and sensory differences. Receive, easy-to-use strategies so you feel prepared, confident, and able to create the best possible experience for the children.
•    Spot red flags (without diagnosing or labeling). 
•    Understand what’s typical behaviors and what may signal a need for extra support
•    Support a child who is not talking, making eye contact, or easily overwhelmed
•    Make classroom adaptations even on a limited budget
•    Know what to say and what not to say to families to build trust and strong partnerships

Topic 3: Play Is Their Work: How Infants & Toddlers Learn Best
For infants and toddlers, learning happens in everyday moments, not fancy materials or long lessons. Discover how play-based learning is already teaching infants and toddlers what they need, and how to be more intentional without adding extra work.
•    Learn simple ways to support development without adding more to your plate.
•    Use play as a powerful tool for language, thinking, and social–emotional growth.
•    Turn daily routines (diapering, feeding, napping, transitions) into meaningful learning opportunities.
•    See VIDEO demonstrations of the Appelbaums with real infants and toddlers of one-on-one play and learning you can copy in your classroom.

Topic 4: Screens, Sounds & Overload: Creating Calm Classrooms for Infants & Toddlers 
Today’s infants and toddlers are surrounded by constant noise, screens, and stimulation, and their little brains and bodies are feeling the effects.” Discover simple ways to dial down the overload and create calmer, more peaceful classrooms where infants and toddlers feel safe, settle, and thrive.
• Identify hidden sources of overstimulation like background noise and visual clutter
• Make simple changes to create calmer, more peaceful classroom environments
• Reduce noise and distractions without adding more work to your day
• Support children who struggle to settle, focus, or regulate
• Create cozy predictable spaces that help children feel safe, calm so they thrive

Topic 5: Transitions Without Tears: Smoother Diapering, Feeding, and Goodbyes for Infants & Toddlers
Transitions are some of the hardest moments of the day for infants, toddlers, and teachers, especially diapering, mealtimes, nap, and goodbyes. Learn simple, realistic strategies to make those “hot spots” calmer and more predictable so little ones (and adults) feel safer and less stressed.
•    Why transitions are so tough for little nervous systems (and what you can change first)
•    Easy routines and scripts for calmer diaper changes, mealtimes, and nap transitions
•    Helping infants and toddlers with separation at drop off and pick up
•    Tiny environmental tweaks that make “what’s next” feel safe and predictable

5-Hour Certificate 

After viewing, pass a brief follow-up quiz for a 5-hour certificate. (Retake fee $5)

CDA CANDIDATES: This training can be applied toward the CDA formal early childhood training requirement of 120 hours.

Category: Child Growth and Development Interactions with Children Guidance and Discipline