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Registration ENDS on Thursday at 4PM for the following week.
Continuing professional education, or CPE, Credits & Clock Hours for all Camp Fire First Texas courses.
ADMINISTRATOR’S CREDENTIAL
Achieve a Texas child care director’s certificate by earning this credential. You can start the class any week and finish it within 6 weeks. The class is on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and it will be held via ZOOM.
CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE CREDENTIAL (CDA)
Camp Fire First Texas is THE community leader when it comes to assisting early childhood professionals in receiving the BEST first step in their Child Development Associate (CDA) credentialing process. This is also an approved course through several workforce commissions.
- A CDA is nationally recognized , and according to a 2020 poll on LinkedIn, it is one of the top credentials employers seek when hiring early educators.
- Each CDA course combines in-person and at-home work, totaling 120 hours over 20 weeks.
Monday evenings 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Class meets 20 times via Zoom plus extended learning assignments
$575 per person (books provided), pay-as-you-go payment plans are available.
ON DEMAND
In this training, you will learn about the 3 core principles of developing security, exploration, and identity in social and emotional development. Learn about developmentally appropriate practices for providing social-emotional support for infants and toddlers and the teacher’s role in implementing activities around this in your lesson plan. Nurturing home-school connections will also be discussed in this training.
1 CPE/Clock Hour
$18 per person
ALL AGES TOPICS
As an early educator, you understand the importance of regularly monitoring children’s development. The Ages, Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) serves as an effective tool to identify developmental milestones that are on target and areas that need improvement. Teachers can use this information to implement activities in the lesson plan that will help children work on skills needing improvement.
ZOOM
Saturday, October 7
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 pm
$28 per person
4 CPE/Clock Hours
Discover effective ways to promote language development in children and recognize potential warning signs of delays. Learn practical activities that you can implement in your classroom to assist in improving language skills.
ZOOM
Saturday, December 9
9 a.m. – Noon
$28 per person
3 CPE/Clock Hours
INFANT/TODDLER TOPIC
Learn about the Texas Early Learning Guidelines, which outlines the essential skills young children need support in developing. Practice planning activities that foster the growth of these abilities in young children. This interactive course equips you with hands-on activities that you can apply straight away when you get back to your classroom.
ZOOM
Saturday, November 11
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$28 per person
4 CPE/Clock Hours
PRESCHOOL TOPIC
Come join us in this interactive session that is designed to provide you with essential tips and practices in creating safe and stimulating environments for children that foster effective teaching and learning. Throughout the session, we will discuss best practices that promote a welcoming classroom climate, positive student interactions, effective transitions, daily routines, and more. By the end of the session, you will have gained innovative ideas for creating an environment where young children can grow, succeed, and thrive in their early years. Let’s work together to create a “YES” environment for our young learners!
ZOOM
Saturday, October 21
9 a.m. – Noon
$28 per person
3 CPE/Clock Hours
DIRECTOR TOPICS
As a director, recruiting and hiring your staff is crucial. If you are new to this practice or are struggling with the candidates you hire, this class is for you. We will cover the entire process, from writing an effective job description to pre-service and orientation and explore top strategies for recruiting, screening, interviewing, and selecting candidates. Additionally, we will discuss how to write effective job descriptions and implement ethical and lawful employment practices.
ZOOM
Tuesday, October 3
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
Effective leadership involves bringing out the best in a team, which requires intentional effort. This class will delve into the crucial role of a director in not only supervising staff, but also fostering a learning community and guiding a teaching team towards becoming reflective practitioners committed to continually improving their work and the quality of care they provide. Additionally, the session will cover strategies for creating professional development and coaching plans, utilizing evaluations to improve performance, and managing conflict and difficult individuals.
ZOOM
Thursday, October 5
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
High-quality programming is not subjective. As a director, it is your responsibility to enhance children’s development and learning by providing leadership to build program capacity and strengthen staff competencies in teaching and caregiving. In this class, you will learn about the key components of high-quality teaching, the integration of child development with learning, and effective observation, documentation, and assessment practices that are crucial for directors to apply.
ZOOM
Tuesday, October 10
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
Learn how to enhance your program and leadership skills by designing high-quality learning environments both indoors and outdoors! This course will provide inspiration and guidance on how to plan, evaluate, and improve the environments for infants, toddlers, pre-K, and school-age children to ensure the best possible setting for children, families, and staff to flourish.
ZOOM
Thursday, October 12
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
Join this class to enhance your leadership influence and promote family engagement. Strengthen the connections between families, programs, and community resources. Families want, and need, to be involved in their child’s development, but creating a Family-Centered program can be a daunting task without a roadmap. This class will help you understand the concept of Family-Centered Child Care and provide you with strategies to build effective family partnerships.
ZOOM
Tuesday, October 17
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
As a leader of a child care center team, you have an important responsibility in strengthening family relationships. This session will explore and apply effective communication and collaboration skills, as well as share knowledge of respecting differences. In addition, it will showcase the valuable role families play in care and teaching, and provide guidance on handling conflicts.
ZOOM
Thursday, October 19
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
Professionals who work with young children often face moral and ethical decisions. To provide guidance and help resolve these ethical dilemmas, the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct offers guidelines for responsible behavior. By learning to reference this code and engaging in discussions and activities, caregivers can make better decisions that impact the quality of child care. You will leave the session equipped with a strategy to apply in your own programs.
ZOOM
Tuesday, October 24
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
Learn the necessary skills to become a leader in early childhood education. Explore different leadership styles, the competencies needed for effective leadership, practice decision-making, and how high-quality child care is defined. This session is for both aspiring and current center directors by providing the knowledge required to lead a high-quality child care program and grow a strong skill set to put the knowledge into practice.
ZOOM
Tuesday, November 7
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
Do you lack a business degree or training? Don’t worry! This session offers aspiring and current center directors a solid introduction to center operation management. You’ll learn about policy review, record keeping, and disaster preparedness and discover how to implement cost-effective, efficient, and important management systems that reduce risk in within early childhood programs.
ZOOM
Thursday, November 9
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
Steps to creating and maintaining the health and safety of the learning environment are fundamental to any quality program. In this session, you will gain a thorough understanding of the minimum standards required, ways to manage health-related issues, establishing a healthy nutrition program, and the director’s responsibility in preventing child abuse and neglect.
ZOOM
Tuesday, November 14
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
As a director, you have to handle multiple responsibilities. This course is designed to introduce program leaders to the various decisions related to the program’s organizational structure, finances, and customer care. It will also provide guidance on how to increase enrollment and manage basic public relations outreach.
ZOOM
Thursday, November 16
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
As a director, recruiting and hiring your staff is crucial. If you are new to this practice or are struggling with the candidates you hire, this class is for you. We will cover the entire process from writing an effective job description to pre-service and orientation, and explore top strategies for recruiting, screening, interviewing, and selecting candidates. Additionally, we will discuss how to write effective job descriptions and implement ethical and lawful employment practices.
ZOOM
Tuesday, November 28
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
Effective leadership involves bringing out the best in a team, which requires intentional effort. This class will delve into the crucial role of a director in not only supervising staff, but also fostering a learning community and guiding a teaching team towards becoming reflective practitioners committed to continually improving their work and the quality of care they provide. Additionally, the session will cover strategies for creating professional development and coaching plans, utilizing evaluations to improve performance, and managing conflict and difficult individuals.
ZOOM
Thursday, November 30
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
High-quality programming is not subjective. As a director, it is your responsibility to enhance children’s development and learning by providing leadership to build program capacity and strengthen staff competencies in teaching and caregiving. In this class, you will learn about the key components of high-quality teaching, the integration of child development with learning, and effective observation, documentation, and assessment practices that are crucial for directors to apply.
ZOOM
Tuesday, December 5
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
Learn how to enhance your program and leadership skills by designing high-quality learning environments both indoors and outdoors! This course will provide inspiration and guidance on how to plan, evaluate, and improve the environments for infants, toddlers, pre-K, and school-age children to ensure the best possible setting for children, families, and staff to flourish.
ZOOM
Thursday, December 7
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
Join this class to enhance your leadership influence and promote family engagement. Strengthen the connections between families, programs, and community resources. Families want, and need, to be involved in their child’s development, but creating a Family-Centered program can be a daunting task without a roadmap. This class will help you understand the concept of Family-Centered Child Care and provide you with strategies to build effective family partnerships.
ZOOM
Tuesday, December 12
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
As a leader of a child care center team, you have an important responsibility in strengthening family relationships. This session will explore and apply effective communication and collaboration skills, as well as share knowledge of respecting differences. In addition, it will showcase the valuable role families play in care and teaching, and provide guidance on handling conflicts.
ZOOM
Thursday, December 14
9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
$37 per person
3.5 CPE/Clock Hours
Use the links in this page to access class details and to register.
Have questions? Email [email protected] or call 817.831.2111, ext. 145.
Camp Fire First Texas has been providing quality, early education workforce development for more than 20 years and has guided generations of Early Education Professionals along their unique career pathway. All of our instructors are members of the Texas Trainer Registry (TECPDS), courses are recognized by Texas Child Care Licensing for clock hour training and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit requirements. Most classes and courses Camp Fire offers are approved through several Workforce Commissions.
Most of these are interactive ZOOM classes. Participation is required. Please be prepared to join the Zoom with a desktop, tablet or iPad with working microphone/sound and camera that will remain on for the duration of the class. For your safety, you should not be driving while attending this class. Please ensure you are in a location to focus and minimize external distractions (ie, television, music, meals).
Cancellation policy
No refunds or credits will be given, but participant substitutions are allowed. To make a substitution, you must contact us in writing 24 business hours before the class you registered to attend begins. To make the request, please email [email protected] with the email address and participant name for the substitution. We are only able to substitute for the same class on the same day. You will receive confirmation of the request, and the new participant will receive class links and details.