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Need your 12 training hours focused on licensing, documentation, and safety oversight?

This bundle helps child care administrators stay ahead of compliance issues with training on documentation, communication, safety, and regulatory alignment. Ideal for leaders preparing for inspections or Keystone STARS reviews.

What You’ll Learn:

• Maintaining health and safety protocols
• Training documentation and staff oversight
• Record keeping and regulatory inspection prep

Perfect For:

• Center directors
• Compliance and licensing staff

Meets: Pennsylvania’s 12-hour annual training requirement

Just getting started in child care? Fulfill your 12-hour training with the essentials of safety, supervision, and development.

This bundle is tailored for new child care aides and classroom assistants looking to meet their annual 12-hour training requirement while gaining core practical knowledge. With a strong focus on active supervision, basic development milestones, and classroom support strategies, this training builds the confidence aides need to thrive in licensed child care settings.

What You’ll Learn:

• Active supervision strategies and child safety
• Milestone awareness and early development basics
• Hands-on classroom support and transition facilitation
• Cultural awareness and inclusive practices

Perfect For:

• Entry-level aides and classroom assistants

Meets: Pennsylvania §3270.31(e)(4) 12-hour annual training requirement

Operate a family child care home? Here’s your 12-hour training with safety, literacy, and inclusive strategies.

This 12-hour bundle supports the unique responsibilities of home-based and group child care providers. The trainings address hands-on safety, emergent literacy, family communication, and inclusive caregiving—all while meeting PA compliance standards.

What You’ll Learn:

• Strengthening family engagement
• Age-appropriate safety practices in home environments
• Literacy support with emergent tools
• Cultural inclusion and communication strategies

Perfect For:

• Licensed family providers
• Group home caregivers
• Caregivers preparing for inspection or renewal

Meets: Pennsylvania’s 12-hour annual requirement for licensed providers.

Need 12 training hours that also spark classroom creativity and inclusive learning?

Designed for preschool and early learning teachers, this bundle combines regulatory compliance with rich content on inclusive education, child development, and curriculum planning. It’s perfect for educators aiming to energize their classrooms while fulfilling annual requirements.

What You’ll Learn:

• Literacy and language development through storytelling
• Culturally responsive family engagement and teaching practices
• Social-emotional learning through play and art
• Foundations of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP)

Perfect For:

• Lead and assistant teachers
• Educators working toward Keystone STARS quality goals

Meets: Pennsylvania’s 12-hour annual training standards.

New to a leadership role in child care? Start here with 12 hours of essential director training.

This 12-hour administrative training bundle is perfect for directors or assistant directors transitioning into leadership roles. The courses emphasize core leadership responsibilities including record keeping, team dynamics, and supervision techniques.

What You’ll Learn:

• Supervision with intention and clarity
• Team building and conflict prevention
• Community partnerships and professional conduct
• Record keeping and compliance basics

Perfect For:

• New directors
• Recently promoted admin staff

Meets: Pennsylvania’s annual 12-hour training regulation for directors.

Already a child care director? Take your 12 hours further with strategies to mentor and lead.

This bundle is designed for experienced leaders seeking to use their annual training hours to build capacity, coach their teams, and implement quality improvements across their programs.

What You’ll Learn:

• Building a strong coaching culture
• Supporting reflective practice and growth planning
• Navigating team development and communication challenges

Perfect For:

• Veteran directors
• Site supervisors and education leaders

Meets: PA’s 12-hour annual training requirement for center administrators