INDEPENDENT TRAINING

Square One offers self-paced online training courses that meet the needs of today’s busy professionals. Online trainings are designed for early childhood educators, home visiting agency staff, healthcare providers, childcare providers, parents, and grandparents. One-hour certificates awarded upon completion.

UPCOMING TRAINING EVENTS

Outdoor Engagement and Play Activities

March 21 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Process Oriented Art

March 23 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

INDEPENDENT ONLINE TRAINING

Square One has developed six self-paced “Online Training” courses. Each 1 hour course will provide professional development “online” training for early childhood educators, home visiting agency staff, healthcare providers, childcare providers, parents and grandparents.

This online training is offered FREE to participants with thanks to grant funding from the City of Norfolk and the City of Virginia Beach.

Independent Online Training Options

To take one of the research based courses below, please download and study the course information. You can review the materials online, download and read them on a mobile device, or print them. The course materials are in PDF format. You may study the course materials at your own pace. When you have met all learning objectives, click “Take Test” underneath the quiz you’d like to take!  

The tests consists of ten questions, drawn directly from the course materials. Once you begin, you have 60 minutes to complete the exam. You can only take the exam once, so make sure to leave yourself time.

Infant
Development

Addresses the development of an infant from birth to 12 months of age. Developmental milestones, sleep issues, nutrition, and other healthy development information will provide best practice strategies to those who work with infants.

[Disponible en Español]

 

Preschooler
Development

This course is designed to provide information on Preschooler Development (37 months – 5 yrs.), in a one hour format. It is important for early childhood educators, home visiting agency staff, parents/caregivers and others who work with young children to understand preschool age development, including developmental milestones.

Toddler
Development

This self-paced online training course is designed to provide information on Toddler Development (13-36 months), in a one hour format.

It is important for early childhood educators, home visiBng agency staff, parents/caregivers and others who work with young children to understand toddler-age development, including developmental milestones.

Prevent Disease –
IMMUNIZE!

Designed to provide information on the importance of immunizations for adults. Parents, grandparents, early childhood educators, childcare providers, home visiting agency staff, healthcare professionals and others who work with infants and young children need to be vaccinated!

Desarrollo
Infantil (0-12 meses)

Desarrollo Infantil (0-12 meses), este curso abordará el desarrollo de un niño desde el nacimiento hasta los 12 meses de edad. Se darán estrategias de buena práctica relacionadas con los indicadores de desarrollo, cuestiones de sueño, nutrición y otras informaciones sobre el desarrollo sano para personas que trabajan con  niños.

Ethical
Issues

This self-paced course will explore the meaning of ethics and the components involved in making ethical decisions as you work with families. 

Online training will be offered FREE to participants with thanks to grant funding from the City of Norfolk and the City of Virginia Beach.