HQIM/Child Assessment
These trainings are for individuals with advanced experience and levels of education in early child care. This includes lead teachers, site directors, owners, and others with extended field experience working directly with children and programs that serve young children.
HQIM/Child Assessment trainings are offered to anyone, free of charge.
Training for Infant and Toddler Educators
Infant Toddler Standards
Infant Toddler Standards: Arkansas CDELS provides educators with a foundation in the early learning standards and with strategies for applying the Arkansas Child Development and Early Learning Standards: Birth through 60 Months into the classroom.
Training for Pre-K Educators
Early Math and Numeracy
Early Math and Numeracy helps early educators recognize and support the mathematical thinking children develop through play, routines, conversations, and everyday experiences. Educators will strengthen their understanding of foundational math concepts and explore intentional strategies for extending children’s problem-solving, reasoning, and mathematical thinking.
Pre-K Relationships
Pre-K Relationships and Behavior gives early educators the skills to build warm relationships with children, parents, and co-workers. This course helps early educators prevent challenging behavior and learn how to manage disruptive behavior.
Pre-K Standards
Pre-K Standards: Arkansas CDELS provides educators with a foundation in the early learning standards and with strategies for applying the Arkansas Child Development and Early Learning Standards: Birth through 60 Months into the preschool classroom.
Training for All Early Childhood Educators
Creative Activities
Creative Activities helps early educators plan and implement developmentally appropriate activities into the daily curriculum that are designed to aid children as they grow cognitively, socially, physically, and emotionally.
Observation and Assessment
Observation and Assessment: Arkansas CDELS focuses on the value of learning about children as individuals through observation while developing an ongoing assessment process and making informed decisions about planning daily activities for children.