CCR&R of NW Iowa Training Schedule

Iowa CCR&R is funded to offer core trainings to assure that providers are meeting minimum requirements. As funding allows, we try to offer diverse and higher-level trainings. Please contact your Training Specialist  for a list of additional trainings that may be available. Our Child Care Consultants assist with professional development planning and can make referrals to partner programs that will help providers in following their plans for higher education.   Exact times and dates for each training are available on the DHS Training Registry and are subject to change.  Please be advised that enrollment on the DHS Training Registry is required to receive credit for all trainings.

Online Webinar Training

For tips on enrolling in webinars, please see our Webinar Start-Up Guide

Required 1 hour DHS training credit for centers Content description here Universal Precautions Training for Iowa Early Childhood and School-Age Professionals 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. - Click on the date to enroll  January 14 ,  February 18 , April 15 ,  May 13 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.. June 17

Required 2 hour DHS training credit Content description here Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter Training for Iowa Early Childhood and School-Age Professionals 7:15 - 9:15 p.m. - Click on the date to enroll January 14 ,  February 18 , April 15 ,  May 13 2:15 - 4:15 p.m. June 17

2 hours DHS training credit for Child Development Homes Content description here Taking Care of Business presented by Tom Copeland 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. - Click on the date to enroll January 31 - What the New Tax Law Means for Child Care February 7 - Coming to Terms: Contracts and Policies February 14 - Enforcing Your Contracts February 21   - The Basic Rules to Master Recordkeeping  March 14 - Budgeting for Child Development Homes March 21 - Successful Strategies for Marketing a Child Development Home Business March 28 - Managing Money for Short Term Goals

Face-to-Face Core Training

12 hours DHS required training credit Content description here Essentials Preservice Series Fort Dodge - March 16

Updated 2018! 25 hours DHS training credit Content description here ChildNet 2.0 Orange City - January 5 Spencer - February 2 Humboldt - February 11

5 hours of DHS training credit Content description here Nutrition And Physical Activity Self-Assessments in Child Care (NAPSACC-R) Cherokee - February 23 Sioux City - April 6

Updated 2018!  10 hours DHS training credit for each module Content description here Program for Infant and Toddler Care (PITC) of Iowa Module 1 Sioux City - January 8 Storm Lake - February 19 Module 2 Storm Lake - March 5 Module 3 Fort Dodge - November 6 Sioux City - January 29 Algona - March 16   Module 4 Fort Dodge - February 5 Sioux City - February 19

24 hours DHS training credit Content description here Early Childhood Positive Behavior Intervention & Supports (EC-PBIS) Family Child Care Algona - January 15 LeMars - January 22

8 hours DHS training credit per series Content description here Environment Rating Scales (ERS) Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS-R) Algona - March 11 School-Age Care Environment Rating Scale (SACERS) Sioux City - November 6 Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS-3) Spencer - November 6 Online - November 22 Information here Fort Dodge - February 5 LeMars - February 5 Infant Toddler Environment Rating Scale (ITERS-3) Spencer - February 14 Sioux City - March 5

Health and Safety

2 hours DHS training credit Safe Sleep 2015 Cherokee - March 26

2 hours DHS training credit Content description here Medication Administration Skills Competency Class *Test-Out will be scheduled in class  Sioux City - January 16

Pamphlet Model Policy Tobacco Free/ Nicotine Free If you are interested in updating your policies to reflect that your facility is tobacco free and nicotine free, please see the resources linked in this section or contact your consultant for more information.

Still More...

2 hours DHS training credit Preschoolers and Pennies Spirit Lake - February 25  Information here

2 hours DHS training credit Move for Thought Sac City - November 17, 9:00 a.m.  Information here

2 hours DHS training credit I Only Want a Peanut Butter Sandwich! Sac City - November 17, 11:30 a.m.  Information here

2 hours DHS training credit Who Leads Who Follows: Feeding and Physical Activity Storm Lake - March 5

Early Childhood Conferences

Iowa AEYC Early Childhood Conference Orange City - November 10 See here for session descriptions and to enroll

Centering on Centers Save the date flier here Sioux City - January 25 & 26

‌ Together We Will... Provider Conference Save the date! Hawarden - March 9

ECNCI Child Care Conference Save the date! Algona - March 30

‌ BVCS Early Childhood Conference Save the date! Wall Lake - April 13

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Funding provided by the Iowa Department of Human Services through the Child Care Development Fund