Better Kid Care (BKC) provides online professional development for early childhood and school-age professionals to improve the quality of their care and educational practices in the classroom and beyond. Our courses and other professional development resources reflect the latest research-based information and can be accessed from anywhere, on any device, 24/7.

BKC’s online training includes more than 300 courses in the following curriculum areas:

  • Child Growth and Development
  • Curriculum and Learning Experiences
  • Families, Schools, and Community Collaboration and Partnerships
  • Assessment
  • Communication
  • Professionalism and Leadership
  • Health, Safety, and Nutrition
  • Program Organization and Administration

View Better Kid Care's Annual Report 2024 (PDF) to learn more about us.

View Better Kid Care’s Terms of Use for the sharing, distribution, and use of our program materials.

Better Kid Care is an educational outreach program of Penn State Extension supported with funds from the PA Early Learning Keys to Quality/ Pennsylvania Office of Child Development and Early Learning.