Better Kid Care provides professional development opportunities designed specifically for family child care professionals. In addition, many of our other available courses are relevant and meaningful to the work of home-based and family child care professionals.
On Demand Distance Education
Better Kid Care's distance education program assists child care professionals in obtaining research-based professional development. Our distance education is accepted for PA Department of Public Welfare/Keystone STARS professional development requirements. Better Kid Care is also accepted by many states for licensing or quality rating requirements.
All courses specifically designed for home-based and family child care providers are available on our On Demand Distance Education site. All On Demand courses are free. A $5.00 fee is required for a certificate of completion.
Courses for Family Child Care Providers
Complete On Demand Lesson List
Course list for home-based and family child care providers
(ESP = also available in Spanish)
- DHS Orientation: Opening a Family Child Care Home (ESP)
- Family Child Care: Advancing Healthy Practices for a Healthy Future
- Family Child Care: A Unique Role in Supporting Family Engagement (ESP)
- Family Child Care: Basic Business Practices
- Family Child Care: Best Infant Care Practices in a Mixed-Age Setting (ESP)
- Family Child Care: CLAD Cultural, Linguistic, Ability Diversity (ESP)
- Family Child Care: Engaging Experiences for Mixed Abilities (ESP)
- Family Child Care: Ethnic Foods Exploration
- Family Child Care: Get Started
- Family Child Care: Maximizing Block Play in the Home Setting
- Family Child Care: Mixed Ages
- Family Child Care: Overcoming Barriers to Lead Fun Physical Activities (ESP)
- Family Child Care: Support Infants and Toddlers
- Family Child Care: Support Preschoolers
- Family Child Care: Welcome Wonder Through Inquiry-Based Strategies (ESP)
- Foundations of Child Development for Family Child Care Providers
- Mindful Practice for ECE Professionals: Begin the Journey (ESP)
- Oral Health for Young Children: Promote Healthy Habits in Child Care (ESP)
- Supervising Children in Family Child Care
- CDA Course: Family Child Care Setting (120 hours)
Child Care Center and Group Child Care Homes
- PA Required Health and Safety for Centers-Group Child Care Part 1 (Requisitos de Salud y Seguridad para Centros-Grupos de Cuidado Infantil en PA Parte 1) (3 hours); and
- PA Required Health and Safety for Centers-Group Child Care Part 2 (Requisitos de Salud y Sguridad para Centros-Grupos de Cuidado Infantile n PA Parte 2) (3 hours)
Family Child Care Homes
- PA Required Health and Safety for Family Child Care Part 1 (Requisitos de Salud y Seguridad para Cuidado Infantil Familiar en PA Parte 1) (3 hours); and
- PA Required Health and Safety for Family Child Care Part 2 (Requisitos de Salud y Seguridad para Cuidado Infantil Familiar en PA Parte 2) (3 hours)
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