Professional Development

The Association for Child Development (ACD) offers valuable, convenient professional development opportunities for child care providers who participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program. We periodically host live, interactive webinars, which allow participants to discuss relevant topics pertaining to child care, ask questions, and earn continuing education credit. Keep an eye out for upcoming webinars as they are announced on our calendar. Our providers may also earn training credit for reading our monthly health and nutrition newsletter, Potpourri, and successfully completing the corresponding quizzes.

In addition, we encourage our providers to explore the following online courses offered by other organizations.

Illinois
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Michigan
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Resources
Gain access to training, educational articles, current guides, healthy recipes and a vast library of online and printable resources.
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Virtual Training

Institute of Child Nutrition E-Learning

Certificate provided, FREE! More than 20 hours of on-demand e-learning regarding child care nutrition, meal planning, and food safety. Check with your state to see if these webinars are acceptable as continuing education credits for child care licensing.
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Better Kid Care On Demand Distance Education

Eligible for clock hours, $5.00 per class (typically two credit hours). Professional development online anytime you are ready to learn! These trainings are accepted by child care licensing agencies in all 50 states.
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Early Childhood Investigations Webinars

Certificate provided, FREE! An ongoing series of webinars for early childhood educators. Check with your state to see if these webinars are acceptable as continuing education for child care licensing.
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CACFP Webinars

Certificate provided, FREE! The National CACFP Association's Learning Center is your destination for professional development, designed specifically for the CACFP community. Whether you're a new provider navigating meal pattern requirements or an experienced administrator strengthening your operations, our courses and training series meet you where you are.

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Illinois Training

These in-person and online training opportunities are only available in Illinois:

Illinois Extension Healthy Child Care Environment Training

Eligible for Illinois clock hours, FREE! Programming is Gluten-Free designed to empower providers to make changes that support a healthier child care environment.
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Illinois Child Care Training (Gateways)

Eligible for Illinois clock hours, prices vary. In-person and distance courses throughout the state of Illinois.
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Illinois State Board of Education CACFP Training

Eligible for Illinois clock hours, FREE! In-person courses on cooking and nutrition.
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Michigan Training

These in-person and online training opportunities are only available in Michigan:

MSU Extension Healthy Child Care Environment Training

Eligible for Michigan clock hours, FREE! Virtual coaching to help child care providers create healthier child care environments.
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Michigan Child Care Training

Eligible for Michigan clock hours, prices vary. In-person and distance courses throughout the state of Michigan from Great Start to Quality.
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Michigan Child Care Matters

Eligible for one Michigan clock hour, FREE! Topical information regarding young children in licensed child care settings. Providers must read about three issues and receive at least 80% on the tests.
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