Online Child Care Training Approved in Georgia

Child Care Lounge is an approved sponsor organization with the Georgia professional Development System (GPDS) All classes are accepted by Bright From the Start. Anyone, anywhere is welcome to enroll in one of our online child care classes. Please note that you may also use these class hours towards 120 hours needed for the CDA certificate.

Online child care training for Georgia

• Trainer is approved as Trainer II Designation with the Georgia Early Care and Education Professional Development System (Bright From the Start) and ECE Professionals can use our classes toward ongoing professional development hours. All classes are approved.

Georgia FCCLH Pre-Service Course

Family Child Care Learning Home (FCCLH) applicants in Georgia must obtain a minimum of 10 hrs of pre-service training that has been approved by the Department in order to submit a license for a FCCLH, as required by FCCLH rule 290-2-3-.04 (2) (b) in the Rules and Regulations Family Child Care Learning Homes. This training course meets that requirement

AJL1-Positive Discipline (6 clock hours)

AJL2-Using Books and Stories with Young Children (3 clock hours)

AJL3-Proud to be a Professional! (3 clock hours)

AJl4-The Anti-Bias Approach! (6 clock hours)

AJL5-Infant and Toddler Care (4 clock hours)

AJL6-Preschool Science: A Sense of Wonder and Discovery (4 clock hours)

BJL1-Promoting Family Partnerships (5 clock hours)

BJL2-Developmentally Appropriate Practice (4 clock hours)

BJL3-Managing Mixed Age Groups (5 clock hours)

BJL4-Learning Through Play (5 clock hours)

BJL5-Separation Anxiety (3 clock hours)

CJL1-Taming Temper Tantrums (6 clock hours)

CJL2-Becoming Part of a Professional Team (2 clock hours)

ASZ1-Caring for Yourself as a Child Care Provider (3 clock hours)

DJL1-The Impact of Violence on Young Children (3 clock hours)

DJL2-Recruiting Child Care Staff (4 clock hours)

DJL3-Potty Training in Child Care (1 clock hour)

DJL4-Marketing Your Child Care Program (6 clock hours)

EJL1-Tranquil Transitions (3 clock hours)

EJL2-Reporting Concerns (3 clock hours)

EJL3-Preschool Math (3 clock hours)

FJL1-Bullies: How to Manage and Prevent Their Behavior (2 clock hours)

FJL2-Social and Emotional Skills Spell School Success and Readiness (2 clock hours)

GJL1-Toddlers - Terrific or Terrible? (2 clock hours)

GJL2-Autism in Your Child Care Setting (2 clock hours)

HJL1-Every Child Is Unique (3 clock hours)

HJL2-Understanding and Responding to Biting (1 clock hour)

HJL3-Observing Children (3 clock hours)

IJL1-Moving and Grooving: Motor Skills and Movement (2 clock hours)

IJL2-Excellence in Child Care Customer Service (2 clock hours)

JJL1-Principles of Child Development (2 clock hours)

JJL2-Theories of Child Development (2 clock hours)

JJL3-Classroom Environments: Setting the Stage for Play and Learning (3 clock hours)

KJL1-Gather 'Round for Circle Time (1 clock hour)

KJL3-Growing Young Gardeners (1 clock hour)

KJL4-Mentoring Methods (1 clock hour)

LJL1- While Children Play: Your Role (1 clock hour)

LJL2- Open the Door to Outdoor Fun and Learning (1 clock hour)

LJL3- ADHD: Understanding and Responding to ADHD in the Classroom (1 clock hour)

MJL1- Routines and Relationships (2 clock hours)

MJL2- Where Everyone is Welcome (1 clock hour)

MJL3- The Best Ideas on Staff Management (2 clock hours)

MJL4- The Amazing Newborn (1 clock hour)

MJL5- First Friends (1 clock hour)

MJL6- Cooking Up Some Fun (1 clock hour)

NJL1- Nuts About Nutrition (3 clock hours)

- ECE Competency 1.4

NJL2- Rest Time or Chaos Time (2 clock hours)

- ECE Competency 1.3

SJL2- Adventurous and Messy Play: Risks and Rewards (3 clock hours / .3 ceus
-ECE Competency 1.4

SJL3-Family Child Care:The Basics (3 clock hours / .3 ceus
-ADM Competency 2

SJL4- Handling Challenging Behavior With Families (2 clock hours / .2 ceus
-ECE Competency 2.2

 

• Upon instructor review and successful completion of a class, we will send you a Bright From the Start certificate reflecting the class title, student name, hours of training, training and trainer code, and date of completion. 
  
  
• If you are a provider interested in starting an in-home child care program or looking to get started working in the child care field, please contact the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) for the specific child care licensing requirements, rules and regulations of your state.

  

Re-certification Professional Development for Public School Teachers

Georgia-Once you receive a Clear Renewable Certificate in Georgia, it is valid for five years. During that five-year period, in order to be eligible for renewal you must: *Complete 6 semester hours of college course work from accredited Georgia colleges/universities; or *10 credits of Georgia Professional Learning Units; or *10 credits of U.S. Department of Education Teacher-to-Teacher Workshops; or *10 credits of continuing education units under the International Association for Continuing Education Units (IACET)