Click on the links below for a schedule of classes that CCR&R co-sponsors:

	Health, safety and nutrition - These classes help you maintain a healthy and safe setting. Child Development Home providers must take 2 hours of health and safety training in their first year of registration.
	CPR and First Aid - Most staff in DHS licensed preschools and centers need current certification in Infant/Child/Adult CPR and First Aid. Child Development home providers must have current First Aid certification than includes management of a blocked airway and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. If the First Aid course does not include this, providers in Child Development Homes also need current CPR certification.
	Mandatory Reporters of Child Abuse - Child care and education professionals in Iowa must have 2 hours of training for reporting child abuse. This class is also available online. Follow these instructions for creating your account, login, password etc. If you took the Universal Precautions/Exposure Control Plan online class, you will use the same URL and login/password. If you did not take the Universal Precautions/Exposure Control Plan online class, you will need to create your own account with login and password. Read the directions on how to register for the class. There are no group registrations or accounts. For technical difficulties, please contact Sandra Lyles at 515-242-5165.
	Standard Precautions - This course will help decrease the risk of illness and disease. Staff who work in licensed child development centers must take it every year. Providers in child development homes may choose to take it to fulfill one hour of health and safety. Follow these instructions for creating your account, login, password etc. If you took the Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter Training online class, you will use the same URL and login/password. If you did not take that online class, you will need to create your own account with login and password. Read the directions on how to register for the class. There are no group registrations or accounts. For technical difficulties, please contact Sandra Lyles at 515-242-5165.
	Interaction - Quality childcare and education programs have caregivers who interact appropriately with the children. Topics may include appropriate activities, the environment, literacy, and child development.
	Guidance - Children need caregivers who give consistent and positive guidance, and know how to arrange the environment and activities to minimize conflicts.
	Business - Any child care and education program must use sound business practices to be successful. Classes include budgeting, income and expenses, knowing your community resources, personnel management, and communication skills.
	Series classes - People are more likely to use what they learn if they have attend multiple sessions, with time between classes to practice the skills. ChildNet, Welcome to Child Care, Welcome to School Age Care, PITC (Program for Infant and Toddler Caregivers), Beyond Business Basics and Environment Rating Scales are all series classes.
	Conferences - Some providers like to acquire most of their hours through attending a conference that allows participants to choose workshops that need their individual needs or interests. Many of the classes held at a conference are an introduction to a topic, but do not give participants in-depth knowledge. Some conferences offer all-day sessions that allow participants to get more in-depth knowledge on a specific topic. Conferences give people the opportunity to meet and network with other people who have similar jobs.