Guiding Children Successfully

Course Description: "GCS Unit 4: Teaching Children Responsibility" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu

Course Description: "GCS Unit 6: Raising Children to be Good People" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu

Course Description: "GCS Unit 8: Managing Anger and Stress" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021- 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu

Course Description: "GCS Unit 10: Languages of Love: More Than Saying 'I Love You'" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu

Course Description: "GCS Unit 12: Enjoying Life with Children" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu

Course Description: "GCS Unit 22: Reading; Sleeping; Exploration" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu 

Course Description: "GCS Unit 24: Negativism; Picky Eaters; Sharing" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu 

Course Description: "GCS Unit 26: Limits/Disobedience; Rough and Tumble; Lying" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu 

Course Description: "GCS Unit 28: See the World Through My Eyes" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu 

Course Description: "GCS Unit 31: Getting Our Hearts Right: Introduction" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 11/1/2019 - 8/31/2020
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu 

Course Description: "GCS Unit 33: Getting Our Hearts Right: Humility" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 11/1/2019 - 1/31/2021
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu 

Course Description: "GCS Unit 35: Getting Our Hearts Right: Positivity" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu 

Course Description: "GCS Unit 39: Kids and Money" is a training course for child care providers, parents, and all other individuals working with or caring for children. This class is self-guided so you can complete it anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace online. You may earn credit for each unit only one time within a 4 year period.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu 

Course Description:  Working with children who have special needs can be rewarding, and including children with special needs in your child care program can help all children learn. As a result of the lesson you will: 
Know how to support families of children with special needs 
Know how to communicate with and about children with disabilities and their families 
Understand what is an IEP and IFSP
Recognize how you can contribute to creating IEPs and IFSPs
Understand the laws and regulations applying to the inclusion of children with special needs in child care programs and schools
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214,  gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu 

Course Description: Child care providers are often the first people to notice that a child is being abused or neglected. They are likely to notice physical signs of abuse, such as bruises or burns. They may also notice changes in the child’s behavior. To help children who are being abused or neglected, child care providers can learn how to recognize the signs and symptoms of different types of abuse.
Course Availability: 2/1/2021 - 1/31/2022
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Course Contact: Ashley Henderson, (501) 671-2214, gcs@uada.edu; Ashley Foster, (501) 671-2103, afoster@uada.edu 

Yoga for Young Children is to inform you of a new activity you can try with your class, chances are you will learn a tip or two for yourself. Yoga is not just for kids, it’s for everyone and research has established that yoga has many beneficial side effects. 

This lesson will show you:

• How yoga has been adapted into a fun, healthy routine that young children can enjoy!
• Define yoga
• Identify the health benefits of yoga
• Recognize the common yoga poses
• Belly breathing
• Determine ways of using yoga in your class Identify classroom resources available