EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION TRAININGS

STAY TUNED!

Winter training sessions coming soon!



ONLINE TRAININGS OFFERED BY OTHER AGENCIES:

Recognizing and Responding to Suspicions of Child Maltreatment Training

This 2-hour training is required by the Division of Child Development and Early Education for new teachers within 90 days of employment and needs renewed every 5 years thereafter. FREE.

North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project

This link provides options for pre-recorded contact hour trainings and upcoming live event trainings. All trainings are related to ITERS-R/ECERS-R/SACERS-U. FREE.

Childcare Educational Services Trainings

This organization offers virtual trainings for a FEE and has been approved by DCDEE.

TRAINING POLICIES

  • Pre-registration is required. Use the links above to register. Training links will be closed 2 days before the training.

  • Classes are subject to cancellation unless a minimum number of attendees are registered 48 hours before the class.

  • Trainings will be offered VIRTUALLY via ZOOM platform or in-person.

  • For virtual trainings, links should be sent within 24 hours of the class. If you have not received a link by the day of the class, please contact our office at 336-751-2113 or email info@daviesmartstart.org

  • Two “no-shows” with no explaination in one fiscal year, will result in being put on the waitlist for future trainings.

  • Admittance is not allowed after the first 15 minutes of class.

  • Certificates will be awarded at the end of class with completed surveys and evaluations and active participation.

  • Kindness and respect for one another and the presenter are expected.

  • Please be courteous and turn off your cell phone during the training. If you must take a phone call, please leave the training area.

  • Children are not allowed in the training area & must be accompanied by an adult in the lobby at all times.

    CPR trainings are typically scheduled in the months of August, November, February and May.

    ITS-SIDS trainings are typically scheduled in the months of September, December, March and June.

TRAINING PAYMENT INFORMATION

  • Smart Start of Davie County will continue to provide free training for teachers who serve children birth to five in Davie County, unless otherwise noted below*.

  • If you must cancel, please remove yourself from the training sign up and contact the Smart Start Office at 336.751.2113 or info@daviesmartstart.org at least 3 business days prior to the meeting.

  • A **$10 no-show fee will be charged to those that sign up for a class but do not attend. Space is limited in each class and no-shows take a training opportunity away from another child care professional.

CPR & FIRST AID

$35: Davie County Providers ; $80: Out of County Providers

(Smart Start of Davie County pays a portion of the fees for educators who live OR work in Davie County)

Please indicate on your sign up your preferred method of payment.

*Please note, there is a $10 fee for teachers who serve children outside of Davie County.

**This fee must be paid before signing up for any other class through Smart Start of Davie County.

For more information on early educator trainings at Smart Start of Davie County, please contact our office at 336.751.2113 or via email info@daviesmartstart.org .