State Accredited Online Child Care Training Courses

Trainings for Early Childhood Educators so you feel prepared for every child you care for

Created by a Pediatric Speech Language Pathologist working in child cares every week with practical strategies you can use the very next day.

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Whether you learn best in a live setting, on your own time or together with your team —we have a training format that works for you.

Self Paced Trainings

Flexibility to learn on your own schedule, pause as needed, with opportunities to engage with others.
Live Virtual Trainings
Real-time interaction, community with other providers, and the energy of learning together.

Private Trainings

Train your entire staff, in-person or virtual, with hands-on activities built around your centers needs. 

And no matter which format you choose, you're learning from a speech language pathologist who's in early childhood classrooms seeing the same challenges you're facing. 

The work you do every day shapes a child's development. Let's make sure you have the strategies and tools to do it with confidence.

When a child isn't talking yet, has meltdowns, throws toys, or only eats three foods, it's easy to wonder, "Am I handling this the right way?"

Too often, professional development checks a box but doesn't prepare you for the real challenges you'll face in the classroom. You deserve training that goes beyond theory, with practical strategies you can use the very next day.

That’s why these trainings exist: So you can stop guessing, respond with confidence, and support every child in your care.
Kelly Goldberg, speech-language pathologist specializing in early childhood development playing with child while sitting on floor

Every training — live or self-paced — is built around the same promise:

Actionable strategies grounded in your daily routines

Tips you can use immediately in your daily routines — So you're never adding more to an already full plate.

Engaging & interactive professional development

Led by a passionate and enthusiastic trainer — Nothing like the boring read-off- the- slides sessions you've sat through before. It's trainings you actually want to finish!

Digital handbooks & printable resources 

Packed with all the information from the training — Videos, checklists, toy & book suggestions, and resources you can provide families — Yours to keep forever.

A community of educators like you

Engage with other providers during group activities, ask questions, and learn from each other’s experiences in a judgment-free environment.

Earn your state-approved hours and CEUs to maintain your child care license

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Live Virtual Trainings

Connect in the moment with other early childhood educators 
Perfect for: Home child care or center based teachers, preschool teachers or anyone who wants the community and energy of learning together
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Instant access | Learn on any device

Self-Paced Trainings

Training hours during times that fit your schedule

Perfect for:
Educators who want the flexibility to learn at your own pace — during nap time, lunch breaks or whenever you have time.
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In-person sessions in Maryland and surrounding areas | virtual nationwide

Private Trainings

Train your whole team at once

Perfect for: 
Directors, owners, Head Start programs or principals who want their entire team trained together
Kelly Goldberg giving a live in person training to group of child care providers

Over 5,000 early childhood educators have taken our trainings. Here’s what they have to say:

"I love the details of 'why' certain techniques and items are preferred. It gives me language to give parents!" 

— Child care provider, What To Do When You Don't Understand What A Child Said
"Absolutely love all the very practical strategies and lovely examples of them in practice. So valuable!"

— Child care provider, Get Your Toddlers Talking or Talking More
"Kelly is such a 'user friendly' presenter! Her techniques are relevant and directly parallel what we (preschool teachers) can apply to our classrooms." 

— Preschool teacher, Boost Vocabulary Through Science Play
"Real life examples.  Loved the examples and loved the energy! I stayed engaged. Also great graphics and visuals."

— Child care provider, See Ya Later Attention-Seeking Behaviors
"Everything is always clearly explained & demonstrated in ways that are actually easy to utilize." 

— Preschool teacher, Practical Solutions for Common Preschool Behaviors
"I liked all the different ideas to keep a baby engaged while reading, I would have never thought of these myself." 

— Infant and toddler teacher, Baby and Toddler Bookworms
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Hey, I’m kelly

I created these trainings around the questions I get asked by early childhood educators each week

As a Speech Therapist and Early Intervention Specialist, I work alongside early childhood educators caring for children with developmental delays, feeding challenges, speech and language disorders, and more.

And I kept hearing the same thing: "Our trainings don't teach us this."

So I created trainings that do!
No fluff. Just practical strategies designed to fit naturally into everyday routines with infants, toddlers, and preschoolers
Kelly Goldberg, speech-language pathologist and early childhood education trainer

Affordable and State-approved Child Care Trainings for infant toddler and preschool teachers

Approved in the following states (underlined) and coming soon (not underlined):

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