New Training Opportunity for Licensed Child Cares

The Penn State Extension Better Kid Care program has been providing distance-delivered professional development to early childhood practitioners for more than 20 years. Better Kid Care is now offering a new on demand system for online learning. Lessons are completed with a short assessment following each lesson. Participants must register and pay a $5.00 fee per lesson to receive professional development credits. After payment and successful completion of the lesson assessment, participants will be able to print a certificate of completion and/ or have it sent to their email address.


Licensed child care providers in Marion, Hamilton, Johnson, Lake and Allen counties may complete the lessons at no cost, as part of a Department of Defense funded project.

To access the Better Kid Care On Demand lessons, visit http://extension.psu.edu/cyttap. Click on the Distance Education button, then select the On Demand distance education option. Participants must have a credit card and an email address to access the On Demand Better Kid Care distance education lessons. There are 50 professional development lessons available (1 hr. and 2 hr.) but check back frequently as new lessons are being added monthly.

For more information visit: http://extension.psu.edu/cyttap

Behavior Conference

UTS would like to announce its newest conference Understanding Behavior Difficulties in Young Children: Practical Strategies for Early Intervention Providers presented by Heike Minnich, PsyD, HSPP, IMH-E ® (IV). Dr. Minnich is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics in the Division of Developmental Pediatrics at IU School of Medicine. She holds an endorsement in Infant Mental Health at the Mentorship level. Dr. Minnich will address the different perspectives of behavior then lead a group discussion of various case studies. Participants will learn practical strategies that will help them support young children with behavior problems. This one-day training will only be offered on Friday, December 16, 2011, so register soon at http://www.utsprokids.org/. The $75 fee includes lunch. The conference will be held at the Marten House in Indianapolis.