ELC 3326 Little Explorers: Outdoor Play & Nature Discovery ~ Leave No Child Inside!

  • Course dates:  May 27, 2026 - June 28, 2026
  • In-service hours 10
  • Target Audience: Toddler, Preschooler, and VPK TEACHERS

 


ELC 3221 “Inspiring Young Minds Through Eric Carle ~ Artful Storytelling.”

Course Dates June  12, 2026 - June 25, 2026

•             10 Hours In-Service (no fee)

•             Target Audience: Toddler - VPK Teachers

To register, click Birthday.

Throughout the course, you will have opportunities to win books and art materials. And of course, we will celebrate Eric Carle’s Birthday on June 25, 2026!

*ELC 4991 - Reading Readiness~ Book 1: Triangle

  • Course Dates – June 1, 2026 through June 27, 2026
  • 10 Hours In-service
  • Target Audience: Teachers and Directors
  • To register, click READ
  • National CDA Content Areas - Goal II - Advancing children’s physical and intellectual development. Pre-K.


ELC 3761 – Let’s Get Moving with Classic Movement Games and Songs.

  • Course Dates March 31, 2021 – April 30, 27, 2026
  • 10 Hours In-Service (no fee)
  • Target Audience: Birth  - VPK Teachers
  • National CDA Content Areas - Goal II - Advancing children’s physical and intellectual development. Infant/Toddler and Pre-K.


ELC 4328 - Open-Ended Art for Toddlers and Pre-k Children

  • Course Dates March 31, 2026 – April  28, 2026
  • 10 Hours In-Service (no fee)
  • Target Audience: Toddler - Pre-K Teachers
  • National CDA Content Areas - Goal II - Advancing children’s physical and intellectual development. Infant/Toddler and Pre-K.
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ELC 2051 The Teacher’s Book Club Series for Preschoolers ~ Book 2: LMNO Peas 

 ELC 2051 ~ Book Club Series 2: LMNO Peas

  • Course dates:  June 4 through June 25, 2026
  • In-service hours 10, or 1 CEU
  • Target Audience: Pre-k and  VPK Teachers
  • To register, click LMNO 

* ELC 3251 The Importance of Dramatic Play in Today's World

  • Course dates June 2 through June 22, 2026
  • Open 24/7, complete at your own pace.
  • In-service hours 10
  • Target Audience: Preschoolers and VPK
  • Instructor Kathy Douglas contact kdouglas@elcbigbend.org
  • To register for this on-demand course, click ON-Demand

 ELC 5025 – Leadership Tips and Management Tools to Empower Directors!

 The course is open 24/7; complete it at your own pace.

  • Course Open June 4,  through June 25, 2026
  • 15 Hours In-service, or 1.5 CEUs
  • (The CEUs meet the FL Director credential needs, which require 4.5 CEUs total)
  •  Target Audience: Leaders, Directors, and Teachers
  •  Instructor Kathy Douglas contact kdouglas@elcbigbend.org
  •  To register, click Leader


 Course Dates June 3 through June 23, 2026

  • 15 hours in-service or 1.5 CEUs ($28 CEU fee)
  • Target Audience:  Directors, Assistant Directors, and Leaders in ECE, Teachers, Birth - Five who strive to advance their leadership role.
  • Registration is on-demand; the course is open until May 29, 2026
  • To register, click Leading 
  • National CDA Content Areas - Goal VI - Professionalism Infant/Toddler and Pre-K. 


ELC 5027 Leadership - The role of health and safety in early childhood environments!!

  • Dates May 18, 2026 - June 18, 2026
  • Self-Paced – open 24/7
  • 15 In-Service Hours, or 1.5 CEUs
  • Target Audience – Toddler, PreK 3, Pre-K 4, and VPK Teachers
  • National CDA Content Areas - Goal VI - Professionalism Infant/Toddler and Pre-K.