Other Skill Building Opportunities in Missouri

AEYC-MO – AEYC-MO is a state affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children working closely with four regional chapters and small, local community groups.

Caring Communities Partnerships – Locally-based initiatives to achieve Missouri’s mission for children to have strong families, where parents are working, children are succeeding in school and growing up healthy, safe and prepared to enter productive adulthood.

Council for Professional Recognition – Home of the Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credentialing Program and related professional improvement opportunities that contribute to the field of early childhood education.

Developing Your Family Child Care Business – An eight-module, facilitator-led interactive learning process for individuals wanting to launch and grow successful family child care businesses.

Healthy Child Care America (HCCA) Back to Sleep Campaign – A one-hour on-line workshop that teaches how to create a safe sleep environment to reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep related deaths. This course is available 24/7 from your home or office computer.

Missouri Accreditation of Programs for Children and Youth (MOA) – Missouri Accreditation of Programs for Children and Youth (MOA) - Missouri Accreditation (MOA) provides quality standards for child care programs serving children from birth through school age within the state of Missouri. MOA focuses on qualitative aspects of the physical, social, emotional and intellectual growth opportunities afforded to children enrolled in center -based and home-based childhood care and education programs.

Missouri Department of Conservation – Discover Nature Schools instructional units feature full-color student guides, a teacher guide, teacher training and grant guidelines.

Missouri School Age Community Coalition (MOSAC2) – Professional membership association with an annual Professional Development Institute.

Missouri Small Business & Technology Development Centers – A statewide network of locations offering counseling services and access to technology resources.

Missouri Source Link – Information on start-up loans and how to market your business, as well as workshops covering topics for the small business owner.

Missouri University Extension Service – Online workshopss such as Understanding Autism, approved by DHSS: Child Care Licensing for clock hours.

OPEN - Primary focus is the development and implementation of a career development system for early childhood and school age/afterschool professionals. Home to the Professional Achievement and Recognition System (PARS) and the Kansas and Missouri Competencies for Early Childhood and Youth Development Professionals.

Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the University of Missouri – Confronts the challenges of autism and other developmental conditions through collaborative research, training and service programs.

National Professional and Resource Organizations

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Learning (CSEFEL)

National AfterSchool Association (NAA)

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)

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