Early Childhood Educator Training
Why Take Trainings With Us?
Unlock your potential with high-quality, professional development designed to support your success in early childhood education. Our quality-assured trainers deliver engaging courses that:
- Strengthen teaching practices for better child outcomes
- Build a strong foundation for future credit classes
- Offer convenient scheduling and CEUs
- Support certificate renewal and career advancement
Invest in your growth. Advance your career. Make a lasting impact.
Training Offerings
PBSC Degrees and Certificates
Palm Beach State College offers a variety of educational pathways for those starting a career in early childhood education and for professionals looking to advance their skills and grow in the field. Whether you're just beginning or ready to take the next step, PBSC has the programs to support your journey.
- Early Childhood Education (Associate in Science)
- Introductory 40 Hour Childcare - Birth to 5 Years (Career Certificate Program)
- 30 Hour Family Child Care Certification (Career Certificate Program)
- School Age Professional Certification (SAPC) (Career Certificate Program)
- Caring for Children - Birth to 3 Years (FCCPC) (Career Certificate Program)
- Early Childhood Professional Certificate (ECPC) (Career Certificate Program)
- Child Care Center Management (College Credit Certificate)
- Infant/Toddler (College Credit Certificate)
- Pre-School (College Credit Certificate)
- Youth Development (College Credit Certificate)
Learn More About PBSC's Offerings
HEO Courses
The Institute of Excellence develops high-quality, outcomes-driven non-credit courses that are Palm Beach County Registry Approved and quality assured. Each course is designed using the backward design model to ensure meaningful learning transfer to the workplace, providing early childhood professionals with hands-on opportunities to apply and practice new skills.
Other Educational Opportunities
FIU Early Childhood Education: Early Childhood Development Track
FIU Online’s Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education is a fully online program that focuses on learning and development during the early
childhood years. The undergraduate degree addresses the development of the whole child.
You’ll learn about cognitive, language and social/emotional development of young children,
as well as general and early education theory and practices.
Teachstone
Teachstone offers trainings for coaches, teachers and observers that improves the effectiveness
of education by building a bridge between research and classrooms using the CLASS
observation tool.
UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
The UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute provides information about current research of issues facing young children and families,
resources for teachers and parents, and free videos and vignettes available online.
Coursera
Coursera is an education platform that partners with top universities and organizations worldwide,
to offer courses online for anyone to take, for free.
Early Childhood Investigations
Early Childhood Investigations offers free webinars to early childhood educators. The series is produced by Engagement
Strategies, LLC., and presented by leading authors, experts, and leaders.
FAU: Bachelor’s in Early Care and Education
The Bachelor in Early Care and Education (BECE) degree is designed to prepare teachers and related personnel for employment
in the fields of child care and children’s services, working with young children from
birth to age five.
ChildCare Education Institute
ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) specializes in providing online training and certificates, child care registry
development, and administrative solutions for the early care and education industry.
As a leading distance training provider in child care, CCEI offers professionals 100+
online child care training courses in English and Spanish to meet licensing, recognition
program, and Head Start requirements.
Penn State Extension: Better Kid Care
Better Kid Care provides professional development to early-care and youth development professionals
to improve the quality of their care and educational practices.
Walden University: Online Education Degrees
Walden University offers a wide variety of online education degree programs that can help early childhood
teachers take their career further while effecting positive change in the education
field.
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership
The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership offers a range of online professional development opportunities that can help early
childhood administrators or leaders strengthen their leadership skills and drive organizational
change.
Erikson Institute
Erikson Institute is an independent institution of higher education that prepares child development
and family service professionals for leadership. Erikson’s distance learning programs
offer the best preparation early childhood teachers can get to teach and care for
young children.
Training Initiatives
Best practices in early childhood education are grounded in quality education and trainings. Our commitment to continuous improvement in learning environments has led us to focus on research-based initiatives in social-emotional learning and ESOL.