Recent state law required DHS to allocate revenue from licensing fees to training for providers. To assist providers with meeting increased training requirements, DHS contracted with Tennessee State University, eleven Child Care Resource Centers, state child care associations and affiliate associations to develop training in five learning areas- administration, child development, early childhood education, health and safety, and developmentally appropriate behavior management. The consortium will provide a minimum of eighteen hours of training, at no cost to providers, for any DHS licensed child care provider in the state. For details about TN-CCPT and or training times and dates, contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral Center.

Potential Topics for Training:

• Health and Safety: playground safety, injury prevention, hand washing, and more
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice: room arrangement and environments, curriculum and activities, behavior and guidance, and inclusion/diversity
• Environment Rating Scales (ERS): information session on criteria and scoring, assessment process
• Administration: recruiting and interviewing new staff, leadership, family relationships