Advancing Equity and Inclusion , Youth Development ,

Connecting Accessibility to Universal Design and Individual Education Plans (IEPs)

This course will help you build a broad awareness of accessibility and an understanding of Universal Design for Learning strategies and Individual Education Plans (IEPs).

Full Course Description

Enhance your educational practices with our Connecting Accessibility to Universal Design and Individual Education Plans (IEPs) Online Course. This 1-hour course is for group leaders, coaches, counselors, and educators focused on creating inclusive learning environments. You’ll learn essential strategies to implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and support all students, including those with IEPs. The course covers accessibility awareness, key IEP features, and integration strategies for lesson and activity planning. By the end, you’ll have the tools to develop accessible lesson plans and foster an inclusive educational environment. Enroll today to better support diverse learners and maximize every student’s potential.

This course will take approximately 1 hour to complete.

This course satisfies these child care training requirements:

National Afterschool Association Competencies

1. Child and Youth Growth and Development
2. Learning Environment and Curriculum
4. Interactions with Children and Youth
6. Cultural Competency and Responsiveness
8. Safety and Wellness

Core Knowledge and Competencies

1. Child and Youth Growth and Development
4. Learning Environment and Curriculum

Early Childhood Educator Requirements: Birth to Second Grade

1. Child development
2. Developmental curriculum planning/ environment and curriculum
3. Observation and assessment

Early Childhood - Continuing Education

1. Child Development
2. Child Guidance
6. Learning Activities

Early Care and Education Knowledge Base

1. Child Development
3. Observation, documentation and assessment
4. Teaching and engagement
5. Curriculum and learning environment

Childcare Program: Continuing Education

1. Child development
3. Caring for children with exceptionalities
6. Indoor and outdoor learning environments
7. Behavior guidance
8. Leadership, child care administration, or mentoring
10. Working with families
11. Legal issues in child care
12. Child abuse and neglect

Child Care Training Regulations

1. Child Development
2. Routine and emergency health protection of children including health related exclusions
4. Positive behavior management
5. Curriculum development policies and responsibilities
6. Supervision of children
7. Child accident and injury procedures including building and physical premises safety
12. Nutrition and food safety including prevention and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions
17. Respectful engagement of families, including daily communication with parents about their child’s activities
21. Providing developmentally appropriate activities and experiences for children
22. Inclusion of children with special needs

ECE Competencies

1. Child Development and Learning
2. Culture, Diversity and Equity
6. Observation, Screening, Assessment and Documentation
7. Special Needs and Inclusion
8. Learning Environments and Curriculum

Core Knowledge Areas from the Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies for the Early Care and Education Workforce

1. Child development and learning
5. Teaching and learning
6. Observation, documentation, and assessment
7. Interactions and guidance
8. Child care center administrative rules

Early Care & Education Professional Development Content Areas

1. Child Development and Learning in Context
3. Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment
4. Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices
5. Knowledge, Application, and Integration of Academics Content in the Early Childhood Curriculum
6. Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator
7. Health and Safety

Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Staff

1. Child development, including discipline, guidance, nutrition, injury control and safety

Early Care and Education Professional Competency Goals for Directors

a. Early learning standards
d. Developmentally appropriate practices
f. Advocacy for the Center, Parents, children and Staff

Workforce Knowledge and Competencies

1. Child Growth and Development (CGD)
2. Alignment with CDELS
2. Learning Environment and Curriculum (LEC)
5. Child Observation and Assessment (COA)

Department of Human Services Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education Child Care Licensing Unit

1. Proper supervision of children
14. Nutrition and physical activities
16. Basic child development

Competencies for Early Childhood Educators and Administrators

1. Child growth and development, and learning or courses that align with the competency domains of child growth and development
2. Child observation and assessment
6. Professional development and leadership
8. Teaching practices

OST Quality Guidelines

2. Assessment and Evaluation
5. Staff Qualifications and Training
6. Youth Development and Engagement
7. Health and Safety Guidelines

Early Childhood Education and Care Department

1. Child growth, development, and learning
2. Health, safety, nutrition, and infection control
3. Family and community collaboration
4. Developmentally appropriate content
5. Learning environment and curriculum implementation
6. Assessment of children and programs
7. Professionalism

Child Growth and Development

1. Child nutrition
2. Children with special needs
4. Brain development
5. Benefits of outdoor play and gross motor activities
6. Social/emotional development
7. Challenging behaviors
8. Cognitive development
10. Family/Community Relations

Career Development

1. Ethics and professionalism in child care
4. Using child care tools
5. Individualized education plan/individualized family service plan
6. Strategic leadership and planning
11. Confidentiality/Health insurance portability and accountability act

Family/Community Relations

1. Working with parents and families
2. Community health, pediatrics or social services resources for children and families
4. Cultural diversity/awareness

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services: Child Care Center Professional Development Training Topics

Career Development
Child Growth and Development
Family/Community Relations

Department of Children, Youth & Families: Child Care Provider Training Requirements

1. Child/adolescent growth and development
2. Learning environment and curriculum
3. Child observation and assessment
5. Safety and wellness
6. Interactions with children/youth
7. Program planning and development
8. Professional development and leadership
9. Cultural competency and responsiveness

Director Annual Training

1. Curriculum
2. Nutrition
3. Special Needs
4. Child Guidance
5. Professional Development

All Staff Annual Training

2. Social and Emotional Development
3. Child Guidance
4. Health and Safety, Nutrition
5. Special Needs
6. Professional Development

Early Learning Staff Professional Development Areas

All Staff Annual Training
Director Annual Training

Department of Early Learning and Care: Training

1. Diversity
2. Family and Community Systems
3. Human Growth and Development
4. Health Safety and Nutrition
5. Learning Environments and Curriculum
6. Observation and Assessment
7. Personal, Professional & Leadership Development
8. Program Management

Early Learning and Development Standards

1. Early Childhood Education and Child Development
8. Programming for Children with Disabilities or Special Health Care Needs

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Training

1. Health and safety
4. Planning learning activities
7. Communications and relations with families
9. Advocacy for early childhood programs
10. Professional issues

Early Learning eGuidelines Competencies

1. Introduction to Inclusive Child Care
4. Preparing for and Including Young Children in the Child Care Setting
5. Community Services for Young Children with Disabilities (including Early Intervention services)
a. Introduction to Inclusive Child Care
b. Understanding Child Development in Relation to Disabilities
d. Preparing for and Including Young Children in the Child Care Setting
e. Community Services for Young Children with Disabilities (including Early Intervention services)

NYC DYCD Core Competencies for Youth Work Professionals

1. Knowledge of the principles and practices of child and youth development and ability to use this knowledge to achieve the goals of the program.
3. Ability to promote an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment that embraces diversity.
4. Ability to foster academic and non-academic skills and broaden participant horizons.
5. Ability to effectively implement curricula and program activities.

School Age Child Care

1. Principles of Childhood Development
2. Nutrition and Health Needs of Infants and Children
3. Child Day Care Program Development

Early Childhood Professional Learning Categories

1. Learning Communities
3. Resources
4. Data
5. Learning Designs
6. Implementation
7. Outcomes

Core Knowledge and Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals

1. Management
3. Child safety, abuse, and neglect

Afterschool Program Quality Guidelines

1. Operations
2. Programming
3. Relationships
5. Professional Development

Program Quality Practices

1. Physical Environment, Curriculum, and Program Activities
2. Assessment, Planning, and Improvement
3. Relationships
4. Child and Youth Engagement
6. Safety, Health, and Wellness
7. Leadership and Administration
8. Professional Development

Early Learning and Development Standards

1. Physical Health and Motor Development
2. Social and Emotional Development
5. Cognitive Development

Child Care Centers Professional Growth and Development Training Requirements

1. Planning a safe, healthy learning environment (includes nutrition)
2. Steps to advance children’s physical and intellectual development
3. Positive ways to support children’s social and emotional development (includes guidance and discipline)
4. Strategies to establish productive relationships with families (includes communication skills and cross-cultural competence)
7. Observing and recording children’s behavior
8. Principles of child growth and development

Core Competencies for Early Childhood Professionals

1. Safe Environments
2. Healthy Environments
3. Learning Environments
4. Physical Development
5. Cognitive Learning
6. Communication
7. Creative Learning
8. Self-Esteem
9. Social Development
10. Guidance
12. Program Management
13. Professionalism

Quality Standards for OST Programs

1: Health and Safety
2: Relationships and Interactions
3: Youth-Centered Program Design
4: Leadership and Management

B-3 Continuum

2. Comprehensive Services
4. Supported Transitions
5. Joint Professional Development
6. Aligned Curriculum and Instruction
7. Aligned Assessments
8. Data-driven Improvement

Child Care Core of Knowledge

2. Curriculum
4. Special Needs

Teachers of Early Childhood Education Subject Matter Standards

2. Developmentally appropriate learning experiences
3. Relationships with families
4. Assessment, evaluation, and individualization
5. Historical and contemporary development of early childhood education
7. Health, safety, and nutrition
8. Application through clinical experiences

Core Competencies for Early Childhood Practitioners

2. Health, safety and nutrition
3. Child observation and assessment
4. Family and community partnerships
5. Learning environments and curriculum
6. Interactions with children
7. Program planning, development and evaluation
8. Professionalism and leadership

2. Learning and Development

2a. Youth Learning and Development
2b. Staff Professional Development and Leadership

3. Administration of Program

3d. Evaluation and Data

Department of Early Education & Care Standards

2. Planning Programs and Environments for Young Children
3. Curriculum for Early Childhood Settings
4. Child and Classroom Management
5. Advanced or Specialized Early Childhood Education or Development
6. Children with Special Needs, Birth - 16 years
7. Infant and Toddler Development, Care, and Program Planning
10. Supervision or Staff Development in Early Childhood Education

Child Care VA Standards

3. Food and Allergic Reactions
6. Safe Spaces
10. Inclusion of All Children
13. Foundations of Child Development and Approaches to Learning

Department of Social Services, Child Care Services (CCS): Pathway to Professional Development

3. Guidance and behavior management
4. Food handling techniques
7. Nutrition for children
10. Cultural diversity
11. Learning environments
12. Age-appropriate activities and planning
13. Professionalism
14. Partnerships with parents
15. Inclusion of all children

Standards of Early Learning and Development

3. Quality Child Care and Licensing
4. The Child Care Professional and the Family
5. Language Development
6. Positive Discipline and Guidance

Early Childhood: Child Care Center Training Topics

4. Children with special needs
7. Principles of child growth and development, including brain development

Department of Children and Families (Annual In-Service Training)

5. Child development – typical and atypical
13. Working with children with disabilities in child care
19. Age-appropriate lesson planning
22. Developing special interest centers/spaces and environments

Early Childhood Education Professional Learning Standards

A. Child Growth and Development
C. Program administration, planning, development, or management
D. Availability of community services and resources, including those available to children with special needs

Child Care Facilities: Staff Development Topics

a. Planning a safe, healthy learning environment
b. Steps to advance children's physical and intellectual development
c. Positive ways to support children's social and emotional development
g. Observing and recording children's behavior
h. Principles of child growth and development
i. Learning activities that promote inclusion of children with special needs

Department of Education and Early Development (DEED)

Annual Requirements: 2. Special Education Training for Aides
Biennial and Quadrennial Requirements: 3. Equity Training for Educators
Mandatory Trainings: 2. Alcohol or drug-related disabilities
Periodic Requirements: 2. Special Education Training for Staff

Early Childhood Education: Professional Development Areas

Annual Training (1) Child growth and development
Annual Training (2) Guidance and discipline
Annual Training (3) Age-appropriate curriculum
Annual Training (4) Teacher-child interaction
In-Service 3. Understanding early childhood brain development.
Pre-Service 1. Developmental stages of children
Pre-Service 2. Age-appropriate activities for children
Pre-Service 3. Positive guidance and discipline of children
Pre-Service 4. Fostering children’s self-esteem
Pre-Service 5. Supervision and safety practices in the care of children
Pre-Service 6. Positive interaction with children

Division of Early Care and Education: Staff Development

c. Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions
i. Child growth and development
j. Caring for children with disabilities
k. Guiding children’s behavior
L. Nutrition
m. Physical activity
r. Business operations

Child Care Training & Education

Standard 1: Learning Environment/Developmentally Appropriate Practice

Department of Children & Families: Staff Training Requirements for Childcare Centers

ii. Positive guidance and discipline
iii. Nutrition and good eating habits
v. Program planning and development
vi. Creating a classroom environment
vii. Health and safety procedures, including recognition of illness and disease and training in basic infection control techniques
viii. Physical education or recreational activities for children

Department of Education: Standards for Professional Development

f. Strategies for working with children with disabilities
g. Classroom management, which must include, without limitation, positive discipline and guidance and social, emotional, and academic development
i. Play theory and creativity

Early Childhood Professional Development Framework

Standard I: Designs/Plans Instruction
Standard II: Creates/Maintains Environments
Standard III: Implements Instruction
Standard IV: Assesses & Communicates Learning Results
Standard V: Reflects/Evaluates Teaching/Learning
Standard VI: Collaborates with Colleagues/Families/Others
Standard VII: Engages in Professional Development
Standard VIII: Supports Families

Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators (PA PSCECE)

Standard 1: Child Development and Learning in Context
Standard 3: Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment
Standard 4: Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices