Courses

Redleaf Family Child Care Curriculum

Foundations for Curriculum and Lesson Planning (1 hr)

In this course, we will look at four aspects of planning: examining individualization, support the expansion of language and activities, extension and excitement around activities, and identifying how long to keep activities moving forward.

Mixed Age Groups (1 hr)

In this session, we will highlight the benefits and challenges of having a mixed age grouping, especially within family child care and lesson planning. We will delve into integrated learning and what that means for planning purposes as well.

Redleaf Family Child Care Curriculum: Assessment and Family Engagement (1 hr)

Participants will learn to recognize the importance of ongoing assessment, examine the Redleaf assessment system, and evaluate the importance of Family Engagement and the Family Companion Edition.

Redleaf Family Child Care Curriculum: Understanding the Needs of Families (1 hr)

This session will focus on developmental domains, and planning with using assessment. Participants will learn to identify guidelines for child growth and development, design lesson plans to meet the range of ages, and organize your planning.

The Redleaf Family Child Care Curriculum: Introduction (1 hr)

In the series, we provide an introduction and overview of the organization of the curriculum and the importance of ongoing assessment and the Redleaf assessment document, as well as including families as part of your programmatic support.