Welcome to the Child Care Aware of Eastern Kansas e-learning site! We are committed to providing high-quality professional development and technical assistance (coaching) to early educators in Kansas. All of our courses are available statewide and offer State approved in-service hours. Our courses are instructor led but allow for flexible schedules and participation within the course time frame. We utilize discussion boards, videos, images, self-evaluation tools and action plans to help participants get the most out of the online learning experience.
Lesson Planning Made Easy - 3 hr. course
Come explore lesson planning and discover many right ways to approach this process. Learn how to go beyond theme-based lessons and work within a plan that allows for flexibility and the individual needs of the children in your classroom. May 13-20, 2026.
This course offers 3 hours of State-Approved in-service credit.
Rhyme, Clap and Play - 3 hr. course
Enroll in this course to learn about ways to teach early literacy skills through playful games and rhythmic music activities. We will cover five early literacy skills: word awareness, syllables, compound words, phonemes and sentence segmentation and ways to use music, rhythm and play to teach these literacy skills. June 10-17, 2026.
This course offers 3 hours of State-Approved in-service credit.
Beyond the Book Nook: Creating a Literacy Rich Environment - 3 hr. course
In this class we step beyond the book nook and learn strategies to enhance your environment and provide many literacy-rich experiences for the children in your program. We will cover materials, the teacher's role and practice with self-evaluation tools so you can custom design a curriculum that works best in your program. June 17-24, 2026.
This course offers 3 hours of State-Approved in-service credit.
Family Engagement Through Brain Building Activities- 3 hr. course
Join us in this course to learn about ways to engage families in your program through brain-building activities. We will look at the benefits that family engagement opportunities can provide to your early education program, free family engagement resources and strategies for using them. July 8-15, 2026
This course is approved for 3 State-Approved in-service hours.
The Journey to Independence: Applying Child Development in Daily Practice – 3 hr. course
Join us as we explore ways to apply child development knowledge into daily practice and lesson planning to support children’s growth and development in all domains. We will cover the progression from infancy through the preschool years as children develop in their communication, self-help, sharing and problem-solving skills. July 29- August 5, 2026.
This course is approved for 3 State-Approved in-service hours.
Building the Infant’s Brain One Interaction at a Time - 3 hr. course
Participants in this course will learn how language and literacy, cognitive and social emotional skills develop in the first two years of life and strategies to support them. August 12-19, 2026
This course is approved for 3 State-Approved in-service hours.
Supporting Parents of Infants- 3 hr. course
Enroll in this class to familiarize yourself with information on new parent stresses and infant development to better support the needs of parents of infants. Sept. 9-16, 2026
This course is approved for 3 State-Approved in-service hours.
