Introduction to the Course

As an early care and education provider, you play a critical role in the health and wellbeing of children. You are also very well positioned to help identify children who might need extra help in their development. This FREE, online training course, Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns, helps you fulfill this role by providing tools and best practices for monitoring the development of children in your care and talking about it with their parents.

This 1-hour, 4-module course focuses on:

• Why monitoring children’s development is important
• Why you have a unique and important role in developmental monitoring
• How to easily monitor each child’s developmental milestones
• How to talk with parents about their child’s development

Learning objectives for the training include:

• List three developmental concerns that early care and education providers should monitor.
• Identify at least three developmental milestones for class’s age group.
• Describe how to use “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” resources in early care and education work with children and parents.
• Describe two communication strategies to use when talking with families about their child’s development.

Start the Course

Access the CDC's (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns training course.

Get Started: Click on the Module 1 link on the lefthand menu bar.

Navigate the Course: Scroll down to move through each module. Once you've completed a module (after scrolling through to the bottom of the page) you will see a button to "Start Quiz" or "Skip to Next Module"; you'll automatically be directed to the next module after you've completed the quiz.

Quizzes: Quizzes at the end of each module must be completed to obtain Wyoming STARS credit or continuing education (CE) credit. The Progress Bar at the top of each module indicates quizzes successfully completed.

Wyoming STARS Credit

Earn 1 hour Wyoming STARS Credit:

• Complete all 4 modules of the Watch Me! Celebrating Milestones and Sharing Concerns training course
• Complete all module quizzes and course post-test
• Download your certificate of completion
• Submit your contact information, STARS ID, and certificate of completion through the Watch Me! Training survey

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is also authorized by IACET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) to offer 0.1 CEU's for this training. Learn more about earning CEU credit.

Contact wyof2f@uwyo.edu with questions.