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SEEDS Nurturing Positive Relationships

The course presents research-based best practices related to creating safe, secure, responsive, and nurturing relationships in early childhood learning environments.

Keywords: social emotional development; challenging behaviors; classroom management; family engagement

Beginner
English
Online
Instructional Supports
2.00
Focus:
  • Administration
  • Center-Based Care
  • Dual Language Learners
  • Georgia's Pre-K 4 Years
  • Home-Based Care
  • Inclusion
  • Infant 0-12 months
  • Preschool 3-4 years
  • School Age 5+ years
  • Toddler 13-36 months
*Workforce Knowledge and Competencies:
Competency 1: Promoting Child Development and Learning
ECE1.1 - Planning developmentally appropriate and responsive learning experiences based on developmental milestones and young children’s cultural and linguistic backgrounds and needs.
ECE1.2 - Designing welcoming and responsive learning environments that reflect the multiple influences on development and learning.
ECE1.3 - Using an understanding of child development to create healthy, supportive, and stimulating learning environments and relationships.
ECE1.4 - Creating emotionally and physically safe environments for children.
Competency 2: Building Family and Community Relationships
ECE2.1 - Fostering family engagement in the child’s educational experiences.
ECE2.2 - Developing partnerships with families.
Competency 3: Observation, Developmental Assessment, and Progress Monitoring
ECE3.1 - Using observations, progress monitoring, and developmentally appropriate assessments to plan learning experiences.
ECE3.2 - Using developmental screenings to monitor and support development, growth, and learning.
ECE3.3 - Sharing, reporting, and communicating assessment, observation, or developmental screening data while maintaining supportive family partnerships.
Competency 4: Using Developmentally Appropriate Approaches to Connect with Children
ECE4.1 - Modeling positive relationships with colleagues, children, and families and encouraging children to develop and maintain positive relationships.
ECE4.2 - Using a broad repertoire of developmentally responsive teaching and learning approaches, guided by applicable learning and development standards, individualized for every child.
ECE4.3 - Intentionally planning and preparing a learning environment that nurtures each child’s initiative, encourages active exploration of materials, supports engagement with activities, and encourages interactions with others.
Competency 5: Using Content Knowledge to Design Meaningful Learning Experiences
ECE5.3 - Utilizing content knowledge in the GELDS Social and Emotional Development domain to plan, implement, and evaluate developmentally appropriate activities for each child, taking into consideration cultural context, first language, and individual needs.
ADM
ADM-2 - To plan and implement administrative systems that provide effective education and support programs.
Prerequisites:
N/A
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Upcoming Scheduled Dates:
 Session InfoStatusSeat Capacity 
1
Training DateDeadline Date/DaysLocation
Dec 31, 2026
Online (Self Paced)
Open
5000
1800