Provider Training

Child Care Providers ~ would you like to:

Upgrade your child care skills and knowledge?
Improve your business?
Fulfill your child care training hours?
Earn a CDA or other degree?
Take training to become a licensed child care provider?

Research shows that children in child care have better outcomes when their providers are well-trained. Family Connections offers at least 50 short-term trainings per year for the child care workforce in our commitment to increasing the quality of child care available to families. Classes are offered generally in the evenings or on Saturdays. Some class topics include:

setting up your space
"how to" business skills
health and safety
discipline and guidance
activities for different age groups
professional issues related to working with young children

» Click HERE « for a list of current classes

Or you may browse for classes in LBCC's online Schedule of Classes (once there, choose the appropriate term and then "All Non-Credit Classes - Grouped by Subject". Next click on "Submit Query" and follow the link to "Child Care Training" to see the list of available non-credit classes). Register online at sis.linnbenton.edu or in person at any LBCC Center.

» Click HERE « for instructions on how to register online!

If you are interested in working toward a certificate or college degree, such as a:

Certificate in Childhood Care and Education;
One-Year Certificate in Child and Family Studies; or
Associate of Applied Science in Child and Family Studies

. . . see Education/Child & Family Studies.

To talk to our friendly, knowledgeable staff, call Family Connections at:
(541)917-4899
~ or ~
1(800)845-1363
~ or ~
send us an e-mail at: connect@linnbenton.edu