Click on the Workshop Title you are interested in to go directly to that site. Most of the workshop links on this page are free and sites I have found in my internet research for childcare providers to be valuable in developing your Professional portfolio. yours in caring, donna

Literacy Workshop 1	Welcome to the Scholastic Online Workshop! I am delighted to explore with you the topic of Supporting Emergent Literacy: Developing Story Language, Phonemic Awareness, and Phonics. This series of three interactive workshops is self-paced
Literacy Workshop 2	This site contains online workshops that focus on the use of technology to promote emergent literacy. ITLC stands for "Interactive Technology Literacy Curriculum," a product of two projects, model demonstration and research, at the Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood.
Healthy Start For Life	Healthy Start for Life provides a course for parents and child care providers presented in a PowerPoint style format. This course can be downloaded and used by parents or caregivers as a self-directed learning session. It can also be downloaded on to a personal computer or printed on transparencies for a presentation to a group of parents or child care providers.
Healthy Parenting	Healthy Parenting Home Study Program is a program for expectant parents, caregivers, and parents of children from infancy to age five. The program is a self-led study that enables parents to expand their knowledge on parenting in the comfort of their own home. Growth and development, physical and emotional needs, and positive discipline strategies are some of the topics that are discussed in this home study program