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- Infants Toddlers | Virtual Lab School
The Infant Toddler track is intended for early childhood professionals serving children ages 6 weeks through 3 years in center based programs This track offers training and professional development resources, including written narrative, video, skill building activities, and classroom tools The Infant Toddler track consists of courses that mirror the core Child Development Associate (CDA
- About VLS - Virtual Lab School
The VLS team strives to support high-quality care and education by translating current research on child development and adult learning into a comprehensive professional development system
- Preschool | Virtual Lab School
The Preschool track is intended for early childhood professionals serving children ages 3 through 5 years in center based programs This track offers training and professional development resources, including written narrative, video, skill building activities, and classroom tools The Preschool track consists of courses that mirror the core Child Development Associate (CDA) competencies plus
- School-Age | Virtual Lab School
The School-Age track is intended for early childhood professionals serving children ages 5 through 12 years in center based before- and after-school as well as summer-based programs This track offers training and professional development resources, including written narrative, video, skill building activities, and classroom tools The School-Age track consists of courses that mirror the core
- Focused Topics | Virtual Lab School
Using the VLS: Coaching to Enhance Practice Research indicates that effective professional development combines high-quality evidenced-based training with practice-based coaching that supports reflection, feedback, and implementation of new skills
- VLS CDA Resources - Virtual Lab School
The VLS has intentionally embedded the required Resource Collection Items and Reflective Statements of Competence as Explore or Apply activities within foundational courses to assist CYP professionals in assembling their CDA Professional Portfolio
- Professional Development Tracks | Virtual Lab School
The VLS offers seven professional development tracks, providing both comprehensive foundational training, and more advanced, or specialized training with in-depth content and resources
- Support - Virtual Lab School
The VLS was initially created as a professional development and resource system for the more than 30,000 professionals working in child and youth care and education programs run by the U S military The online content of the VLS is also available to the public
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