Early Childhood - First Connections April 2025

This course section begins on April 1, 2025! First Connections is a multifaceted, comprehensive telecommunications project offering education about infants and toddlers to teachers, caregivers, and parents across the state of Nebraska and beyond. It gives caregivers a technology-based training opportunity (worth 45 in-service clock hours). The argument for high-quality child care is strengthened by recent research that highlights the importance of early environmental experiences on the developing infant’s brain and ultimately on the child’s overall development. Since this research stresses the importance of positive responsive caregiver-child interactions on young children’s cognitive and psychosocial development, First Connections uses developmental information and reflective assignments to help caregivers expand their skills in these areas. The cost for the course is $25 and must be completed in 90 days. There are 6 Modules, each with multiple units, assignments, and a quiz at the end.  The course concludes on June 29, 2025.  All coursework for this course needs to be completed by June 24, 2025.