Creating a Home Away from Home

This on-demand, at-your-own-pace, online course will help you open your own early childhood program at home providing relationship-based care steeped in LifeWays Principles.
 
Topics Include:
 
Deciding to Start  - Is this the right career for you and your family?​​
 
Tools of the Trade - Learn the practical and business aspects of starting and operating your own home-based childcare program.
 
Crafting Your Program -Create a holistic program using LifeWays’ proven principles.
 
Working with Parents -Gather strategies to find families for your program and explore how to form positive relationships with parents.
 
Self-Care andProfessionalDevelopment- Set up ways to create your support system and to further your understanding of child development.


What you will receive:
 
Lifetime access to the online course materials including helpful articles, inspiring videos and handy resources​
Access to the LifeWays student resources cloud which contains  helpful forms, documents, and more to start and run your home-based business​
A copy of the book Home Away from Home: Lifeways Care of Children and Families, by Cynthia Aldinger and Mary O’Connell (Since we only ship to US addresses, we are happy to provide our International Students with a PDF version of the book.)
* Earn a certificate for 25 hours of continuing education * 
 
To complete enrollment in this course, simply add it to your cart and purchase. You will recieve and email with the link  to access the course.