Early Childhood Professionals have a range of opportunities to engage in self-paced, online learning through both DIEEC and other organizations approved by the Delaware Department of Education.

DIEEC offers 20 quality-assured self-paced Professional Learning Experiences (PLEs), offered at different times throughout the year. Visit the DIEEC professional development registry to see what courses are currently offered and to enroll.

Tip: In the search bar of the DIEEC Professional Learning Experience calendar, search for the word “self-paced” for a comprehensive list of self-paced offerings. Access the registry here.

The following three trainings are offered on the Canvas platform. You can sign up through the DIEEC registry, using the links below.

Please note the timing for this process—you need to allow up to 48 hours between registering for one of these three courses and beginning it.

Steps to get started:

1. Register for a course:
   • Health & Safety Training for Child Care Professionals
   • Administration of Medication Certification
   • Maintaining Equity in Early Childhood: Suspension / Expulsion Prevention
2. Within 24 hours, you will receive an email titled “UD Guest Account Invitation.” Follow the instructions in the email to set up your account.
   • Canvas Guest Account Instructions.
3. Within 24 hours after setting up your account, you will receive an email titled “Course Invitation” from Instructure Canvas. Click the “Get Started” button in this email to log in to Canvas and begin your course.
   • Important note: Your user name is your email address, NOT the number shown in the email. Use the email address and password that you used when you set up your Canvas account in Step 2, above..

NOTE: With your active guest account, you will be able to enroll in any future Canvas courses.

Need to reset your password? Follow the instructions in our Canvas Password Reset document.

A self-paced training series focused on school-age care is available through Cypherworks. This training package can be purchased as a bundle (all 72 hours must be completed within one year of purchase) or as individual 14 or 16-hour modules (School Age: Youth Development, School Age: Social Emotional Wellness, School Age: Learning Environment and Curriculum, and School Age: Family and Community Partnerships). Additional courses for directors are available. Bundles are $70, and modules are $45 ($55 for the director’s series).

Click here to access the school-age training series.

The iPD Portfolio, created by the Office of Head Start, is designed to facilitate ongoing professional development for early childhood educators. The iPD portfolio offers free, online, self-paced courses to support continuous learning and development, ensuring that infant/toddler and preschool educators are equipped with the latest knowledge and skills in their field. Educators are able to print certificates to document completed coursework, and courses can be used towards your annual training hours for licensing in Delaware. Access iPD courses here.

The Office of Early Learning (OEL) has prepared a chart to guide you in accessing iPD trainings similar to the others formerly available through DEPDNow.

To register for an ECLKC (iPD) account, follow these steps. Login Assistance | ECLKC (hhs.gov)

The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) has developed a list of additional organizations that provide online professional development that may be counted towards a CDA and can be used to meet annual training hours for licensing in Delaware. This list can be found here: Educator Requirements