Clock Hour Training
Child Care Aware® of Missouri offers a wide range of training session topics across the state through in person and online, in real time, formats.
If you are ready to register for a training, print and complete the form here. Scan your completed form and email it to [email protected] or mail it to the address below.
To find out more about sessions offered by Child Care Aware® of Missouri, click on the title below.
Basic Knowledge Curriculum – Early Childhood (10 sessions)
Basic Knowledge Curriculum – Infant/Toddler (4 sessions)
Social and Emotional Foundations for Learning (6 sessions)
Supervision of Children (1 session)
To find a training that has been scheduled in your area, or online, visit the Missouri Workshop Calendar and search on the topic of your choice. Registration instructions are included with each scheduled session.
Emotional Foundations for Early Childhood Plus (EFFEC+) is a four-month program designed to give early educators the tools to serve and support the young children in their classrooms and their families. Through an understanding of child social and emotional development, and strategies to work with young children, participants learn methods to cope with daily stresses and help children thrive.
We are currently managing a cohort in Jackson, Cass, Clay and Platte Counties in the Kansas City area through funding from the Ewing M. Kauffman Foundation.
2022 – 2023 Training Partners
Child Care Aware® of Missouri Training Team
Adele Meister
Crystal Rozelle-Bennett
Sue Kuda
United Cerebral Palsy – Heartland – Christy Weisel
Patricia Knowles
Rose Munoz
Shannon Carr
Lori Schumer
Online On Demand Training
Courses are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This training is designed to assist child care educators to earn Missouri approved clock hours toward licensure, a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential and CDA renewal.
All clock hours offered are approved in Missouri for clock hour credit.
Taking Steps to Healthy Success – MO
Taking Steps to Healthy Success-MO is an early learning collaborative promoting healthy environments and policies in child care settings.
MOve Smart Child Care
MOve Smart Child Care is a program that offers recognition for child care facilities that follow best practices in physical activity for young children.


The 2022-2023 Live2Lead Season is Over!
Watch for Information in August 2023 for the 2023-2024 Speaker Line Up and Available Options!
Join us for Live2Lead: Leadership Passion hosted by Child Care Aware of Missouri.
The 2022-2023 season of Live2Lead brings a minimum of five world-class leadership experts so you can implement a new action plan with renewed passion and commitment. This leadership event provides fresh leadership perspectives to help you adapt to changing workforce needs.
The 2022-2023 season brings leadership principles and personal growth techniques from at least five experts. These leadership experts include the #1 leadership expert in the world, John C Maxwell! Additional speakers include Patrick Lencioni, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Eric Thomas, Ph.D., Tim Elmore, and another surprise guest. Spend a few hours with us and be ready to accelerate your own leadership abilities. Be prepared to learn and implement new leadership principles and personal growth techniques.
Do you need SHRM credits? Missouri child care clock hours? CEU’s? This event can help you earn them!
To honor your personal learning style and respect those with COVID concerns, we offer a variety of delivery formats that fit your needs. There are five ways to experience this world class-learning. We offer the Live Broadcast, Face2Face, Virtual – Split Saturdays, On Demand*, or a private event. Learn more below.
Do you have three or more people wanting to attend together? Contact me for a discount code or a discounted pass. Sharing a common leadership language can help keep you accountable for change!
Testimonials
“Live2Lead provided the incentive to look closer at myself and my actions and to make sure I am a leader. The sessions are INSPIRING!” – Child Care Director, TS
“Leaving Live2Lead I felt more inspired after listening to the presenters. I liked the way the goal sheets were set up. I loved the variety of the presenters and their messages.” – Child Care Director, LM
Click the image below for a 1 minutes video preview of Live2Lead 2022
Live Broadcast
Join the virtual sharing of the live event – on October 7th. This typically runs from 9:00 am through 12:30 – more details to follow. If you are interested in earning Missouri child care clock hours, there is an additional one-hour break-out session at the close of the speakers. You can participate with the hosts and the 5 incredible speakers. Immediately, before October 7th, you have access to bonus speakers. As a special offer, you also receive 72 hours of on-demand access after the event is complete. On-demand access is through your private LeaderPass account.
$79 gets you all of these benefits! That is approximately $16 to listen to each speaker! What a value for you to learn from these world-class leaders for less than $20 a speaker!
Your LeaderPass account allows you to chat with others and you can even take notes that are available as you rewatch the video.
Face2Face
Want to experience Live2Lead: Leadership Passion hosted by Child Care Aware of Missouri in a room with others? Lean in to the leadership experience in a energized room. Make new contacts, learn new techniques. Start 2023 off with renewed leadership techniques.
January 10th at the STL Hunger Engagement Center – spend the morning and early afternoon with us! The October 7th event will be rebroadcast with time for time to reflect and discuss what inspired you from each speaker.
$99 provides more than 3 hours of world-class leadership speakers, water, morning and afternoon snacks.
A bonus offer of purchasing a 72 hour on demand ticket at a reduced rate will be available to everyone participating in the face to face event.
Virtual Session
Busy during the week? Want to experience Live2Lead: Leadership Passion hosted by Child Care Aware of Missouri virtually in a room with others wanting to expand their personal and professional leadership abilities? Lean in to the leadership experience two Saturday mornings (January 28 and February 4) to start 2023 with energized leadership skills and new techniques.
January 28 and February 4 (you must attend both sessions to see all of the speakers) via Zoom. Child Care Aware of Missouri will host 2 1/2 hour sessions each Saturday. We will share speakers, discuss their messages, and share what we will change in 2023.
$79 provides more than 3 hours of world-class leadership speakers and the opportunity to earn three (3) Missouri child care clock hours..
A bonus offer of purchasing a 72 hour on demand ticket at a reduced rate will be available to everyone participating in this virtual event.
On Demand
Want to experience the messages from the world-renowned speakers but none of these dates work for you? You still can!
This year, Child Care Aware of Missouri is excited to share that you can purchase a 72-hour on-demand ticket and watch the event virtually, when and where it is convenient for you.
This viewing option is not eligible for Missouri child care clock hours.
For $79 you can set up a LeaderPass account and view the event as well as bonus speakers.
The 72 hours starts as soon as you log in to your account and access the pass. Currently the ticket will say valid for the live event, but you can your account after that date for the on-demand access.
Private Event
Do you have a group of 10 or more? A private session (where tickets are not sold publically) may be the best value for your group.
We can custom design a delivery method that meets your group’s needs. We can offer all of the speakers at one time or across several weeks. We can offer just a couple of speakers. We can do a virtual event, face-to-face, or a hybrid event. We can offer bonus speakers. We can even weave it into an event that you are already planning.
As you can see, this event can be flexible in the delivery method and the content. We want to work with you to create the best experience for your group.
Please contact Misty O’Keefe, CBO, for more information.
[email protected] or 314-754-1608
Contact Info
Child Care Aware® of Missouri
955 Executive Parkway Drive, Suite 106
St. Louis, MO 63141
Phone: 800-200-9017
Fax: 314-754-0330
TTY: Dial 711 or 800-735-2966 if you are deaf or hearing impaired for MO Relay TTY Services
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