College of Education and Human Development

Center for Early Education and Development

Embedding Reflective Practice in Early Childhood Programs

Clock hours: 14
Format: on demand
Cost: $200
Who should sign up: child care providers, early childhood educators, child care center directors, Head Start staff and administrators, early childhood special education coordinators, early childhood technical assistance coordinators
Prerequisites: none
Certificate of completion: yes

No cancellations or refunds are offered for on-demand courses.

Embedding Reflective Practice in Early Childhood Programs is designed for leaders and professionals who work in early childhood settings. Research shows that building a culture of reflective practice has several benefits for early childhood programs:

  • Better personnel retention (Clouder, 2000; Horton-Deutsch & Sherwood, 2017)
  • Improved relationships with families and children (Child Care State Capacity Building Center, 2018)
  • Staff increase their emotional awareness, perspective-taking, problem-solving, and critical thinking (Stone & Sturtz, 2022)
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    Learning outcomes

    Learning outcomes

    Upon completion of this course, participants will have:

    1. Increased knowledge of reflective practice theory
    2. Improved knowledge of how to embed reflection in their daily work
    3. More methods for sharing information about reflective practice with colleagues
    Modules

    Modules

    Pre-Module 1: Understanding the Foundations of Early Childhood Development

    Pre-Module 2: Pairing Ages and Stages with Key ECSE Practices

    Module 1: Essential Elements of Reflection

    Module 2: Holding a Reflective Lens as a Supervisor/Leader

    Module 3: Embedding Systems Thinking and Reflective Practice Skills within Implementation Science

    Module 4: Holding a Reflective Lens to Support Health, Wellbeing, and Staff Retention

    Module 5: Holding a Reflective Lens in Relationship-Based Professional Development

    Course access

    Please note, you will have access to this course in Canvas through May 31 after the year you enrolled. For example, if you enrolled any time in 2026 you will have access to the course(s) through May of 2027.