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Early Childhood Webinars
Free live and recorded PD for early childhood professionals
Early Childhood Webinars (ECI Webinars) offers free, expert-led live and on-demand professional development for early childhood educators, administrators, and program owners, with CDA-aligned certificates of attendance.
earlychildhoodwebinars.com ↗Upcoming webinars
- Thu, October 1
When Behavior Doesn't Make Sense: A New Way to Respond
Alyssa Blask Campbell explores how to tell sensory-driven behavior apart from emotionally driven behavior, how the nine sensory systems show up in the classroom, and practical in-the-moment strategies that support regulation instead of escalation.
- Wed, October 7
Play Under Pressure: How Thinking Like a Play Scientist Turns Pressure Into Playful Possibilities
Juelie Perry-Schwartz invites participants to step into the role of a "play scientist" and test how rising pressure and shrinking play affect learning, connection, and wellbeing in early childhood settings.
- Thu, October 8
From Reactivity to Regulation: A 3-Layer Framework for Emotionally Responsive Classrooms
Dr. Yehudis Smith shares a three-layer framework for treating behavior as a stress signal rather than a discipline problem, helping educators respond with clarity, steadiness, and intention.
- Wed, October 14
Website-First Marketing: The 5-Step Marketing System Every ECE Program Needs to Grow Online
Chelsea Denny walks child care owners and directors through a five-step system for turning a website and online presence into consistent enrollment inquiries.
- Thu, October 15
From First Tour to Long-Term Loyalty: Designing the Family & Staff Lifecycle Journey
Melissa Blotter shows how to intentionally design the full family and staff lifecycle, from the first tour onward, so that every interaction builds retention and loyalty.
- Wed, October 21
Preschoolers and Pixels
Amy Reyes-Hauff, CDHP, examines how excessive screen use affects pre-K children's social-emotional development, peer relationships, transitions, and classroom engagement.
- Wed, October 28
Our Voices Across Generations: AANHPI Educators in Early Childhood Education Panel
Four contributors to "No Single Story: Amplifying the Voices of Asian American and Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Early Educators" discuss identity, leadership, legacy, and change in early childhood education.
- Wed, November 4
Boundaries vs. Requests: Setting Limits Without Escalation
Alyssa Blask Campbell unpacks the difference between a boundary and a request, and how to hold limits with young children without escalating the moment.
- Thu, November 5
HuUbuntu: I Am Because We Are - Way of Life
Dr. Patrick Makokoro goes deeper into the HuUbuntu philosophy and what it means for early childhood practice to truly "be because others are."
- Wed, November 11
Inspiring Terrific Toddlers 1: Why Do They Do That? Promoting Toddler Development to Reduce Frustrating Behaviors
Raelene Ostberg explains what toddlers communicate through pushing, grabbing, and screaming, and how adults can respond in ways that support development and reduce frustration.
- Wed, November 18
When to Say When: Building Confidence in Supporting Neurodivergent and Developing Minds, Part II: Direct Guidance
Michele Hemenway Pullen builds on Part I with direct guidance approaches, community resources, and strategies for starting conversations with families about a child's development.
- Thu, November 19
This Is Your Brain on Fairytales: Storytelling, Neuroscience, and Connecting the Dots in Early Childhood
Stephanie Goloway looks at what happens inside a young child's brain during storytelling, and how familiar story arcs support learning, resilience, and connection.
- Thu, December 3
Talk, Play, Read, Sing: The Language Nutrition Approach to Creating Powerful Language Environments for Young Children
Jennifer Adams Oppenheimer, MA, CCC-SLP, shares the language nutrition approach to building language-rich early childhood environments with lasting effects on learning.
- Wed, December 9
Inspiring Terrific Toddlers 2: Evidence-Based Strategies to Set Effective Limits and Gain Gleeful Cooperation
Raelene Ostberg shares evidence-based strategies for setting effective limits with toddlers and winning cooperation when familiar prompts stop working.
- Thu, December 10
Through the Child's Eyes: Creating Responsive Classrooms Through Observation, Interaction, and Belonging
Lori Kowit, M.A., invites educators to view the classroom from a child's perspective and examine how environment, routines, and interactions communicate belonging.
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