For Staff

Professional Development

Barton Training Academy

NOTE: Administration and Child Development and Education are now available.

Administration

Child Development and Education

Child Health and Safety

  • Module 1: Hand Washing, Gloving, General First Aid Assistance, & Tooth-brushing
  • Module 2: Child Health & Safety, First Aid Kits, and Acute First Aid and Guidelines
  • Module 3: Center Accident Report, Dental Emergency First Aid Procedures for a severely injured child, & Emergency numbers.
  • Module 4: Blood Borne Pathogens
  • Module 5: Medication Administration
  • Module 6: Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)
  • Module 7: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Family & Community Engagement

  • Module 1: Communicating With Parents – Communicating in the Head Start Community
  • Module 2: Communicating With Parents – Speaking and Listening Respectfully
  • Module 3: Family Services – Supporting Families in Crisis Responding
  • Module 4: Family Services – Supporting Families in Crisis Prevention
  • Module 5: Family Services – Supporting Families in Crisis Potentially Dangerous Situation
  • Module 6: Family Services – Supporting Families in Crisis Assessment
  • Module 7: The Family Advocates Role – The Mechanics of Accountability
  • Module 8: Community Partnerships – Collaboration
  • Module 9: Effective Transition Practices – Facilitating Continuity Module 10: Family Partnership Agreement – A Bird’s Eye View
  • Module 11: Family Advocates
  • Module 12: ERSEA (Recruitment and Selection, Eligibility, Enrollment, Attendance and Participation)

Mental Health

  • Module 1 Child Abuse
  • Module 2 Child Abuse & Positive Discipline
  • Module 3 Getting To Know Ourselves
  • Module 4 Where Does Mental Health Come From Part 1
  • Module 5 Where Does Mental Health Come From Part 2
  • Module 6 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD
  • Module 7 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Causes and Disorders Sometimes Accompanying ADHD
  • Module 8 Virginia DSS Licensing Regulations
  • Module 9 ADHD Treatment, Family and the ADHD Child, and Your ADHD Child and School

Nutrition

  • Module: 1 Food & Nutrition Training for Center Staff
  • Module: 2 USDA
  • Module: 3 Kitchen Safety

Staff Resources

General documents, health policies, KCI policy and procedures and Written Plans are on the staff documents page. Forms can be found in the forms directory.

Program Calendars

Staff Email Accounts