Please take a moment to review our Training Policy (get Adobe Acrobat Reader). To see a list of the child care classes that are coming up in your area, follow either of the links below:

• View the class calendar in our newsletter.
  
• View the class calendar on the Training Registry. (Get help with the Training Registry)

Important Changes to Food Handler's Class!
Utah Public Health Departments are now offering Food Handler's Classes online! Because of the ease and convenience of this new process, Child Care Resource & Referral, Western Region will no longer be holding these classes. For more information, visit www.swuhealth.org or call your local public health department to take a Food Handler's Class during the day.

CEU Homework
Endorsement classes have Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit available. If you are interested in obtaining CEU homework, please visit the UACCRRA website. If there is credit available for the class you are taking, you will be able to download and print homework.

Non-CCR&R Child Care Training
Some classes you may wish to take are not listed on our registration form, such as CPR and First Aid training. Refer to the training pages in our newsletter to view a list of these classes with accompanying contact information.

The Career Ladder Program and Training & Longevity Supplement are programs of the Child Care Professional Development Institute. These programs work to improve the quality of care offered to children in Utah by increasing caregiver training and reducing caregiver turnover. Learn more about the:

The Utah Career Ladder Professional Development Programs now have one easy application! Simply fill out one form and you're done. Utah Career Ladder Application (Download an application) .

The Training Registry
If you have already received a level or bonus, visit the Training Registry to see where you are on the Career Ladder. You'll be able to view your transcript to see what classes you have already taken and also view which classes you still need to move up on the Career Ladder. (Get help with the Training Registry)

CDA Information
Child Care Resource and Referral, Western Region offers an orientation to child care providers to explain the Child Development Associate (CDA) process. Call us at 1-888-344-4896 or e-mail us to request an orientation. Read more about the CDA. Find out how to get a CDA scholarship.

CCR&R Online Training through Smart Horizons and NACCRRA
Child Care Resource and Referral, Metro Region now offers online training for all child care providers in the State of Utah. Click here to access information about this new training opportunity: http://www.smarthorizons.org/naccrra/cssu/

CDA Online Training through Care Courses School, Inc.
You can also use the CDA online training courses available through Care Courses School, Inc. Find out more about their courses by visiting: http://www.carecourses.com/CDA_Training/

Early Childhood Collaboration Conference
Designed to provide a quality training experience that brings together the many partners in our early childhood community. The goal is to educate each other on who we are and how we all fit together. Held annually on the Southern Utah University campus in Cedar City, Utah. Sponsored by SUU Head Start; CCR&R, Western Region; and Utah Head Start Collaboration Project.

Child Care Professional Development Conference
The conference on Saturday is preceded by a dinner on Friday night - free for child care providers who have received at least one level on the Career Ladder. Held annually on the Salt Lake Community College-South campus in Salt Lake City, Utah. Sponsored by Utah Office of Child Care and Child Care Professional Development Institute.

Visit these organizations' websites to learn about their annually sponsored conferences:
	AUA AfterSchool Utah! Association NAA National AfterSchool Association NACCP National Association of Child Care Professionals NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children NAFCC National Association for Family Child Care NCCA National Child Care Association