This course is intended to be a refresher course for current facilitators of the Early Care, Education and Family Support 45-Hour Entry Level Course as new content has been updated as of September 2019. 

Early Care, Education and Family Support 45-Hour Entry Level Course was designed for “new to the field,” pre-service early care, education and family support developing professionals as well as those staff already employed by without formal pre-service training. This course is intended to be a basic level introduction to the 7 New Mexico General Competency Areas. (Child Growth Development and Learning; Health Safety and Nutrition; Family and Community Collaboration, Developmentally Appropriate Content; Learning Environment and Curriculum Implementation, Assessment of Children and Programs and Professionalism.)

By the end of this session, you will have:

1. Reviewed updated materials
2. Planned for the facilitation of each competency area
3. Reviewed facilitator protocol for the Early Care, Education and Family Support 45-Hour Entry Level Course

If you need technical support, please contact us at 505-277-1118, or NMELS@unm.edu