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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â Institute provides expert guidance and professional resources for early childhood educators.
We’re building on over fifty years of experience in the early childhood field to bring you high-quality, personalized services including professional development opportunities, individualized coaching support, and resources from experts on the cutting edge of child development. Together, we can ensure all children are ready to succeed in kindergarten and beyond.
About °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â Institute
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â Institute (TSI) offers a wide range of training opportunities for early childhood educators which include options for both live-virtual training and self-paced eLearning. We offer more than 100 titles of online, on-demand courses that meet the unique professional development requirements of educators wherever they are.
Our exclusive TSI courses stand out because they translate evidence-based theory into effective practice, using antiracist pedagogy and diversity-informed practice. Our subject matter experts know the early childhood field inside out. They design high-quality content to equitably meet the diverse needs of the early childhood workforce.
Since our eLearning courses are available on-demand, they are easily digestible and do not have to be completed in one sitting. Most eLearning courses come with IACET CEU credit included.
Competency Areas
Our catalog of courses offers professional development in the following core knowledge competency areas:
- Administration, Management, & Business Practices
- Curriculum, & Teaching Practices
- Developmental Learning Experiences
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Social Justice
- Family Child Care
- Family Engagement & Relationships
- Health, Safety, and Nutrition
- Leadership, Professional Development, & Advocacy
- Quality Improvement: Observation, Assessment, & Evaluation
- Social and Emotional Competency
- Trauma Sensitive Leadership & Care
In-Person Instructor-Led Training
Face-to-face training is held at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â as well as locations around the 7-county Metro Area in Minnesota. Trainings are available in English, Hmong, Somali, and Spanish.
Online Instructor-Led Training
This form of training is a live, instructor-led event held online through our Learning Center platform. Ìý
How-to Videos and User Guides
How to Create a °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â Institute Account
How to Purchase a Course
Training Policies
We have protocols in place that are intended to keep the early childhood workforce safe, including trainers, educators, and °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â/Child Care Aware of Minnesota staff. View our training policies for more information.Ìý
Redleaf Press
Our resources for early childhood educators don’t end here.Ìý
A division of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â, Redleaf Press is a leading nonprofit publisher of exceptional curriculum, management, and business resources for early childhood professionals. Our titles represent a broad range of topics designed to assist early childhood professionals in providing a stimulating, child-centered curriculum based on sound and accepted theory.Ìý
Services for Organizations and ECE Systems
Let our professional development coordinators take the headache out of selecting courses aligned to your organization’s mission and current areas of focus.Ìý
We’re here to assist your organization with:Ìý
→ Aligning credit options to your state’s professional development or credentialing system
→ Facilitating large group registrations and communities of practice models
→ Bulk pricing for Online CDA® or other eLearning course packages
→ Customized solutions that advance national, state, or regional quality initiativesÌý
To contact a professional development coordinator, please email institute@thinksmall.org.Ìý
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Êͼ¿â Institute FAQs
Yes! The number is 651-233-2263. We try to answer every call as it comes in, but please be sure to leave a call-back number if leaving a message!Ìý
No. You can create an account in the , but an account is not required to make a purchase. You can check out as a guest.Ìý
All registrations are final. We are unable to offer refunds or transfers. Please carefully review the date and title of your session for accuracy before registering.
Please refer to the rest of our training policy here.