This thirty-six hour, twelve session course focuses on developing an understanding of the RIELDS nine domains of learning and development and how they inform care and teaching; defining reflection and using reflection regularly; developing a working knowledge of the four components of curriculum: content, context, process, and teaching and facilitating. This training is intended to be an overview of curriculum, and to support the development of a curriculum framework. Participants will examine their classroom curriculum and align their practice to the standards.

Project staff in addition, to trainers will verify pre-requisite requirements have been met. If it is determined that registrants do not have the required RIELS or Foundations certificate participants will not receive a certificate of completion.