For Providers

Foundations of Infant/Toddler Mental Health and Development: Designed for Providers offers high-quality professional development for front-line providers across various community sectors serving infants, toddlers, and their families.

Build Your Infant/Toddler Expertise, One Module at a Time

Dive into 18 interactive, self-paced learning modules designed to deepen your understanding of the youngest learners and the relationships that shape them. The course is organized into three sections:

• Infant/Toddler Development: Explore how babies and toddlers grow, learn, and thrive
• Relationships as the Context for Development: Discover why connection is at the heart of early growth
• Supporting Infant/Toddler Development: Approaches to Individualization: Learn practical ways to meet each child where they are

Available in English and Spanish. Choose the language that works best for you and your team, so every learner can engage with the material in the language they’re most comfortable with.

Learn your way, and see your progress. Our learning management system tracks your participation and offers post-assessments, so you can check your understanding as you go.

Earn recognition for your work. When you complete the course, you can print your transcript to document your learning.

Built to fit your professional path. The course aligns with established professional development opportunities across the infant/toddler system of care, so your time and effort count where it matters.

For Parents

Foundations of Infant/Toddler Mental Health and Development: Designed Especially for Parents and Families

Nobody knows your little one like you do. This companion course takes the same foundational knowledge shared with providers and puts it in an accessible, family-friendly format, so the people who love and care for young children every day can understand and support their child’s emotional well-being and development.

What you’ll explore: 11 interactive, computer-based modules that offer insights into a baby’s mentall health and development, and highlight why positive early relationship experiences are so important for healthy growth.

Available in English and Spanish. Choose the language that feels most comfortable for you and your family.

Stronger together. Providers and families can now work from the same foundation, in the language that works best for them, so everyone supporting a child is on the same page.

REMINDER: You NEED to create an account with the TRAIN Learning Network before you can register for the training.