{"id":570,"date":"2023-01-09T15:29:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T20:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mthtwv.com\/mcs\/?page_id=570"},"modified":"2025-08-22T08:28:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T12:28:13","slug":"professional-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mthtwv.com\/mcs\/professional-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Professional Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmpl-about-11 boldgrid-section dynamic-gridblock background-scroll\" style=\"color: #1d1d1d; border-width: 0px;\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-xs-12 col-sm-12\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-1 col-sm-2 col-xs-12 col-lg-1\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-5 col-sm-10 col-xs-12 col-lg-5\" style=\"padding: 3em;\">\n<h2 class=\"\">We Offer Professional Development for Child Care Providers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"art-postcontent clearfix\">\n<div class=\"art-article\">\n<h5>The MountainHeart professional development Team provides professional development opportunities for the purpose of:<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li>Offering additional accessibility and availability to providers<\/li>\n<li>Offering additional professional development options from Introductory to Intermediate sessions<\/li>\n<li>Increasing opportunities for all providers to strengthen and increase quality as a childcare provider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"\">Anyone Wishing To Attend Professional Development Sessions Must Be Pre-Registered In Order To Attend.<\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"\"><a title=\"WVSTARS Training Calendar and Course Catalog\" href=\"https:\/\/wvregistry.org\/ets\/store\/calendar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE FOR THE TRAINING CALENDAR AND COURSE CATALOG<\/a><\/h5>\n<p class=\"\">If a session is canceled, registered participants will be notified.<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"\">Which Professional Development Session Is Right For Me?<\/h5>\n<p class=\"\">Now it\u2019s easier to choose a professional development session that meets your needs!<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The description of each class will contain some additional information. Common identifiers will be classes focusing on different ages levels and managerial leadership classes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Remember:&nbsp;<\/strong>The new regulations now say, if you work in a childcare center, you must have 6 hours of training in the age level of the children that you work with, and directors need 6 hours of management classes every year.<\/p>\n<h4>Important Notice<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"\\&quot;left\\&quot;\">MountainHeart Professional Development Sessions are provided for the professional development of all childcare providers. To allow All Participants the opportunity to focus fully on the subject matter, we ask that you do not bring infants or children to the sessions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" align=\"\\&quot;left\\&quot;\">We regret we are unable to provide childcare during training. Thank you for honoring our policy in this matter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 wow fadeInRight color1-background-color color-1-text-contrast bg-background-color col-lg-6\" data-wow-duration=\"1s\" data-wow-delay=\"2s\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-12\" style=\"padding: 3em;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Child Care Region V Professional Development Calendar<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i class=\"fa fa-heart color2-color\" style=\"font-size: 25px; border-width: 0px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Click the link below to view a copy of the Child Care Region V Professional Development Calendar.&nbsp; This region serves Barbour, Berkeley, Grant, Hampton, Hardy, Jefferson, Lewis, Mineral, Morgan, Pendleton, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker &amp; Upshur counties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button-secondary btn btn-color-2 btn-border-color-1 btn btn-color-2 btn-border-color-1\" title=\"Region V Training Calendar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mthtwv.com\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Documents\/childcare\/ccnorth\/Child-Care-Region-5-Training-Schedule.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Region V Training Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-12\" style=\"padding: 3em;\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Child Care Region VI Professional Development Calendar<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i class=\"fa fa-heart color2-color\" style=\"font-size: 25px; border-width: 0px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><span style=\"display: none;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Click the link below to view a copy of the Child Care Region VI Professional Development Calendar.&nbsp; This region serves Braxton, Fayette, Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summersville, Webster &amp; Wyoming counties.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"button-secondary btn btn-color-2 btn-border-color-1 btn btn-color-2 btn-border-color-1\" title=\"Region V Training Calendar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mthtwv.com\/mcs\/wp-content\/uploads\/Documents\/childcare\/providers\/forms\/ChildCareRegion6TrainingSchedule.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Region VI Training Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12 col-lg-12\" style=\"padding: 3em;\">\n<div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">WV STARS Course Catalog<\/h4>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><i class=\"fa fa-heart color2-color\" style=\"font-size: 25px; 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