Professional development for childcare teams anywhere in Texas, from TECPDS-approved trainers who've run classrooms and centers. Online for every town, live and hands-on when you want us there. The Foundations Series covers all 24 annual training hours.
Four courses release online November 15, and Big Feelings is free. The rest are coming soon. Tap Notify me and you'll hear first.
Free · Releasing Nov 15Social-emotional learning
3 clock hours
Annual topics: Child growth + development, Teacher-child interaction, Guidance + discipline. Pre-service areas: Self-esteem, Positive interaction, Positive guidance.
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Releasing Nov 15Guidance + classroom management
3 clock hours
Annual topics: Guidance + discipline, Teacher-child interaction. Pre-service areas: Positive guidance, Supervision + safety.
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Releasing Nov 15Play-based learning
3 clock hours
Annual topics: Age-appropriate curriculum, Child growth + development. Pre-service areas: Age-appropriate activities, Developmental stages.
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Releasing Nov 15Inclusive classrooms
3 clock hours
Annual topics: Child growth + development, Teacher-child interaction, Cultural diversity. Pre-service areas: Positive interaction, Self-esteem.
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Coming soonClassroom readiness
3 clock hours
Pre-service areas: Supervision + safety.
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Coming soonHealth + safety
3 clock hours
Annual topics: Preventing communicable disease, Safe sleep, Emergency preparedness. Pre-service areas: Supervision + safety.
Notify meFamily partnerships
3 clock hours
Annual topics: Cultural diversity.
Notify meChild protection
3 clock hours
Annual topics: Child abuse + neglect prevention. Pre-service areas: Supervision + safety.
Notify meTexas caregivers need 24 clock hours a year, and center directors need 30. At least 6 of those hours have to be in child growth and development, guidance and discipline, age-appropriate curriculum, or teacher-child interaction. At least 1 hour has to cover preventing, recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect.
New caregivers need 24 clock hours of pre-service training: 8 hours before they count in ratio and 16 more within 90 days. It covers development, activities, guidance, self-esteem, supervision and safety, positive interaction, and stopping the spread of illness. Hours used for pre-service don't also count toward that person's annual hours.
Up to 80% of annual hours can be self-paced online (19 of 24 for caregivers, 24 of 30 for directors). The rest has to be instructor-led. Pair online courses with live training at your center and your team's whole year is covered.
Based on Texas Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers, 26 TAC §§746.1301, 746.1305, 746.1309 and 746.1311. Directors decide how hours are applied for each staff member.
A center in a town of 2,000 answers to the same Texas Minimum Standards as one in San Antonio or Houston: 24 clock hours of annual training for every caregiver, at least 5 of them instructor-led. What small towns often don't have is the free workshops and training nights big cities get. That's the gap we fill.
For centers, learning centers and after-school programs in the Rio Grande Valley, Coastal Bend, Hill Country, Central Texas, East Texas, the Panhandle, the Permian Basin, West Texas and every small town in between.
Annual training hours: Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, §746.1309 (licensed child-care centers).
Our five-module course on supporting social-emotional development in early childhood. Teachers leave with real scripts for the meltdown at 10:15, not just theory.
Presented by Nichelle Harper-Nuells, MPS, RBT
Real feedback from teachers who took PrimeTeach Academy courses. Names shared only with permission.
10/10 likely to recommend, from every educator who has filled out our feedback form so far.
As a veteran teacher, I found immense value in Big Feelings, Strong Foundations, as it introduced fresh, modern techniques for navigating complex classroom behaviors. A training that should be universally accessible to all educators.
Katena, veteran teacherBig Feelings, Strong Foundations
Absolutely I think everyone needs this training. It gives you real world scenarios and it taught me that their behavior is their way of communicating.
KatenaCalm Classrooms & Growing Minds
I learned a lot about the behavioral cues and signals to look out for and the trauma signs some children may also have, and it gave me a lot of good insight to utilize!
BelenPrimeTeach Academy training
These strategies were explained very well.
UnknownReady, Set, Teach!
When we lead with a soft tone and mutual respect we don't just manage a classroom, we grow mindful caring children.
KatenaCalm Classrooms & Growing Minds
It would be hard, but now I think it's something I've already learned.
UnknownReady, Set, Teach!
Real classroom and leadership experience, not just slides.
Founder · TECPDS-approved trainer
Former classroom teacher, childcare assistant director and director. Helped recruit 231 educators over seven years building a San Antonio charter school talent pipeline, then earned her master's in Industrial-Organizational Psychology. Registered Behavior Technician and BCBA candidate who brings the behavior lens to every PrimeTeach course.
Leads Big Feelings, Strong Foundations
Early Childhood Education & Professional Development Specialist
A National Certified Circle Literacy Trainer, Professional Development Specialist with the Council for Professional Recognition and Certified RECORDS Trainer. Tiffany has supported more than 500 teachers and delivered thousands of hours of professional mentoring, with experience at UTHealth Houston, the Texas School Readiness Project and Head Start initiatives.
Leads Protecting Little Lives
Educational Leadership & Instructional Development Specialist
More than 30 years as a prekindergarten and kindergarten teacher, Montessori director, assistant principal and principal, including helping turn around an underperforming elementary school within one year. Terri brings a leadership-centered, trauma-informed approach to building positive school cultures and supporting diverse learners.
Leads Partners in Purpose · Safe Hands, Safe Hearts
Our signature cohort rolls out all eight Foundations trainings across a single week, online and in person. Ask about the next PRIME WEEK.
Tell us your team size and the topics you need. We'll build the schedule.
