Resources for Child Care Trainers
What it Means to be an IdahoSTARS Trainer
Apply to be an IdahoSTARS Trainer
Documents and Application
Training Database Login
What it Means to be an IdahoSTARS Trainer
Trainers are an essential part of the IdahoSTARS mission to improve the quality of child care in Idaho. Training helps child care providers keep up to date and ready to tackle any problems that may arise in their work. Child care providers learn important information from training that they can apply to their work with children, and the children and their families are the ultimate beneficiaries. Thanks, trainers, for all you do!
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Apply to be an IdahoSTARS Trainer
Thank you for your interest in the IdahoSTARS Trainer Approval System, an opportunity designed to recruit trainers at all levels that have the desire and the ability to help in the process of retaining and developing quality child care providers and programs in the State of Idaho.
To complete the application process, download the trainer application (see documents below), print it, and fill it out. Please include copies of necessary documents (see checklist below) and mail to IdahoSTARS at the following address:
IdahoSTARS Training Office
PO Box 444061
Moscow, Idaho 83844-4061
IdahoSTARS will contact you after reviewing your application materials and either send you an approval packet with more information or if you are not approved, you will receive an explanation and have a chance to submit a letter of special request for a re-evaluation. More details are included in the application forms.
Trainer Application Checklist
The following should be mailed to IdahoSTARS to begin the application process:
- Completed Trainer Application form
- Copies of transcripts
- Current Resume
- Copies of any relevant certifications
(e.g. Red Cross Instructor cards or Train the Trainer certificates)
- Copies of any other certification showing education or experience in adult education if applicable
New Training Approval Packet
IdahoSTARS has begun categorizing training into three levels: Introductory, Intermediate or Advance training. All training submitted after July 1, 2009 must be completed using the new Training Approval Packet (MS Word). A Training Approval Packet Resource Guide (MS Word) is available to assist you with completing the new packet. The processing time for the Training Approval Packet will continue to be four to six weeks. Make sure to consider the processing time when planning your training dates. Training which was submitted prior to July 1, 2009 will be categorized as an Introductory training. If you would like the IdahoSTARS Training Office to re-categorize your training please resubmit the training information using the new Training Approval Packet.
If you have any questions about the trainer application process, please e-mail IdahoSTARS at the link above or call the 2-1-1 Idaho CareLine by dialing 2-1-1 or 1-800-926-2588 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday- Friday and ask for the IdahoSTARS Training Office.
Idaho Early Learning eGuidelines
For those who care for and teach young children, the Idaho Early Learning eGuidelines is a resource designed to assist in guiding children’s development and learning. The Idaho Early Learning eGuidelines is a foundational resource document that will be produced and utilized in several different ways:
- A relatively comprehensive foundational document, the purpose and function of the Idaho Early Learning eGuidelines is to provide detailed guidelines and strategies for early childhood development. It is a comprehensive piece designed to guide adult practice and policy making for young children.
- A series of collateral products will be generated to meet the needs of specific users; including parents, child caregivers, child care educators, and more.
- The Idaho Early Learning eGuidelines are an electronic resource, allowing any user to access the broadest to the most specific information available in that user’s area of interest. This electronic format links to important resources, research, and supplemental information enabling opportunities for efficient editing and additions as new information becomes available.
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