Community Board

Community Events (Paid)

Is your organization hosting a community event such as a 5K, Health Fair, Kid’s Expo, or Family Fun Day? Feel free to share your event with others by posting it here. Price is $5 per listing. Listings are displayed for 15 days. Please remember to include the date, time, location, and contact information for the event.

(Once payment is accepted, you will be redirected to a form to submit your post)

DHS Announcements (Free)

The MN Department of Human Services shares announcements for the Childhood Care and Education Workforce here.

Mandated Reporter Training

All RBPD Specialists need to take mandated reporter training upon initial approval and upon renewal.  This training is created by the Safety and Permanency division at the MN Department of Human Services.  Due to new legislation that was passed, the course was updated to three videos.  We’ve simplified the process by including the required videos into an Anytime Learning Module.  After watching each video, individuals will be asked to complete a short multiple choice test.  Upon passing of all three tests, attendance will be verified for the course and it will appear on the individual’s Learning Record.

The course (132473) ATL: Mandated Reporter Training will be launched on Friday, February 1^st.  RBPD Specialists expiring after February 1^st need to take this course.  For questions about the course email Eager-to-Learn at ETLsupport@childcareawaremn.org. Questions about RBPD requirements can be sent to Achieve support@mncpd.org.

Information for Trainers Using the Develop Mobile App

On May 22^nd, Develop was updated with a new software. This also includes an update to the Develop mobile app.

Trainers who use the Develop mobile app must log into Develop at www.developtoolmn.org with their email address before they will be able to use the mobile app again. If a Trainer has not logged into Develop since the software update and they open the app and try to sign in with their email address, they will get an error message. They need to first sign in to the website and then they will be able to use that email address to sign into the updated app.

The Trainer’s phone settings will affect whether the app update happens automatically or not. If the Trainer has their device set to automatically update apps, then the Develop app will update itself and request that the user sign in with their email address when they next open the app. If they don’t have their apps set to auto-update, they will need to manually update the Develop app before they will be able to log into the app.

Community Forum (Free)

The Community Forum is a free peer-to-peer support community, exclusive to the childhood care and education workforce. This is a space where practitioners, trainers, and coaches can submit questions for others in the community to answer.