Professional Development
Arts-integrated training for early childhood educators
Inspired Child’s Professional Development programs equip early childhood educators with practical, arts-based strategies that strengthen classroom practice, support child development, and advance professional growth.
All offerings are OSSE-certified and aligned with national early childhood education standards, including NAEYC. Workshops can be led in English and Spanish.
Naptime U.™
Designed primarily during children’s naptime, these workshops are led by master teaching artists with practical tools to meaningfully integrate the arts into their classroom practice.
Inspired Child is certified as a professional development provider by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), and participants earn credit hours that may be applied toward professional recertification. All workshops align with National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) standards and Common Core frameworks.
Online professional development workshops for ECE educators
onsite workshops
Inspired Child provides deeper onsite professional development experiences tailored to school or childcare center needs.
These sessions are designed for engagement and can range from half-day trainings to multi-session series.
All participants earn OSSE certified clock hours. We work with you to create a workshop that best suits the needs of your teachers and students.
Customized Training for Schools & centers
cda Workshops
Designed to support educators working toward or maintaining their Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, Inspired Child partners with organizations offering CDA credentialing programs to embed arts integration into educator training.
Led by master teaching artists and early childhood specialists, sessions provide practical, hands-on strategies rooted in arts integration, using music, movement, drama, and visual art as tools to support learning. Workshops align with Council for Professional Recognition competency standards while equipping educators to bring creative, developmentally appropriate practices into everyday classroom instruction.
Interested in integrating the arts into your CDA program? Connect with us to explore partnership opportunities.