Early Childhood Training Programs
Early Childhood Certificate Program
Many of your questions can be answered using the links below:
Current Training Locations
Milwaukee, WI July 2025 - August 2026
$225 Discount if enrolled by June 15!
Milwaukee, WIContact: Jason Boose, Student Services Coordinator 414-248-6939 misterjasonboose@gmail.com
SF Bay Area, August 2025 - June 2026
$225.00 early applicant discount until May 1, 2025
Marin County, CAContact: Marianne Alsop mariannea@lifewaysnorthamerica.org
LifeWays Early Childhood Certificate Program is designed for both parents and professionals. The 215 in-class hours over the course of a year are offered in various locations throughout the US (see Dates and Locations). There is also guided study with a mentor between sessions. LifeWays graduates are using what they have learned
- With their own families
- In LifeWays childcare and in-home programs
- In schools as assistant teachers, or offering parent-child, after-school and childcare programs.
The LifeWays Early Childhood Certificate Program offers 28 days of learning, inspiration and community. It provides an island of respite from your day-to-day rushed-life routine, in surroundings that foster inner transformation and the application of new knowledge and skills.
LifeWays Early Childhood Fundamentals Course, developed by long-time Waldorf early childhood teachers, combines in-person instruction with online mentoring and support over the course of the year to help new early childhood colleagues take up their work with confidence and competency.
- Choice of locations for a five-day intensive retreat
- Followed by 5 video conferences of content discussion and support throughout the year