All Bright Minds Training courses are approved by the state of South Dakota for clock hours for those who work in child care.
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Division of Child Care
910 E. Sioux Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-4766 or 1 (800) 227-3020
Here's what our customers are saying about us.
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Course - Little People ~ Big Emotions: Identifying and Dealing with Emotions
"Your information is timely, useful, and tastefully presented."
Debora S. - Liberty, MO 12/1/2019
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Course - Little People ~ Big Emotions: Identifying and Dealing with Emotions
"This training applies to my role as an Early Childhood educator. I am able to apply the information given to my age group or am able to scaffold the information directed toward my age group. I think this training serves for all age groups."
Ashley A. - Columbia, MO 12/1/2019
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Course - Learning Through Movement: Fine and Gross Motor Skills
"It really kept my attention and was presented in a way that expressed to me that the person giving the training has/does work with children verses from a computer reading. Everything that was read/said was on the slide so that I could easily take notes on paper without being behind."
Megan D - Eldon, MO 10/19/2019
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Course - Math, Art and Science with Toddlers
"This training gave me new ideas for math, science and art activities that I had never even thought of before and I know the children in my classroom will love them. I would love to return to this site to see what else Bright Minds Training has to share."
Allison J. - Clinton, KY 9/28/2019
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Course - Positive Behavior Management: Focusing on Children with Special Needs
"This gave me so much insight as to what could be going on in my classroom. I can’t wait to try some of the techniques listed."
Nicki R. - Louisville, KY 9/18/2019
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Course - All About Sensory
"The lessons were very thorough and informative. Everything was explained in a way that was easily understood. The program provided me with many helpful activities that I can use with the children in my care."
Lynn G. - Oscoda, MI 9/16/2019
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Course - Busy Boxes for Independent Quiet Activities
"These courses are very informative and have great ideas for learning activities. They help me to mix up my teaching skills to keep the children interested and not the same dull routine."
Lynn G. - Oscoda, MI 9/16/2019
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Course - Blocks, Math and Manipulatives Extended Edition
"I now have a clear understanding of blocks and manipulatives and math. I was putting them all together. I am going to change up my centers to make them more useful."
Amy N. - Henderson, TX 8/29/2019
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Course - All About Sensory
"The content was clear and precise, easy to understand and relatable to everyday life."
Veronica - Detroit, MI 8/27/2019
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Course - Curriculum and Lesson Planning – Breaking It Down – Online
"The course was excellent and very useful. It gave me a lot of tips to start writing my lesson plan."
Samar - Cincinnati, OH 6/13/2019
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Course - Blocks, Math and Manipulatives: Building and Learning
"You have very helpful tips and updated ways to teach the upcoming generations."
Alexus - Lawrenceburg, KY 5/23/2019
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Course - Back To Basics: Teaching Colors, Shapes, Letters and Numbers
"It was simple, but still full of lots of resources and tools. The activities are relevant and practical for my classrooms."
Morgan - Independence, KY 5/9/2019
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Course - Back To Basics: Teaching Colors, Shapes, Letters and Numbers
"This is the first course I’ve taken from you and I really enjoyed it and got some wonderful ideas. Will definitely take another class."
Rea - Hopewell Junction, NY 4/3/2019
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Course - All About Sensory
"Lots of useful and easy to implement ideas for exploring the senses in my classroom."
Leah - Louisville, KY 3/2/2019
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Course - Challenging Behaviors: What needs to Change and How?
"I greatly enjoyed this training! It was really helpful for my classroom and how I can handle behaviors. I really liked the prevention aspect of this training."
Katherine - Cincinnati, OH 2/1/2019
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Course - Learning Through Movement: Gross and Fine Motor Skills
"It reminded me how simple it will be to incorporate both large and fine motor activities into weekly planning. Good examples were provided!"
Cornelia - Louisville, KY 1/30/2019
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Course - Busy Boxes for Independent Quiet Activities
"I would recommend this course for multiple reasons. There are many times of the day that I see children in need of something more fun and quiet to do. This helps teachers and children stay focused and learn what works best for one another. This gives multiple learning opportunities and play time as well. I loved how well this training explained each activity and was interesting to watch. "
Colleen - Robertsville, MO 1/20/2019
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Course - Busy Boxes for Independent Quiet Activities
"This class was informational and easy to follow. I like how each module was right to the point with no filler or repetitive information. Worth my time and I learned how to improve my class. "
Natalie - LaGrange, WY 1/16/2019
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Course - Curriculum and Lesson Planning: Breaking It Down - Online
"I loved all the helpful tips the training provided for constructing lesson plans. The websites it gave for future reference for ideas will definitely come in handy."
Glenda - Garrison, KY 1/14/2019
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Course - Busy Boxes for Independent Quiet Activities
"Loved that LOTS of practical examples and ideas were given. This was not just a theoretical course, but one that gave many ways to implement the busy box."
Meg - Goshen, KY 1/8/2019
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Course - School Age Children: The Age Range Challenge
"I will continue to return to Bright Minds Training because they offer quality trainings that are relevant for me and my staff. I appreciate the ideas given as they help generate conversations among staff which spark interest and ideas for our classrooms. "
Daphne - Somerset, KY 1/2/2019
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Course - Little People ~ Big Emotions: Identifying and Dealing with Emotions
"I liked the fact that practical and useful examples were given on how to accomplish the theory. Example: It wasn’t just stated to encourage acts of kindness; it went on to give examples of how to go about it."