Welcome to the Ounce of Prevention Fund Training Center Website!
This website is the place to locate and enroll in Ounce training, find useful tools, and track your professional development activities online. It also provides links to a network of resources for community-based family support and early childhood programs implementing specific models such as Healthy Families America, Parents Too Soon, Parents as Teachers, Baby TALK, Early Head Start, and Doula.
Whether you work with children and parents as a home visitor, teacher, center-based child care provider, doula, parent group facilitator or supervisor of staff, the Ounce of Prevention Fund Training Center supports your ongoing staff development interests and your work with at risk families through one of the many program models proven effective to prepare very young children for future school success.
We hope you visit this page often for information on training and technical assistance, professional resources, and networking opportunities.
Perniatal Depression Screening online training available again
The Perinatal Depression Screening now available for new registrations.
Ounce’s Springfield Office Is on the Move!
The Ounce’s Springfield office is now located at the following address:
2800 Montvale Drive
Springfield, IL 62704
We are residing in the same building with Prevention First, another training entity specializing in substance abuse prevention. We look forward to this new collaboration. For driving directions click here.
For those of you traveling to Springfield for training, the following hotels are near our new location:
Courtyard Marriott
3462 Freedom Drive
Springfield, IL 62704
217-793-5300
Hampton Inn
2300 Chuckwagon Drive
Springfield, I 62711
217-793-7670
New Users Begin Here
If you are new to the Ounce of Prevention Fund Training Center website and your program is part of our ongoing and contracted training audience, click here to fill out a registration form. After your training registration is confirmed and approved, you will receive an email containing your account login information. If you have questions about the website or difficulties registering, contact Jessica Wilkin at tcregistrations@ounceofprevention.org or 217-522-5510 (M-F 8:30a-5:030p CST).
Can't remember your login information?
Please contact Jessica Wilkin at tcregistrations@ounceofprevention.org or 217-522-5510 (M-F 8:30a-5:030p CST).
Training Calendar
To view a PDF of trainings we’re offering* in the next three months click the link below. Around the first of every month we update the PDF so it always contains the most current information.
View the 3-months-at-a-glance Print and Carry calendar PDF.
View the CPS Center-Based Print and Carry Calendar.
View the CPS Home-Based Print and Carry Calendar.
*Training dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice.
Courses Available for Purchase
The Ounce of Prevention Fund Training Center is happy to provide training for learners who are not officially a part of our ongoing and contracted training audience. Courses available for purchase will be identified as such in the catalog, along with fee requirements for each course. As you register for one of these courses, you will have the opportunity to enter your credit card information to complete and confirm your registration. In the event of a cancellation, refunds may be given either in full or as credit toward a different course, depending on individual course requirements. The Ounce of Prevention Fund, along with its affiliated departments and divisions, does not share or distribute any personal or credit card information with any person, organization, or agency without the expressed written consent of the account holder. To access courses available for purchase, click the following link: http://open.opftrainingcenter.org Please feel free to contact us if you have questions about this new option for training.
NOTE: If you already have an account with us please don't click on the link and create another account.
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