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ChildCareEd is an Approved Training Sponsoring Agency with the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry. ChildCareEd courses may be used for initial and annual training for those who work in child care group homes and child care centers. This includes teacher-caregivers, assistant teacher-caregivers, teacher-caregiver-aides, facility directors, facility director designees, and certificate holders.

Director Training Requirements:

• Child Development Associate (CDA) credential 

Director Designee Training Requirements:

• Child Development Associate (CDA) credential 

Teacher-caregiver Training Requirements:

• Child Development Associate (CDA) credential.

Annual Training Requirements:

• Each staff member working in a child care center must obtain 18 hours of annual training

Child Care Group Home Certificate Holder and Provider Training Requirements:

• Has completed at least 60 hours of training in child growth and development, nutrition, psychology, early childhood education, or management of a child care business.

Child Care Group Home Provider Annual Training Requirements:

• Each staff member working in a child care group home must obtain 12 hours of annual training

Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry:

ChildCareEd approved courses can be found on the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry. Users may purchase approved courses through the ChildCareEd website. For Registry credit, please add your Registry ID number to your ChildCareEd account. Attendance data will be uploaded weekly to the Registry. Please allow a minimum of 5 business days for your completed course to appear on your Registry account.

It's important to note that these requirements may be subject to change, so it's advisable to contact the local child care licensing office for the most up-to-date information. The Arizona Division of Licensing Services, Office of Child Care Licensing, can be reached at the following contact information:

• Phone Number: 602-364-2539
• Email: BCCL@azdhs.gov
• Child Care Licensing Website: Arizona Division of Licensing Services - Office of Child Care Licensing

Administrators! Are you looking to purchase hours for your staff? ChildCareEd offers the Group Admin Program and Subscription Services, which make it easy and affordable to make group purchases.

Group Admin Program

The Group Admin Program allows you to purchase clock hours at a flat price and then assign classes to staff members. This gives you control over your budget and training plan. Purchase hours for staff to ensure they complete their training requirements.

Use our Group Admin Feature and receive the following benefits:

• Record-keeping tools to manage continuing education requirements
• Group Administrators can see their staff's progress in assigned courses as well as test scores
• Purchase bulk hours with discounted Subscription Services
• Refunded hours if staff leave and do not finish courses
• Add or remove staff as needed
• Assign training to individuals or the entire team
• Print administrator copies of certificates

Subscription Services

With Subscription Services, you can purchase training hours at a low one-time cost. There are three tiers to choose from, depending on your needs:

• Basic: Unlimited online training
• Plus: Unlimited online training plus online CDA training courses
• Instructor-Led: Unlimited online training, plus all CDA online training courses, and one Virtual Class each month led by a trained Educational Specialist

To view the course selection available for each of our subscription services, please click on View Courses List under each here: https://www.childcareed.com/subscriptions.html.