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Delaware Child Care Training You Can Trust

ChildCareEd supports early childhood professionals across Delaware with high-quality training that can be used as community-based training toward annual requirements. ChildCareEd trainings are accepted by the Delaware Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL) as community-based training, and community-based trainers do not need to secure separate approval from OCCL.

ChildCareEd is an IACET accredited organization and provides CEUs for all online self-paced training courses. We offer both online self-paced and Virtual Instructor-led formats so you can complete training on your schedule while meeting professional development goals. Many online courses are also available in multiple languages (excluding media), including Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Urdu, Farsi, and more.

Training and Education Requirements

Delaware licensing requirements vary by role and setting, so always confirm with your licensing specialist. Common expectations include:

Child Care Center Staff

• Early Childhood Intern: at least 15 clock hours of quality-assured training in early care and education.
• Early Childhood Assistant Teacher: 60 hours of quality-assured training that may be counted toward a CDA.
• Early Childhood Teacher: a valid CDA credential (Preschool or Infant/Toddler).
• Early Childhood Administrator: degree requirement.
• If the center serves infants or toddlers, 15 clock hours of training in infant/toddler development and curriculum.

Annual Training Requirements

Child Care Centers:
Staff must complete 18 clock hours of training annually, including at least two hours of health or safety training.

Family Child Care Homes:
Providers must complete at least 12 clock hours of annual training, including one hour of health or safety training within the first year of being licensed.

Family Child Care Home Qualifications

Family child care home requirements may include:

• First Aid & CPR
• Certification to administer medication
• Six hours of quality-assured child development training
• Three hours of quality-assured positive behavior management training
• Abuse and Neglect: Signs and Reporting
• 60 clock hours of training with three clock hours in each of the core topic areas

CDA Credential Training

ChildCareEd offers quality-assured training that may be counted toward a CDA. We also offer CDA coursework and renewal options, including:

• Birth to Five CDA Credential with Portfolio Review
• CDA Infant/Toddler Credential with Portfolio Review
• CDA Preschool Credential with Portfolio Review
• CDA Family Child Care Credential with Portfolio Review
• CDA Home Visitor Credential Birth to 5
• CDA Infant/Toddler Renewal
• CDA Preschool Renewal
• CDA Family Child Care Renewal

Licensing Contact Information

Please contact your local child care licensing office to confirm all requirements as standards are subject to change:

Delaware Department of Education
Office of Child Care Licensing (OCCL)
Phone: (302) 892-5800
Email: occl.doe@doe.k12.de.us
Website: https://education.delaware.gov/families/birth-age-5/occl/