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Trusted Approved Florida Training Organization

ChildCareEd is an IACET-Accredited Provider, and Florida recognizes CEUs from IACET-accredited organizations as accepted professional development. This means ChildCareEd courses may be used toward Florida’s annual in-service training requirements for licensed child care professionals statewide.

Our online courses support Florida child care workers in meeting ongoing professional development expectations for:

• Child Care Centers
• Family Day Care Homes
• Large Family Child Care Homes
• School-Age Child Care Programs

Important Note

Florida requires certain state-mandated trainings that must be completed through the DCF Child Care Training System or other Florida-approved providers.

ChildCareEd does not replace those Florida-required trainings. We provide approved annual in-service professional development only after required DCF trainings are complete.

Annual Training for Florida Child Care Providers

Florida requires all licensed child care personnel to complete 10 hours of annual in-service training every fiscal year (July 1 – June 30).

ChildCareEd offers online, self-paced, CEU-eligible courses in all Florida-accepted in-service topic areas.

How to choose your 10 hours fast:

1. Pick a 10-hour annual in-service bundle (best value and simplest).
2. Or mix individual courses until you reach 10 total clock hours / 1.0 CEU.
3. Download your certificates and keep them with your program’s annual training records.

CDA Credential & Renewal Courses

Taking ChildCareEd’s 120-hour CDA training is a recognized pathway to earning the Florida Child Care Staff Credential because Florida accepts the National CDA as a “National Early Childhood Credential.”

Here’s how it connects:

1. ChildCareEd provides the full 120 hours of CDA coursework required by the Council for Professional Recognition.
2. After completing training and the CDA portfolio/verification steps through the Council, you earn your National CDA credential.
3. Florida DCF lists the National CDA as an approved option for the Florida Staff Credential under the National Early Childhood Credential pathway.
4. You submit your CDA in your DCF Child Care Training Account through the Credential Application Portal to have your Florida Staff Credential verified.

CDA Training Programs Offered:

• 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

CDA coursework may also count toward Florida annual in-service training when the subject area fits Florida’s accepted training categories.

Child Care Licensing Contact Information

Please contact Florida DCF to confirm requirements, as standards may change:

Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) – Child Care Training & Licensing
📞 Phone: 1-888-352-2842
🌐 Child Care Licensing Website

Your local licensing counselor can verify which trainings must be completed in the state system vs. which may be completed as annual in-service through ChildCareEd.