All ChildCareEd courses are approved by ECE-TRIS for early care and education training clock hours. This includes annual training clock hours for those who work in Family Child Care Homes, Type I Child Care Centers, and Type II Child Care Centers. Courses are also approved for annual training for directors, staff, and providers.
For a training to meet the early care and education clock hour training requirements for licensed, certified, and registered Early Care and Education providers, Kentucky All STARS, the Commonwealth Child Care Credential, and the Kentucky Early Care and Education Trainer’s Credential, the training must be conducted by a Kentucky Credentialed Trainer.
ChildCareEd has on staff a Kentucky credentialed trainer.
The following are education and training requirements for child care personnel in child care facilities.
A Type I child-care center.
This child-care center shall be licensed to regularly provide child care services for: (a) Four (4) or more children in a nonresidential setting; or (b) Thirteen (13) or more children in a designated space separate from the primary residence of a licensee.
Directors of these facilities may meet the education requirements with a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. In addition, Directors must also complete the following trainings:
- A six-hour orientation training course within three months of employment.
- Nine additional hours of approved training with the first year of employment. This must include one and one-half hours of pediatric abusive head trauma training.
- Fifteen hours of training during each year after the first year of employment. This must include one and one-half hours of pediatric abusive head trauma training every five years.
A Type II child-care center.
This child-care center shall be the primary residence of the licensee in which child care is regularly provided for seven (7), but not more than twelve (12), children including children related to the licensee.
Directors of these facilities may meet the education requirements with a Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential. In addition, Directors must also complete the following trainings:
- A six-hour orientation training course within three months of employment.
- Nine additional hours of approved training with the first year of employment. This must include one and one-half hours of pediatric abusive head trauma training.
- Fifteen hours of training during each year after the first year of employment. This must include one and one-half hours of pediatric abusive head trauma training every five years.
CDA Training: (120 hours)
Staff working in any child care facility must complete the following training requirements.
- A six-hour orientation training course within three months of employment.
- Nine additional hours of approved training with the first year of employment. This must include one and one-half hours of pediatric abusive head trauma training.
- Fifteen hours of training during each year after the first year of employment. This must include one and one-half hours of pediatric abusive head trauma training every five years.
Certified Family Child Care Home Providers training requirements.
- A six-hour orientation training course within three months of employment.
- Nine hours of training each year after the first year of employment. This must include one and one-half hours of pediatric abusive head trauma training.
ECE-TRIS
ChildCareEd approved courses can be found on the ECE-TRIS 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.
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS)
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.
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