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ChildCareEd trainings can be used to fulfill in-service training hours in Washington. 

The following are training requirements for Washington State child care providers.

Family Home Owner: Washington State ECE Initial Certificate: A current CDA Credential is accepted as the equivalent. 2 years after completing the Initial Certificate Family Home Owners must obtain a Short Certificate: A current CDA + eight aligned college credits is accepted as the equivalent.

Family Home Lead Teacher: Washington State ECE Initial Certificate: A current CDA Credential is accepted as the equivalent.

Family Home Assistant Teacher: Washington State ECE Initial Certificate: A current CDA Credential is accepted as the equivalent.

Center Directors or Assistant Directors: Washington State ECE State Certificate: A current CDA Credential is accepted as the equivalent + 35 aligned college credits

Center Program Supervisors: Washington State ECE State Certificate: A current CDA Credential is accepted as the equivalent + 35 aligned college credits

Lead Teachers: Washington State ECE Initial Certificate: A current CDA Credential is accepted as the equivalent. 2 years after completing the Initial Certificate Family Home Owners must obtain a Short Certificate: A current CDA + eight aligned college credits is accepted as the equivalent.

Assistant Teachers: Washington State ECE Initial Certificate: A current CDA Credential is accepted as the equivalent.

CDA Training

• CDA Preschool
• CDA Infant and Toddler
• CDA Family Childcare
• CDA Renewals

Annual training requirements for all providers:

Individuals working in licensed care must complete 10 hours each year.

MERIT Registry

Participants seeking in-service training hours should submit a Continuing Education Proposal (CEP) application through their MERIT account.

Thinking about opening a child care center in Washington?  For more information about opening a daycare or home child care center in Washington, you are able to contact your state licensing office. The office will be able to provide you with advice on Washington's requirements, rules, and regulations. 

Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families https://www.dcyf.wa.gov/services/early-learning-providers

DCYF - Early Learning/Child Care
1110 Jefferson St. S.E.
Olympia, WA 98501
360.725.4665
Toll-free: 1.866.482.4325
360.586.0052 (fax: first floor)
360.725.4925 (fax: second floor)
dcyf.welcome@dcyf.wa.gov

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
• CDA Plus: Unlimited online training plus all CDA online 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.