ChildCareEd Coupons in Georgia - GA

Our online courses are approved to meet Georgia’s child care licensing and ongoing professional development requirements for Child Care Learning Centers (CCLCs) and Family Child Care Learning Homes (FCCLHs).

ChildCareEd is also an IACET Accredited Provider, ensuring your professional development hours and CEUs are accepted statewide and nationwide.

Who Needs Georgia Child Care Training?

Whether you’re a new child care employee, FCCLH provider, center director, or teacher working toward your credential, our approved courses make it easy to meet Georgia DECAL and GaPDS training requirements.

We provide self-paced online courses that fulfill Georgia’s:

• Pre-Service and Health & Safety Orientation Training
• Annual Training Hours (10 hours required per year)
• Director’s 40-Hour Course
• Food Preparation & Nutrition Training
• Transportation Safety Training
• CPR & First Aid Certification
• CDA Credential and Renewal Training

Pre-Service and Orientation Training

Complete your required pre-service training to obtain or maintain licensure:

• 10 Hour Health and Safety Orientation Training
• Food Preparation and Nutrition
• Transportation Safety
• FCCLH Pre-Service (required before applying for a license)
• First Aid & CPR Blended

These courses meet DECAL’s requirements for all new child care learning center staff and registered family child care providers.

40-Hour Director’s Course

To qualify as a Child Care Learning Center Director, Georgia requires completion of a 40-Hour Director's Course.

ChildCareEd’s online 40-Hour Director's Course meets DECAL’s standards for directors responsible for day-to-day operations, staffing, and curriculum oversight in licensed centers.

Annual Training for Georgia Child Care Providers

Georgia requires 10 hours of annual training each calendar year (January–December) for all child care professionals, including teachers, assistants, and directors..

All teaching staff working in licensed child care learning centers and family child care learning homes are required to obtain two (2) annual Early Language and Literacy training clock hours.

The following ChildCareEd trainings have been approved to meet the Early Language and Literacy Lab training requirement.

• Assessment of Language and Literacy Skills
• Building Bridges for Dual Language Learners
• Building Vocabulary
• Classroom Tools for Emergent Literacy
• Language Development in Early Childhood
• Language Development in School Age
• Reading Aloud and Storytelling
• Understanding Print Knowledge in Preschool

CDA Credential & Renewal Courses

Earn or renew your Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential completely online.
Choose from:

• 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

Our CDA training aligns with Georgia DECAL and Council for Professional Recognition standards and fulfills both credentialing and annual professional development requirements.

Child Care Licensing Contact Information

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

Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) – Bright from the Start
Phone: 1-888-442-7735
Email: ChildCareServices@decal.ga.gov
Website: www.decal.ga.gov