Colorado Child Care Training | Care Courses

National Childcare Credentials in Colorado

Use Care Courses towards national childcare credentials including the CDA credential and CDA, CCP or NAC renewal. Care Courses is an official training partner of the CDA Council for Professional Recognition. 

Click here to learn how a CDA Credential can benefit you in Colorado.

Colorado Childcare Training Requirements

All Care Courses (with the exception of Medication Procedures in Child Care) are accepted by the Colorado Department of Human Services toward the 15 training hours required of those who work in child care centers, family child care homes and school age centers. This includes directors, substitute directors, early childhood teachers, kindergarten teachers, staff aides, volunteers, licensees, employees, providers, substitute providers, experienced child care providers, program directors, program leaders, and program aides.

Colorado Social-Emotional Childcare Training

Social-Emotional Development in Young Children
3 clock hours / $25
Take Social-Emotional Development in Young Children to meet Colorado's 3-hour training requirement in social-emotional development. All Colorado Social-Emotional Development Trainings
3 to 20 clock hours / $25 - $60
Search for courses accepted for Colorado's childcare social-emotional development training requirement.

Our course, Transportation Safety, may be used for annual training hours in Colorado, but it does not meet the Colorado Precautions in Transporting Children training requirement.

Colorado Early Childhood Professional Credential

Care Courses may be used towards the 30 points of ongoing professional development hours & CEUs needed for the Colorado Early Childhood Professional Credential 2.0. Care Courses is approved by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and our certificates of completion display the IACET logo. Care Courses grant clock hours and IACET CEUs.

Are you looking for points in high needs training for your early childhood professional credential? Call or email us at info@carecourses.com for instruction on course selection.

Opening a Child Care Facility in Colorado

For those of you interested in starting a day care or home-based child care facility in Colorado, please contact your state licensing using the contact information below. The licensing agency can give you advice on the requirements, rules and regulations of your state.

Colorado Department of Human Services

Colorado Department of Early Childhood
Phone: (800) 799-5876 or (303) 866-5948
Email: cdhs_oec_communications@state.co.us
Colorado Department of Early Childhood online resources

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