Florida Child Care Information

Special Notes for Florida Students

Florida child care providers may use our courses toward a CCP or CDA, as well as CDA, FCCPC, NAC and CCP renewal. Click on the purple "CDA benefits" button to learn how you can use a CDA in Florida.  Florida caregivers may use our courses for the National CDA, but not to get the Florida FCCPC.  (CARE Courses may be used to renew both a National CDA and a Florida FCCPC.)  Click a button for more information:

Florida State Requirements: YES! Our courses are accepted for in-service training requirements for child care providers in Florida. Our courses can also be used to renew a Florida Director's License. For renewal course options, click here: Florida Directors Credential Renewal

To learn more about the Florida Director's Credential, please visit: https://training01-dcf.myflorida.gov/dcf/cct/html/dircred.html 

To learn more about the Child Care Employee 40 clock-hours Introductory Child Care Training (which Care Courses does not offer), please contact the Child Care Training Information Center (CCTIC) 1-888-352-2842  https://training01-dcf.myflorida.gov/dcf/cct/html/facility.html2pdf?   

To learn more about the Birth through Five Florida Child Care Professional Credential (FCCPC)
(Previously referred to as the CDA Equivalency), please visit: https://training01-dcf.myflorida.gov/dcf/cct/b5_fccpc_program.html

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