Child Care Training Questions?
CDA Classes & CDA Renewal
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Why use Care Courses? Because they're convenient, affordable and you learn so much!
 "Care Courses just arrived yesterday. We are thankful for this service you provide and the flexibility it allows in getting training hours completed.
Thank you!”
Robin, West Columbia, South Carolina
 “Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. I love the courses you have to offer, the service is friendly and so efficient. I am hooked for life.”
Jane, Rockville, Maryland
Care Courses offers online training classes and book courses for child care providers, home visitors and parents. Use our childcare professional development clock hours for most US States continuing education inservice requirements and registries, for CDA Certification (Child Development Associate Credential), for CDA Renewal and for NAC Renewal. All our professional development courses give both Clock Hours and IACET CEUs toward CDA Renewal.
Our informative child care training programs can be completed anywhere and at any time. Study at home, at the park, or wherever is most convenient for you. Then go online to complete and submit your coursework. Our friendly, knowledgeable instructors offer unlimited free student support by phone or email, and are always happy to help!
Early childhood child care training can be fun, interesting, and relevant to your daily work and experience! We've been offering professional development classes for over 20 years; we love what we do and truly want to make your experience fantastic.
 
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Care Courses
Texas Child Care Training
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National Childcare Credentials in Texas: Use our courses toward a CDA as well as to renew your CDA, NAC or CCP.
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| Texas Childcare Training Requirements: All Care Courses are accepted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services for training requirements for those who work in child care centers, school age and before and after school programs, and registered and licensed child care homes. This includes clock hours for directors, operation directors, site directors, program directors, caregivers, primary caregivers, assistant caregivers, substitute caregivers, substitutes and volunteers.
Need a specific requirement like Texas SIDS, Preservice, Director license, Recognizing Child Abuse or Transportation Safety? Specific Texas requirements are listed below.
Care Courses are accepted by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) in accordance with their continuing education requirement for all childcare providers according to §746.1317/§747.1315.
Care Courses are self-instruction courses.
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Type of provider
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Number of clock hours allowed from self-instruction courses (such as Care Courses)
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Caregivers and site directors in school-age programs.
Caregivers and site directors in before or after-school programs.
Caregivers in registered child care homes.
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Up to 12 hours of annual training
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Operation directors and program directors in school-age and before or after-school programs.
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Up to 16 hours of annual training
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Caregivers in child care centers.
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Up to 19 hours of annual training
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Primary caregivers in child care homes.
Directors in child care centers.
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Up to 24 hours of annual training
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Specific Texas Childcare Training Requirements:
SIDS and Shaken Baby, Director Training and Qualifications, Preservice, Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse, and Transportation Safety
Our courses may also be used by foster parents in Texas for their annual training requirements. Please email info@CareCourses.com for details.
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What Texas students say:
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"I just want to say thank you for giving home child care the opportunity to have these lessons. It is great to stay home maybe with a friend or two and have fun while getting our training hours. Honestly after being in child care for over 40 years, the basic around town training's get a little repetitive so these give us a wider range of classes. Also thank you for coming up with new trainings!” – Lubbock, TX |
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"I would like to say thank you for making state hours so fun and interesting to learn. I went at my own pace. I didn't have anyone over me telling me to hurry up. I learned a lot in this book [Toddlers in Child Care] and this won't be the last time that you will hear from me."
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"This is by far the best course [The Art of Child Care] I have taken in my field. I have been in child development since 1987 when I was a student at Penn State. As a junior I developed a love of child development. I actually graduated in anthropology but went into the childcare field. This course is cutting-edge. It is truly the art of child care. It encompasses my firm beliefs in how children should be interacted with. I applaud you for this wonderful study!" - Houston, Texas |
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"Everything went so smoothly with the download [Child Development and Guidance]. I completed my work and mailed in the test yesterday. Love the amount of great information and the flexibility of working at home with my busy schedule. Thanks." - Dallas, Texas |
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"This material is extremely and easily applicable [After School Programs]. The course gave me a broader understanding of the interests of school-age children."
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Opening a child care facility in Texas: For those of you interested in starting a day care or home-based child care facility in Texas, please contact your state licensing agency using the contact information below. The licensing agency can give you advice on the requirements, rules and regulations of your state.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
P.O. Box 149030 Mail Code E-550
Austin, TX 78714-9030 |
(800) 862-5252 or (512) 438-4800
Texas Child Care Licensing |
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