Care Courses
Pennsylvania Child Care Training

National Childcare Credentials in Pennsylvania:

Use our courses toward a CDA as well as to renew your CDA, NAC or CCP.

Click for more information: National Child Care Credentials.

Click to learn how the CDA can benefit you in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Childcare Training Requirements:

All Care Courses (with the exception of Child Abuse and Neglect: A Caregiver's Guide to Adverse Childhood Experiences) are accepted by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services for the annual clock hours of child care training required for child care centers, group child care homes and family child care homes. This includes directors, group supervisors, assistant group supervisors, primary staff persons, secondary staff person operators, caregivers, and aides.

All Care Courses (with the exception of Child Abuse and Neglect: A Caregiver's Guide to Adverse Childhood Experiences and Safe Environments in Child Care) are approved in the Pennsylvania Early Learning Keys to Quality Registry. For Pennsylvania Keys training credit, please add your Pennsylvania Keys Registry ID number to your Care Courses account. Thank you!

Care Courses is an approved provider of PA Act 48 professional development. Please click here for more information.

Opening a child care facility in Pennsylvania:

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services