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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 and Medication Procedures in Child Care) 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 and Medication Procedures 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. Once you have added it, please email us at info@carecourses.com so that we can report your training. Thank you!

For a chart of Pennsylvania’s Core Knowledge Competency Codes, please click here.

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

What Pennsylvania students say:

Opening a child care facility in Pennsylvania:

For those of you interested in starting a day care or home-based child care facility in Pennsylvania, 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.

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

Office of Child Development and Early Learning

Phone: (717) 346-9320

PA DHS Contact form