Kentucky Child Care Training | Care Courses

National Childcare Credentials in Kentucky          

Use our courses toward a CDA Credential and for NAC and CDA renewal.

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Kentucky Childcare Training Requirements

All Care Courses that are less than or equal to 15 clock hours in length are approved by ECE-TRIS for early care and education training clock hours. This includes annual training clock hours for those who work in Family Child Care Homes, Type I Child Care Centers and Type II Child Care Centers. All Care Courses are also approved for annual training for directors, staff and providers.

All Care Courses that are less than or equal to 15 clock hours in length are listed on the Early Care and Education Training Records Information System (ECE-TRIS) website here. To verify approval within ECE-TRIS, first click the “Calendar” then select “Independent Study and Web-Based Trainings” and search the course title.

The Kentucky Division of Child Care no longer accepts courses that are more than 15 clock hours in length. The following courses may be used for CDA Credential training and CDA renewal training in Kentucky, but they may not be used for annual licensing clock hours: Child Development and Guidance, The Early Childhood Professional, Infants in Child Care, Making Learning Fun, Nurturing Children’s Self-Esteem, Parents and Child Care, Preschoolers in Child Care, and Toddlers in Child Care.

Opening a child care facility in Kentucky

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

Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS)

Division of Regulated Child Care
Phone: (502) 564-7962
CHFS contact form

What our Kentucky students say

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"I ordered [CDA training] for one of my staff and she is on her way to a CDA!”

- Clay City, Kentucky