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Rhode Island Child Care Training | Care Courses


National Childcare Credentials in Rhode Island

Use our courses for CDA certification and for NAC and CDA renewal.

Click for more information: National Child Care Credentials.

Click to learn how a CDA credential can benefit you in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island State Childcare Training Requirements

The following courses are approved by the Center for Early Learning Professionals for Rhode Island state training requirements:

Biting Hurts!

Block Play

Challenging Behavior: Positive Guidance in Child Care

Child Development and Guidance

Creating Schedules and Routines 

The Early Childhood Environment: Learning Centers

The Early Childhood Professional

Fun and Fitness: Addressing Childhood Obesity

Infants in Child Care

A Joyful Life of Caregiving

Managing Health and Safety in Child Care

Making Learning Fun

Nurturing Children's Self-Esteem

Observing, Recording, and Assessing Children's Development

Parents and Child Care

Playing Outdoors

Preschoolers in Child Care

Sanitation for Disease Prevention in Early Childhood Programs

Staff Development and Motivation

Sun Safety

Supporting Breastfeeding in Child Care

Toddlers in Child Care

Toilet Learning

Understanding Each Other: Communicating with Families, Staff and Your Community

Opening a childcare facility in Rhode Island

For those of you interested in starting a daycare center or home-based child care facility in Rhode Island, 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.

Rhode Island Department of Human Services

Office of Child Care

Phone: (401) 462-3009

What our Rhode Island Students say

"As always everything went well with my Care Courses [A Joyful Life of Caregiving , Sun Safety]. I will be renewing my CDA and Care Courses is helping me obtain the CEU's I need to complete this task. I will be ordering another Care Course soon."

- North Providence, Rhode Island
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"Everything went well with my course. It took about a week to finish up the credit time that I needed for my annual hours at work. It was nice to log on and off as time permitted. I will use Care Courses again for the upcoming year. Thank you."

- Warwick, Rhode Island