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Professional Development

All caregivers need to keep up with current knowledge and information.  In fact, Oklahoma child care providers must have at least 12 hours of training each year to remain licensed.

Resource Documents

• Career Options in Early Care & Education

• Professional Development Overview, Inventory & Plan

• Values & Ideals for Early Care and Education Professionals

• Tips for Earning a CDA (Child Development Associate)

• Provider's Guide to Inclusive Care

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Free Training

• Injury Prevention in Early Care and Education Settings, from the American Academy of Pediatrics.  Participants will put the online course in the shopping cart (it’s free) and check out by creating a login with an email address.  The link and instructions for the training will be sent to the individual.

Links to Services

• Local CCR&R Agency, offers training and technical assistance on a variety of topics. See the web page Services for Providers or Provider Initiatives.

• Oklahoma Right Start

• Trainings through CECPD (Center for Early Childhood Professional Development)

  • Oklahoma Registry

  • Video Lending Library

  • Child Care Career Training Series

  • Professional Development Approval System, training registry

• Scholars for Excellence in Child Care (Scholars), awards scholarships to eligible child care professionals to complete course work in the area of early childhood development or early childhood education, as well as the CDA and Certified Childcare Professionals (CCP) Credential Assessment.

• OKDHS, Child Care Services

  • Reaching for the Stars, tiered system of quality and reimbursement for child care providers.

• Child Care Warmline, 1-888-574-5437 , offers free telephone consultations to child care providers on numerous topcis of concern.

• Local Career Technology Center, offers Pathway to CDA designed to help providers earn their CDA credential.