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1 Department of Children and Families Child Care Training Overview of Important Information June 2010
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Department of Children and Families Child Care Training. Overview of Important Information. June 2010. www.myflorida.com/childcare Child Care Regulation Website. Location of Child Care Training Transcript (important!) Source of Department-approved web-based (online) child care training - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Department of Children and
Families Child Care Training
Department of Children and
Families Child Care TrainingOverview of Important Information
June 2010
Overview of Important Information2
www.myflorida.com/childcare Child Care Regulation Website
• Location of Child Care Training Transcript (important!)
· Source of Department-approved web-based (online) child care training
· Resource to register for child care professional competency examinations and DCF web-based or approved classroom-based courses
· Official comprehensive source of Training Requirements for child care
personnel, including State Statutes and Rules.
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www.myflorida.com/childcare Child Care Regulation Website
• Source of new and important information as it occurs related to child care regulation
· Provides a statewide Child Care Provider Search
· Provides comprehensive Licensing and Regulatory Information for Child Care Facilities and Family Child Care Homes
· Official source of forms, brochures, reports, web links, and contact information for state and local county licensing agencies
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Continuing Education
Units (CEUs) CEUs are available for Department of Children and
Families Child Care Training courses at no charge.
CEUs will be issued for class participants who complete the following three (3) requirements:
– 100% attendance of the training course (your trainer will verify this requirement within two (2) business days of course completion).
– Completion of a Training Course Evaluation.– Passage of CEU Assessment with a score of 80 or better.
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Continuing Education
Units (CEUs) When the 100% attendance and Training Course Evaluation
requirements are documented, you will have access to the CEU assessment through your Child Care Training Transcript.
You will have access to the CEU assessment for 60 days from the last day of the course.
You will be granted three (3) opportunities to successfully complete the CEU assessment.
CEUs, if all three (3) requirements are met, will be noted on your Child Care Training Transcript.
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Continuing Education
Units (CEUs)
CEUs are also available for Department web-based (online) Child Care Training courses.
For more information on the requirements for
acquiring CEUs for the Department’s web-based Child Care Training courses, visit:
www.myflorida.com/childcare
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Competency Exams “Scheduling Your Competency Exam”
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Competency Exams
Exams are available in English and Spanish
The cost of a competency examination is $1.00 per course-instructional hour.
You must register in advance for an exam, and exams may be scheduled through your Child Care Training Transcript.
It is important to schedule your exam as early as possible.
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Competency Exams
Once you have selected an exam location/date/time, you may register for an exam seven (7) calendar days prior to the date of the exam.
Once you register for an exam, a confirmation notice will immediately be issued on your Child Care Training Transcript.
Your full name on the exam confirmation notice
MUST MATCH your full name on the approved identification you bring with you to the exam.
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Competency Exams
If you arrive late to an exam, you may not take the exam or be permitted to enter the site.
You will not be permitted to bring personal belongings or other people with you into an exam.
The results of your exam will be issued on your Child Care Training Transcript within two (2) weeks of completing your exam. So check your transcript!
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Competency Exams
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Child Care Training Information
Center 1-888-FL-CCTIC 1-888-352-2842
The toll-free Child Care Training Information Center
(CCTIC) is available Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (EST).
A team of professional call center specialists will answer
questions about child care training and credential requirements.
