All About the Group Admin - post

Why register for the Group Admin?

Are you a director, child care provider, or administrator looking to assign professional development for your staff? ChildCareEd offers the Group Admin, a feature in which clients can purchase clock hours at a flat price and then assign classes to staff members. There are many benefits to purchasing hours on the Group Admin, including...

• No expiry of purchased hours; these hours can also be transferred to other accounts
• Registering student accounts for new staff (VIP membership required)
• Tracking progress of assigned classes
• Access to staff's certificates once courses are completed.

How do I access the Group Admin?

1. Log onto www.childcareed.com and log in using your credentials.

2. Once you're logged in, click on "Group Admin" located under the top of the page.

How do I purchase hours on the Group Admin?

1. When you access the Group Admin page, you will notice that there is a section to purchase hours.

2. Type in the number of desired hours, then click the green button called "$ Buy Hours".

3. You will be taken to a page that confirms the number of hours you are purchasing, as well as three methods of payment.

4. Once payment is processed, your hours will be automatically added to your Group Admin balance!

How do I register staff to take classes?

1. To register their staff, click on “Add Team Members”.

2. Click on the green button titled “Add new member” to add staff.

3. Fill in the fields for first and last name, email address, phone number, and type of establishment.

NOTE: Fields not filled in will be colored in red. If the email address and/or phone number is colored in red, this indicates that there is an account affiliated with this email address. To add more than 1 account, simply click on “Add new member.”

4. After you are finished inputting staff’s information, click to check the boxes confirming that: 1) the student accounts are created for staff, and 2) the privacy policy has been reviewed.

5. Click on the green button called “Create Accounts” once all the requirements have been met.

How do I assign courses to my staff?

1. Online self-paced courses and instructor-led training can be assigned to your staff once they have registered student accounts. To start, click on the blue button titled “Add online registration”.

 2. Under “Select training,” click on the drop-down menu to select the course to be assigned (courses are categorized by the number of clock hours).

3. Enter the teacher’s email address to assign the training. If more than one staff is to be assigned, separate email addresses by commas.

4. Click on “Register” to assign the course.

5. You will also be able to see your balance of remaining hours after each transaction.