ChildCareEd courses may be used by regulated family child care home providers and assistants in group family child care homes to fulfill their 6 hours of annual training.
Education and training requirements for child care workers in Saskatchewan. A minimum of an ECE Level I is required in order to work 65 hours or more per month in a child care center. An ECE Level III is required for directors of child care centers.
- Classification of Staff: In Saskatchewan, child care staff are classified into three levels based on their education and training.
- Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Level I: Requires a minimum of an ECE Orientation course or equivalent.
- ECE Level II: Requires completion of an ECE certificate from a recognized post-secondary institution (equivalent to one year of full-time post-secondary training in early childhood education).
- ECE Level III: Requires completion of an ECE diploma from a recognized post-secondary institution (equivalent to two years of full-time post-secondary training in early childhood education).
- First Aid and CPR Certification: Child care staff must have current certification in Standard First Aid and CPR. This certification must be maintained throughout their employment.
There is no professional development requirement for ECEs working in regulated child care centers.
For regulated family child care home providers and assistants in group family child care homes, 6 hours of professional development is required each year.
Ministry of Education
- Early Childhood Educator Certification Office
- https://www.saskatchewan.ca/residents/family-and-social-support/child-care
- [email protected]
Administrators! Are you looking to purchase hours for your staff? ChildCareEd offers the Group Admin Program and Subscription Services, which make it easy and affordable to make group purchases.
Group Admin Program
The Group Admin Program allows you to purchase clock hours at a flat price and then assign classes to staff members. This gives you control over your budget and training plan. Purchase hours for staff to ensure they complete their training requirements.
Use our Group Admin Feature and receive the following benefits:
- Record-keeping tools to manage continuing education requirements
- Group Administrators can see their staff's progress in assigned courses as well as test scores
- Purchase bulk hours with discounted Subscription Services
- Refunded hours if staff leave and do not finish courses
- Add or remove staff as needed
- Assign training to individuals or the entire team
- Print administrator copies of certificates
Subscription Services
With Subscription Services, you can purchase training hours at a low one-time cost. There are three tiers to choose from, depending on your needs:
- Basic: Unlimited online training
- Plus: Unlimited online training plus select online CDA training courses
- Instructor-Led: Unlimited online training, plus all CDA online training courses, and one Virtual Class each month led by a trained Educational Specialist
To view the course selection available for each of our subscription services, please click on View Courses List under each here: https://www.childcareed.com/subscriptions.html.
