All ChildCareEd courses are accepted by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services for hours of ongoing training for those who work in child care facilities, nursery schools, and family child care programs.
All ChildCareEd courses are also accepted for the 90 contact hours of in-service training needed to renew a Professional Teacher Certificate or the 45 contact hours of in-service training to renew a Certified Educational Technician.
Orientation training required for all child care providers.
- Health and Safety Orientation Training provided free through the Maine Roads to Quality Registry.
Facilities licensed for 3 – 12 Children
Director and lead teacher requirements
- First Aid & CPR Blended
- 6 hours of training in
- healthy, safe environments
- Child development
- observation and assessment
- developmentally appropriate practice
- guidance
- relationships with families
- individual and cultural diversity
- Children with special needs
- business and professional development
- Child care practices.
Facilities licensed for 13 or more Children
Director and lead teacher requirements
Ongoing Training for Child Care Facility employees
- Under 13 Children: 12 hours
- Over 13 Children: 30 hours
Family Child Care Provider
- First Aid & CPR Blended
- 6 hours of training in
- healthy, safe environments
- Child development
- observation and assessment
- developmentally appropriate practice
- guidance
- relationships with families
- individual and cultural diversity
- Children with special needs
- business and professional development
- Child care practices.
- Twelve hours of training is required annually.
Maine Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0023
Voice: (207) 624-6600
Child Care Licensing Website: https://www.maine.gov/doe/learning/earlychildhood
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 some of our CDA online 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.
