ChildCareEd is approved by the Nebraska Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood, as an Automatically Accepted Early Childhood Education Training Organization. Courses are accepted by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services toward annual in-service training requirements for those who work in Family Child Care Homes I, Family Child Care Home II, Child Care Centers, School Age Centers, and Preschools. This includes annual clock hour requirements for directors, teachers, certificated teachers, non-certificated teachers, licensees, primary providers, and substitutes.
Preservice training requirements:
All providers and staff who work directly with children are required to complete training related to the following content areas:
Director requirements:
Non-certified Teachers requirements:
Annual requirements for all child care providers working in all settings:
12 clock hours of training annually.
Training must include the following topics:
Nebraska Early Childhood Professional Record System (NECPRS)
For NECPRS credit upload a copy of your certificate to your professional development training record. Nebraska Department of Education staff will review and verify training certificates.
Thinking about opening a child care center in Nebraska? For more information about opening a daycare or home child care center in Nebraska, you are able to contact your state licensing office. The office will be able to provide you with advice on Nebraska's requirements, rules, and regulations.
Nebraska Department of Education Office of Early Childhood
500 S. 84th St., 2nd Floor
Lincoln, NE 68510-2611
Fax: 402-471-0117
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
Website: https://www.education.ne.gov/OEC/
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:
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:
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.
