Education and training is a key component to becoming an early childhood education provider. Community Coordinated Care for Children, Inc. (4C) is the Training Coordinating Agency (TCA) for Circuits 9 & 18 for the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF). We provide state-mandated training and competency exams to child care providers in Brevard, Orange, Osceola, and Seminole counties to promote the further education of teachers and other educational professionals.
DCF STATE-MANDATED TRAINING
VIRTUAL-INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTOR-LED COURSES
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Instructor-Led DCF State-Mandated Classes for the upcoming months will be offered as virtual-interactive online classes that will give students the opportunity to interact with an instructor online as outlined for the instructor-led class requirements.
Interactive GoToMeeting DCF Courses
December | January
Virtual classes will be guided by the instructor online and will allow for student participation. For further details, please contact the 4C Education Department at 407-532-4158.
Pre-Service Training Requirements
To login to the DCF Child Care Training System, click here
4C’s Education Department is located at
3500 W. Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32808
NEW: Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Program Directors
The Department of Children and Families Office of Child Care Regulation is offering a new course, Trauma-Informed Care for Child Care Program Directors (TICD) in Orange, Brevard, Osceola, and Seminole counties. At this time, the Trauma-Informed care for Child Care Program Directors class will be in a distance-learning format. The class will be taught through a medium that is completely interactive and participants will be able to interact with the trainer as well as the other attendees.
The goal of the course is to assist child care programs in implementing trauma-informed care for the families they serve. This is a multi-session course (at least five instructor-led sessions), which will require the completion of outside assignments and readings. Upon completion of this course, child care program directors will form a community of practice and will be able to:
- Recognize the signs of trauma impacting children
- Examine the importance of self-care
- Apply tools to help children regulate emotions and behaviors
- Evaluate the physical-learning environment for trauma-sensitive supports
- Develop a plan for creating a trauma-sensitive program
This course can be used to meet the Florida Director Credential Renewal requirements and obtain the new Trauma Endorsement.
For more information on this course or the new Trauma Endorsement for Director Credential, please contact Carolina Bello at Community Coordinated Care for Children, Inc. (4C) by phone at 407-532-4158 or by email at mbello@4cflorida.org. You can also register directly online through the DCF Training Portal – Instructor-Led Courses. After you complete your registration, the local training coordinator will contact you to provide further details.
Training Classes (English or Spanish)
Click on Florida DCF Training & Credentialing to review the required training classes and hours needed to work in a Family Home Child Care or Child Care Center/Facility. 4C state-mandated training fact sheets:
- 40-hour Child Care Center/Facility training courses
- 30-hour Family Home Child Care training courses
- Child Care Director Credential and Renewal Application
Florida Department of Children and Families fact sheets
- Child Care Facility – English | Spanish
- Child Care Licensing Overview – English | Spanish
- Child Care Training Course Descriptions – English
- Child Care Training Overview – English | Spanish
Prices for the instructor-led classes which includes the book conducted by 4C:
- Five-hour classes $35
- Six-hour classes $35
- Eight-hour classes $55
- Ten-hour classes $55
Types of Training
- On-Site Training: Interested in having training at your center? Adult chairs, tables, a TV/VCR, and 15-20 people are required. For more details please call (407) 532-4264 or (407) 532-4373. We will do our best to accommodate requests.
- Entrenamiento en Español: Llame al (407) 532-4373. Por favor, incluya su nombre, numero de telefono y el nombre de la clase en la que interesada. Su nombre sera agregado a la lista.
Exams
Child Care Training Competency Examinations are administered statewide. For details, click here. Exams may be taken once without training by calling the Child Care Training Information Center at 1-888-352-2842 and request to register for exemption exams. To enroll for a competency exam, log in to the Child Care Training Portal and select “Competency Exam Enroll/Unenroll” on the Personal Menu.
Course Registration
To register for courses on Florida’s Child Care Training System, click here. If you are not registered on the system, select “Click here to register as a new user” at the top of that page. For more help on that page, click on the “CCTA Training Portal Help Video” button in the middle of the page.
- Make-Ups: There are NO make-up classes for instructor-led classes. Any missed class must be paid in full again. Online classes must be completed within 45 days. If not completed within 45 days, the class must be paid for again.
- *Non-English Speaking Clients: We make every effort to accommodate non-English speaking customers. You are advised to bring a translator if you need translation. To register for courses on Florida’s Child Care Training System, click here.
- *Clientes Que No Hablan Ingles: Nosotroshacemos todos los esfuerzos para complazer a clientes que no hablan Ingles, pero no siempre tenemos peronal bilingue disponible. Le aconsejamos traer su traductor.
Special Accommodations If you need special accommodations in order to participate in the child care training process, contact the Education Department at least two weeks prior to the first training date at (407) 532-4264 between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Calls will be received Monday through Friday.
Earning Credits
Certificates To print DCF Certificates, click here. Click on “View Transcript,” then under Personal Menu click “My Student Information and Transcript” and choose “Print My Certificate Tab.” You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. You may download it for free by going to www.adobe.com/acrobat. If you do not have access to print your certificate, 4C will print it for a $7 fee per certificate.
Transcripts For printed transcripts, click here. Click on “View Transcript.”
Payment Options
Payment may be made by going on to the DCF website, click here. Click on “Training & Credentialing” then click “View Transcript,” then under “Personal Menu” click “Pay for Courses/Exams.”
PayPal: Payment with credit, debit, or a checking account can be done by visiting www.paypal.com and send the money to payment@4cflorida.org.
Transfer: A fee of $5 will be charged to TRANSFER from either instructor or online classes. The fee must be paid in the form of a money order or by visiting www.paypal.com. Send money to payment@4cflorida.org. *Fees may vary according to the training provider offering the state mandated classes. Fees are posted when registering for the instructor-led classes for the individual training provider on the web site myflorida.com/childcare.*
Money Order: You may bring a money order ONLY to our office at 4C to pay for classes and exams. For exams, you may bring a money order the day of the exam. Money orders must be made payable to Community Coordinated Care for Children, Inc. You are NOT enrolled and may NOT attend class or begin online training if your fee is NOT paid prior to start of the first class. There are NO REFUNDS for exams/classes or online trainings. CASH WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!!!
Mail: You may mail in your payment fee for Exams and/or Classes to:
Community Coordinated Care for Children, Inc. (4C)
Attn: Education Department
3500 W. Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32808
Payment Required at Registration:
- Payment for exams is now required to complete exam enrollment. To secure a desired exam session and complete registration, payment must be made during the last step of the online exam enrollment process.
- Within the student’s account, students can now unenroll from scheduled exams at least seven days prior to the exam date and receive a credit to use toward the same competency exam within the same county at a future date.
Exemption Exam Enrollment:
- Child care personnel have one opportunity to be exempted from one or more of the mandatory training courses by passing the competency exam associated with the course.
- Enrollment of exemption exams is now included in the online exam enrollment process. Exams eligible for exemption are highlighted in green in the enrollment process.
- To enroll in an exemption exam, students must acknowledge they are electing to use their one-time exam exemption option.
- If the exemption exam is not passed, the student must complete the course before attempting to register for the competency exam again.
Courtesy Reminder Emails and Texts:
- As a courtesy to students, an email confirmation including the exam confirmation letter will be sent to the enrolled student upon registration. Email reminders will also be sent.
- If desired, students can opt-in to receive text reminders in addition to the automatic email reminders.
- Email and text reminders will be sent upon enrollment, eight days prior to the exam session, and 24 hours prior to the exam session.
For more information on child care training, exams, and credentials visit https://www.myflfamilies.com/childcaretraining. If you have any questions, contact the Child Care Training Information Center at 1-888-352-2842.
