Group Child Care Center Courses

A Group Child Care Center is defined by Wisconsin DCF as “a facility which provides care and supervision to 9 or more children for less than 24 hours per day.”  The following information lists the course titles of the required courses for each position in a group child care center.

Assistant Child Care Teacher:  An assistant child care teacher shall work under the supervision of a child care teacher with a group of children.  The required courses for certification are:

  • Introduction to the Child Care Profession
  • Fundamentals of Infant & Toddler Care (if working with children under 2 years of age)
  • School-Age Assistant Child Care Worker (if working with school-age children)

 

Child Care Teacher:  The child care teacher shall plan, implement and supervise the daily activities for a group of children.  The required courses for certification are:

  • Introduction to the Child Care Profession
  • Skills & Strategies for the Child Care Teacher
  • Fundamentals of Infant & Toddler Care (if working with children under 2 years of age)

 

Center Director for a facility licensed to serve up to 50 children:

This individual must have completed 2 non-credit department-approved courses in early childhood education and within one year of assuming the position, one course in the Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Credential or its equivalent.    The non-credit department-approved courses may include:

  • Introduction to the Child Care Profession
  • Skills & Strategies for the Child Care Teacher

 

Center Director for a facility licensed to serve 51 or more children:

This individual must have 4 non-credit department-approved courses in early childhood education or its equivalent and complete the Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Credential within three years of assuming the position.  Up to 2 courses in the Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Credential may be used to meet the early childhood education requirement, if taken prior to beginning to work as a Center Director. The 4 non-credit department-approved courses may include:

  • Introduction to the Child Care Profession
  • Skills & Strategies for the Child Care Teacher
  • Two completed modules from the Administrators Credential

Work & Family Consulting, Inc. does not offer the Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Credential.  For information on the credential contact The Registry at www.the-registry.org.

All listed courses from Work & Family Consulting, Inc. are approved by the Wisconsin Department of Children &
Families.

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