30-Hour Family Child Care Certification Overview (5363)
Type of Award
CCP - Career Certificate Program
Program Website
www.palmbeachstate.edu/career-pathways/pathway-education.aspx
Program Description
This CCP program fulfills the child care training required by the Florida Department of Children and Families for child care providers to operate a licensed family child care home. Home child care providers serving children birth to 5 years old must complete a two part course: Part 1 Rules and Regulations-Family and Part II Introduction to Child Care Worker Certification.
Part I – Rules and Regulations-Family
This course is designed to give family child care home providers an overview of the state and local rules and regulations that govern the child care industry. The goal of this course is to ensure family child care professionals recognize the primary laws that govern child care in Florida and understand the role of the regulatory agencies that enforce those laws. The student will be introduced to course material that will be covered on the Department of Children and Families mandated competency test:
- Participants will understand how the law defines their roles and responsibilities as child care professionals.
- Participants will understand the responsibilities of regulatory agencies involved in licensing and inspecting family child care home programs.
- Participants will identify and understand the primary laws, rules and regulations that govern state and local licensing and child care practices.
- Participants will understand key business practices related to providing licensed child care in Florida.
Part II – Introduction to Child Care Worker Certification
This course fulfills Part II of two Parts required to complete the 30-Hour Family Child Care Training mandated by the Department of Children and Families for child care workers. This course provides training on identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect; health, safety and nutrition; child growth and development as well as behavioral observation and screening techniques for a total of 24 hours of training.
Program Learning Outcomes
For detailed information, visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/learningoutcomes/Program-Learning-Outcomes
Admission Requirements
- No high school diploma or GED is required.
Completion Requirements
Students are required to successfully pass with a score of 70 percent or better the state-mandated competency tests to be awarded their child care certification to work in a licensed family child care home.
For more details about graduation requirements please refer to the Graduation section of this catalog.
For all information related to the competency exam required for childcare certification visit myflfamilies.com/services/child-family/child-care or www.palmbeachstate.edu/CurrentStudents/Childcare/default.aspx.
Program Length
Total required hours: 30.
Location
Courses in this program are offered live-on-line (remotely) or face-to-face at the Lake Worth Campus.
For More Information
Lucia Adrian, adrianl@palmbeachstate.edu, (561) 868-4044
Career Path Notes
Palm Beach State has additional credit child care and education programs.
Career Center
www.palmbeachstate.edu/Career
For more information about employment opportunities including job outlook and salary information visit: Occupational Outlook Handbook: www.bls.gov/ooh
O-Net Online: www.onetonline.org
Required courses:
Required Courses (Clock Hours: 30)
| HEV0118 | Rules and Regulations for Family Child Care (CCP) | 6 Clock Hours |
| HEV0115 | Introductory Child Care Worker Certification (CCP) | 24 Clock Hours |
Total Credit Hours: 30
Course Sequence
Term One - Fall (Year One) (Clock Hours: 30)
| HEV0118 | Rules and Regulations for Family Child Care (CCP) | 6 Clock Hours |
| HEV0115 | Introductory Child Care Worker Certification (CCP) | 24 Clock Hours |
Total Credit Hours: 30