Child Care Staff Certification

For licensed day care programs, out-of-school care programs, and pre-school programs, all staff working directly with children must be certified. Certification looks at a worker’s post-secondary training in early childhood education or equivalent and determines if they are eligible for one of the three levels of certification.　 The three levels of certification are:

Child Development Assistant Child Development Worker Child Development Supervisor Certification Guide for Child Care Staff　 and complete the application form. Read about the whole certification process.Educational Equivalency chart. 　 　

Staff that have not completed a full educational certificate/diploma/degree program or whose training does not match the Educational Equivalencies Chart can have their individual coursework assessed by Early Learning and Child Care subject areas and course hours to determine an equivalent level of certification.　 Please refer to the Course Hours Equivalency Chart. Certification Guide *Revised March 2010* Certification Application Change of Personal Information form　 Request for Reassessment form