State Approvals

If you are an early childhood professional, and seeking courses to meet the annual training requirements for your job then it is important to assure that the courses that you enroll in are approved in your state.

• You can learn about child care training standards on National Database of Child Care Licensing Regulations.
  

Our early childhood courses are accepted or approved to meet the annual training requirements for childcare professionals in many states, including Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (clock-hour courses only - course must be a min. of 2 hours), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon (step 1 only), South Carolina (clock-hour courses only), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington (STARS), Wisconsin (clock-hour courses only), Wyoming (STARS) and more! ​
Please note:  Florida, Idaho, Kansas and Maryland may complete our CEU courses to meet annual requirements.
​Please contact us for more information.
Phone: (360) 602-0960 * email: support@cdastars.com

Successful Solutions Professional Development

1. Illinois Organization Approval Number B102312 ​
2. ​Kentucky - Course Approval ​(Clock Hour and CEU Courses)​
3. Missouri is a Data Partner with the OPEN Initiative on the Missouri Professional Development (MOPD) Registry
4. Mississippi - Standing Approval (Organization)
5. Nebraska Accepted e-Learning Organization
6. North Carolina - (DCDEE Training Organization Approval)
7. Ohio (Entity OIN # 21084413)
8. Oklahoma  (Approved Training Sponsor Organization #31459) 
9. South Carolina - Training Sponsor Organization within SC Endeavors (Organization #8119).
10. Tennessee (Approved Training Organization)
    
11. Utah Organization Approval for Online Career Ladder 
12. Vermont Organization Approval
13. Washington DCYF MERIT Registered Training Organization
14. Wisconsin Registry National Training Organization

Our Trainer Approvals​​ 

1. Arkansas Intermediate Trainer (Brittney Andrade)
2. Illinois Registered Trainers (Kimberlee Turner and Brittney Andrade)
3. Louisiana Pathways Trainer (Kimberlee Turner)
4. Maine Approved Trainer (Brittney Andrade)
5. Michigan Registry Approved Trainer (Brittney Andrade)
6. Minnesota Achieve Approved Trainer (Brittney Andrade)
7. New Jersey (Kimberlee Turner)
8. New Mexico Competency Trainer (Kimberlee Turner)
9. New Mexico Master Trainer 1 (Brittney Andrade)
10. Ohio Approved Trainer (Kimberlee Turner and Brittney Andrade) Our courses do not currently meet the requirements for Step-Up-to-Quality (We are not OCCRRA approved for CPL points) 
11. Oregon Approved Master Trainer (Kimberlee Turner and Brittney Andrade)
12. South Carolina Certified Trainer (Brittney Andrade)
13. Texas Approved Master Trainer (Kimberlee Turner)
14. Washington State DCYF MERIT Trainers (Kimberlee Turner and Brittney Andrade)
15. Wisconsin Approved Specialist 1 Trainer (Brittney Andrade)
16. Wyoming STARS Registry Instructors  (Kimberlee Turner and Brittney Andrade)

​The following states accept our courses to meet annual training requirements (No approval process or Smart Horizons CEU's approved):

• ​​Alabama (Clock Hour and CEU Courses)
• Arizona (Clock Hour and CEU Courses)
• Colorado (Clock Hour and CEU Courses)
• Connecticut (Clock Hour and CEU Courses)
• Florida (CEU Courses only)
• Hawaii (Clock Hour and CEU Courses)
• ​Indiana (Clock Hour and CEU Courses)
• Kansas (CEU Courses Only) - Exception: Child Abuse courses are not accepted. ​
• Maryland (CEU Courses only)
• Massachusetts (Clock Hour and CEU Courses)
• New Hampshire​ (Clock Hour and CEU Courses)
• South Dakota (Clock Hour and CEU Courses)