Child Care Basics ❗NOT AVAILABLE❗
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❗Important Update: Child Care Basics Course❗
It is with a heavy heart that we announce we are no longer able to offer the Child Care Basics course online. This was not a decision we would have ever chosen—our mission has always been to provide the highest-quality learning experience, going above and beyond state requirements to support child care professionals.
We know how important this course is for your career, and we encourage you to visit MERIT to find DCYF-approved options for completing the Child Care Basics course.
It is with a heavy heart that we announce we are no longer able to offer the Child Care Basics course online. This was not a decision we would have ever chosen—our mission has always been to provide the highest-quality learning experience, going above and beyond state requirements to support child care professionals.
We know how important this course is for your career, and we encourage you to visit MERIT to find DCYF-approved options for completing the Child Care Basics course.
Child Care Basic
This training is made available at no cost by DCYF.
Reimbursement is available for up to $250, 1x per fiscal year.
This course meets the initial training requirements for those providing care to children in licensed child care programs in Washington State; this includes assistant teachers, lead teachers, directors, program supervisors, and family home child care providers. The Washington State STARS Model Curriculum was provided by Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) to meet the Child Care Basics training requirement (curriculum updated 2019).
Successful Solutions Training in Child Development is a MERIT registered training organization.
Washington DCYF STARS trainer: Brittney Andrade, MS in Early Childhood Studies
Reimbursement is available for up to $250, 1x per fiscal year.
This course meets the initial training requirements for those providing care to children in licensed child care programs in Washington State; this includes assistant teachers, lead teachers, directors, program supervisors, and family home child care providers. The Washington State STARS Model Curriculum was provided by Washington State Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF) to meet the Child Care Basics training requirement (curriculum updated 2019).
Successful Solutions Training in Child Development is a MERIT registered training organization.
Washington DCYF STARS trainer: Brittney Andrade, MS in Early Childhood Studies
Per DCYF guidelines, the Child Care Basics course must be completed within 90 days of enrollment. Please note: Extensions will not be granted beyond this 90-day window.
Technical Requirements:
This training platform is user friendly, and it is expected that the majority of students will find that their computers and mobile devices operate without any complications. However, here are a few things to keep in mind:
Internet Explorer will not work to complete this course. Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and you WILL have issues if you use it to complete online training. Please use a different browser other than Internet Explorer.
We have provided optional links below where you can download alternate browsers. All browsers are free to download and use on your computer.
- A laptop or PC are recommended for completing online courses
- Most students are able to use mobile devices such as tablets and cell phones to complete courses.
- Recommended internet browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, Mozilla Firefox and Opera are all acceptable browsers
- Some courses have assignments which may require downloading and editing a document using an application on your computer or mobile device. Applications that work to open the Word document are: Microsoft Word, Pages, Text Editor, Google Docs, and WordPad
- Make sure you’re using a current operating system (for example, Windows 10 or Apple OS)
- Outdated operating systems may cause technical difficulties
- Slow internet speed may impact loading time
Internet Explorer will not work to complete this course. Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and you WILL have issues if you use it to complete online training. Please use a different browser other than Internet Explorer.
We have provided optional links below where you can download alternate browsers. All browsers are free to download and use on your computer.
Terms of Use
Per DCYF guidelines, the Child Care Basics course must be completed within 90 days of enrollment. Please note: Extensions will not be granted beyond this 90-day window.
Per DCYF guidelines, the Child Care Basics course must be completed within 90 days of enrollment. Please note: Extensions will not be granted beyond this 90-day window.
Enrollment and Access to Training
Technical Requirements and Support
Cancellations and Refunds
Course Curriculum and Certificates
- You have access to online courses for 6 months from the date of payment.
- For immediate access to courses at the time of payment, enroll at our sister site www.myececlass.com.
- When enrolling on our home page at www.cdastars.com, the information to access the online course will be sent to the email address provided during enrollment hours.
- New Enrollments Are Set-Up During the Following Times:
Monday - Friday 7 am – 8 pm (PT)
Saturday & Sunday 8 am – 8 pm (PT)
Holidays 9 am – 8 pm (PT) - Registrations that are submitted at www.cdastars.com after enrollment hours will be processed the next morning. You will receive an email with information to access the course.
- Check your email for instructions to start the training. Click on the link in the email to access the course.
Technical Requirements and Support
- Internet access is required to complete our courses.
- Some students may find that they have to update their internet browser, this is most often the case when trying to use Internet Explorer. We recommend Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome for the best results. Our student support staff is happy to assist students with troubleshooting should you encounter technical issues, and will provide common suggestions for solving problems that occur when normal browser maintenance or application updates need to occur.
Cancellations and Refunds
- Cancellations and refunds requested within 72 hours after enrollment are available for courses/programs that have NOT been accessed.
- Refunds are not available after 72 hours from the date of payment.
- Refunds are not available for courses/programs that have been accessed.
- Once the student has logged in to the course, a refund is no longer available.
- Refunds and cancellations WILL be charged a 20% cancellation fee.
- After 72 hours from the time of purchase, the payment credit can be transferred to a different training or to a new student, if the training was not started by the original student, for up to 30 days after enrollment.
- To try out a course before purchasing, click here for a *free course*
Course Curriculum and Certificates
- Course curriculum is developed by Successful Solutions Training in Child Development Instructors
- This course is presented in English.
- Free preview of any course is available by registering for the course and clicking on the "Take a Look! Enroll Later" option
- Coursework is presented via a mobile friendly online training platform.
- There are no textbooks or materials to purchase, all course content is presented online.
- Fully automated courses keep track of your progress and resume to right where you left off.
- Progress through the courses is monitored by instructors and support staff. The courses include online instructor interaction and feedback via discussion boards and assignments.
- The student forum/discussion board allows learners and instructors to connect and collaborate about early learning topics presented in the course.
- We include a wealth of optional resource links for you to explore and further your knowledge about each topic.
- Certificates are provided by email upon successful completion of courses. Trainers will review coursework and send students feedback, as needed, regarding coursework and meeting learning outcomes.
