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Child Care Providers

California Child Care Providers Training

In partnership with California Department of Social Services, this Mandated Reporter Training for Child Care Providers is recommended for child care providers working in a licensed child care facility. 

Child Care Providers training satisfies the training requirement set forth under California Assembly Bill 1207.

You Will Learn

  • What the law requires of you as a mandated reporter
  • How to spot indicators of possible child abuse or neglect
  • How to talk to children about suspected abuse
  • How to make a report
  • What happens after a report is filed 
  • Special issues related to child abuse reporting for child care providers

Please Note

  • Now Available in Spanish! Select Spanish from the language dropdown when adding your training.
  • General Training is INCLUDED in the Child Care Providers training. You do NOT need to take the standalone General Training or earn a separate General Training certificate.
  • Should you register for the wrong training, please use the Help button to connect with technical support. 

How it Works

Mandated Reporter Training for Child Care Providers consists of two training modules, a general module of baseline information and a specialized training with profession specific content, followed by an exam to test your knowledge and earn your certificate.

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General
 

The General module provides an overview of the definitions, requirements, and protections associated with being a mandated reporter. It is a prerequisite for any profession-specific training.

 2 Hours
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Child Care Providers
 

This profession-specific module offers additional insight into the duties and responsibilities of a mandated reporter, focusing on specific situations and concerns related to the evaluation of child abuse in a child care setting.

 2 Hours
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Exam
 

At the conclusion of the training you will take a final exam, which will test the information that you have learned during the training. It consists of 20 questions and requires an 80% or higher to be completed. 

 0 - 1 Hour
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Certificate
 

Upon successful completion of all modules in the training, an interoperable training certificate that validates your completion of training is available. 

Child Care Providers Training may take up to 4 hours to complete. 

To get started, click Start Training below, complete your registration, and add Child Care Providers training.


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What people are saying.

As a working mom with a 4-year old, I appreciated how simple and easy-to-use this training was. It made it very easy for me to get the certification I needed and helped me understand a very valuable subject matter. 

Melissa Zimmerman, parent and volunteer, Lincoln

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