Comparison of Required Training Components: Doe Early Childhood Professional Certificate and Dcf Birth Through Five Florida Child Care Professional Credential

Comparison of Required Training Components: DOE Early Childhood Professional Certificate and DCF Birth Through Five Florida Child Care Professional Credential
All licensed child care facilities operating eight hours or more per week must have at least one credentialed child care personnel on-site for every 20 children in care. In order to meet the staff credential requirement, an individual must meet the qualifications in one of the professional training categories pursuant to CF-FSP Form 5211, April 06 (Staff Credential Application). The qualifications for the Active Birth through Five Child Care Credential category include, but are not limited to, the Department of Education (DOE) approved Early Childhood Professional Certificate (ECPC), and the Department of Children and Families (DCF) approved Birth Through Five Florida Child Care Professional Credential (FCCPC). Although both the ECPC and FCCPC meet the staff credential requirement, there are slight variations in the required training components. In an effort to assist training providers in understanding the variations between the two training programs, the following is an overview of the required training components. Department of Education (DOE) Early Childhood Professional Certificate (ECPC)
Area(s) of Specialization • Facility-based preschool only

Department of Children and Families (DCF) Birth Through Five Florida Child Care Professional Credential (FCCPC)
• • • • • • Facility-based infant & toddler Facility-based preschool Facility-based birth through five Family child care home 120 hours; DCF Introductory Training shall NOT be included in the 120 hours.* The 120 hours MUST include a minimum of ten hours in each of the eight content areas.

Classroom Instruction

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• • Work Experience • • Observation Early Childhood Portfolio •

120 hours, which MUST include the 40-clock-hour DCF Introductory Training. The 10-clock-hour specialized training component of the DCF Introductory Training MUST... [continues]

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