Course Options & Program

Center for Early Childhood Education Professionals (CECEP) offers several options in obtaining the courses needed to remain compliant with Texas Health and Human Services Commission: The Child Care Licensing division and your operation.

The Child Care Entrepreneur: Director Credential

The Child Care Entrepreneur: Director Credential Program is a 17-Module, 97 Sub-Module training program broken into 2 competencies:

Operations (CCE/OPT)

The Business (CCE/BUS)

Each competency is further broken into sub-competencies; in an online training format.

Our comprehensive Director Credential Program is designed to provide individuals with all the knowledge, skills and abilities required and needed to run operations for a licensed child care facility or home.

The Childcare Entrepreneur: Directors Credential Program offers step by step instructions on how to start a licensed child care facility from scratch.




Benefits

  • Online Training Format
  • Self-Paced - 6 Week Option
  • Pay as you go
  • Quiz after each module
  • Receive "Certificate of Completion" after each successfully passed module
  • Must get 8 out of 10 answers correct
  • Cost varies depending on paced schedule: (Fees Page)
  • Combined successful completions, earn a "Director Credential" recognized by Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Individual Continuing Education Hours

Orientation to Starting, Operating and Growing a Child Care Operation (ORI/SOG)

2 Hours / Free



The Application Process to Starting a licensed childcare facility (APP/LIC/010)

2 Hours / Free



Administration (ADM/100)

$15 - 1 Module

Introduction to administration process.



Record Keeping (ADM/REC/101)

$75 - 14 Sub - Modules // $10 Individual

Introduction to record keeping.



Children's Records (REC/CHI/1012)

0.5 Hours



Personnel Records (REC/PER/1013)

  • Director (REC/PER/DIR/1014) - 0.5 Hours
  • Caregiver (REC/PER/CAR/1015) - 0.5 Hours
  • Employees (REC/PER/EMP/1016) - 0.5 Hours
  • Accidents & Incidents (REC/A/I/103) - 0.5 Hours
  • Files On Demand (REC/FOD/104) - 0.5 Hours
  • Sign In/Out Logs (REC/SIO/105) - 0.5 Hours

Professional Development (REC/DEV/106

  • Director (REC/DIR/1061) - 0.5 Hours
  • Caregivers (REC/CAR/1062) - 0.5 Hours
  • Employees (REC/EMP/1063) - 0.5 Hours
  • Inspections (REC/INS/107) - 0.5 Hours
  • Deficiencies (REC/DEF/108) - 0.5 Hours
  • Corrective Action (REC/COR/109) - 0.5 Hours
  • Administrative Reviews (REC/ADM/R/110) - 0.5 Hours


Development Stages in Children (DEV/SIC/200)

$25 - 5 Sub- Modules // $7 Individual

Introduction to development stages in children, at every age group.

  • Physical Development (DEV/PHY/201) - 1 Hour
  • Cognitive Development (DEV/COG/202) - 1 Hour
  • Social Development (DEV/SOC/203) - 1 Hour
  • Emotional Development (DEV/EMO/204) - 1 Hour
  • Moral Development (DEV/MOR/205) - 1 Hour


Age Appropriate Activities (ACT/300)

$28 - 4 Sub - Modules // $10 Individual

Examples of age appropriate activities.

  • Infants (ACT/INF/301) - 1 Hour
  • Toddlers (ACT/TOD/302) - 1 Hour
  • Pre-School (ACT/PRE/303) - 1 Hour
  • School Age (ACT/SCH/304) - 1 Hour


Discipline & Guidance (DIS/GUI/400)

$30 - 1 Module

0.5 Hours - Procedural processes in handling discipline and guidance in children.



Abuse & Neglect (ABU/NEG/500)

$25 - 1 Module

0.5 Hours - Recognizing and reporting abuse and neglect.



Fostering Positive Self-Esteem (FPE/600)

$25 -1 Modules

0.5 Hours - Examples on how to foster positive self-esteem in children.



Policy Development (POL/700)

$50 - 7 Sub - Modules // $10 Individual

Complete overview on how to develop, design, align and enforce policies.

  • Parent Handbook (POL/HAN/701) - 0.5 Hours
  • Employee Handbook (POL/EMP/702) - 0.5 Hours
  • Operational Policies (POL/OPP/703) - 0.5 Hours
  • Emergency Evacuation Plans (POL/EEP/704) - 0.5 Hours
  • Sever Weather Drills (POL/SWD/705) 0.5 Hours
  • Relocation Plans (POL/REL/706) 0.5 Hours
  • Active Shooter Drills (POL/ASD/707) 0.5 Hours


Required Postings (REQ/POS/800)

$56 - 8 Sub - Modules // $5 Individual

Required posting for public display.

  • Menu (REQ/MEN/801) - 0.5 Hours
  • Lesson Plans (REQ/LES/802) 0.5 Hours
  • License (REQ/LIC/803) - 0.5
  • Emergency Assistance Numbers (REQ/EAN/804) - 0.5 Hours
  • Recent Inspection (REQ/REI/805) - 0.5 Hours
  • Drug Free Zone (REQ/DFZ/806) - 0.5 Hours
  • Keeping Children Safe (REQ/KCS/807) - 0.5 Hours
  • Reporting Child Abuse (REQ/RCA/808) - 0.5 Hours


Ratios (RAT/900)

$35 - 6 Sub - Modules // $7 Individual

Learning methods on how to maintain ratios.

  • Classroom Size (RAT/CRS/901) - 0.5 Hours
  • Caregiver to Child (RAT/CTC/902) - 0.5 Hours
  • Group Size (RAT/GRO/903) - 0.5 Hours
  • Day Time Care (RAT/DTC/904) - 0.5 Hours
  • Night Time Care (RAT/NTC/905) - 0.5 Hours
  • Nap Time Care (RAT/NTC/906) - 0.5 Hours


Nutrition & Food Service (NUT/1000)

$25 - 1 Module

0.5 Hours - A complete guide to healthy nutrition for children.



Classroom Organization (CLO/2000)

$35 - 4 Modules // $10 Individual

Setting up an age appropriate classroom.

  • Equipment (CLO/EQU/2001) - 0.5 Hours
  • Furniture (CLO/FUR/2002) - 0.5 Hours
  • Toys (CLO/TOY/2003) - 0.5 Hours
  • Curricula (CLO/CUR/2004) - 0.5 Hours


Age Appropriate Equipment (AAE/3000)

$35 - 4 Modules // $10 Individual

Descriptions of age appropriate equipment.

  • Infants (AAE/INF/3001) - 0.5 Hours
  • Toddlers (AAE/TOD/3002) - 0.5 Hours
  • Pre-School (AAE/PRE/3003) - 0.5 Hours
  • School Age (AAE/SCH/3004) - 0.5 Hours


Health & Safety (HES/4000)

$90 - 13 Sub - Modules // $10 Individual

Creating a healthy and safe environment.

  • Physical Classroom (HES/PHC/4001) - 1 Hours
  • Toys, Furniture & Equipment (HES/TFE/4002) - 1 Hour
  • Diaper Changing Table (HES/DCT/4003) - 1 Hour
  • Illness & Injury (HES/ILL/4004) - 1 Hour
  • Release of Children (HES/ROC/4005) - 1 Hour
  • Toilet & Restrooms (HES/TAR/4006) - 1 Hour
  • Carpets (HES/CAR/4007) - 1 Hour
  • Surveillance (HES/SUR/4008) - 1 Hour
  • Medications (HES/MED/4009) - 1 Hour
  • Broken Furniture & Equipment (HES/BFE/4010) - 1 Hour
  • Fire Safety & Emergency Evacuation (HES/FSE/4011) - 1 Hour
  • Severe Weather Drills (HES/SWD/4012) - 1 Hour
  • Active Shooter Drills (HES/ASD/4013) - 1 Hour


Play Ground (PLA/5000)

$25 - 1 Module

0.5 Hours - Setting up an age appropriate playground.



Human Resources (HRM/444)

$130 - 15 Modules // $15 Individual

Developing a human resources department from the ground up.

  • Rules & Regulations (HRM/RR/4441) - 1 Hour
  • Operating Agreement (HRM/OA/4442) - 1 Hour
  • Disciplinary Policies & Procedures (HRM/DPP/4443) - 1 Hour
  • Termination Policy Process (HRM/TPP/4444) - 1 Hour


Comprehensive Training (HRM/CT/555

Implementing effective training programs for employees.

  • Diversity & Inclusion (HRM/CT/DIV/5551) - 1 Hour
  • Workforce Planning & Development (HRM/CT/WPD/5552) - 1 Hour
  • Employer Branding (HRM/CT/EMB/5553) - 1 Hour
  • Preventing Discriminatory Hiring Practices (HRM/CT/DIS/5554) - 1 Hour
  • Workforce Violence Solutions (HRM/CT/WVS/5555) - 1 Hour
  • Leadership Development & Enhancements (HRM/CT/LDE/5556) - 1 Hour


Compensation & Benefit Strategies (HRM/CBS/666

Strategic benefit plans.

  • Industry Compensation Comparison (HRM/CBS/6661) - 0.5 Hours
  • Lead, Match, Lag the Market (HRM/CBS/6662) - 0.5 Hours
  • Quarterly Compensation Reviews (HRM/CBS/6663) - 0.5 Hours


The Business

$80 - 11 Modules // $10 Individual

The Child Care Entrepreneur.

  • Planning the Organization (BUS/PTO/771) - 0.5 Hours
  • Start Up Cost (BUS/SUC/772) - 0.5 Hours
  • Financial Management (BUS/FIN/773) - 0.5 Hours
  • Entity Structure (BUS/ENT/774) - 0.5 Hours
  • Location (BUS/LOC/775) - 0.5 Hours
  • Competition (BUS/COM/776) - 0.5 Hours
  • Tracking & Budgeting (BUS/BUD/777) - 0.5 Hours
  • Pricing (BUS/PRI/778) - 0.5 Hours
  • Collections (BUS/COL/779) - 0.5 Hours
  • Programs that Assist (BUS/PRO/780) - 0.5 Hours
  • Funding Opportunities (BUS/FUN/790) - 0.5 Hours