ChildCare Education Institute is Approved by Missouri to Provide Online Training to Child Care Professionals

DULUTH, Ga., Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) is approved by Missouri's Department of Health and Senior Services, Section for Child Care Regulation, to provide online child care training to the state's early childhood professionals.  Missouri currently requires child care staff to earn a minimum of 12 professional development clock hours per calendar year. Now, six (6) of those hours may be earned by taking CCEI's online coursework. Additionally, ChildCare Education Institute's CDA Program may be used to fulfill the education requirements for the CDA National Credentialing Program required by the Council for Professional Recognition.

CCEI professional development courses cover topics pertinent to the child care industry. Course categories include Health and Safety, Nutrition and Food Service, Child Development, Classroom Management, Guidance and Discipline, and more.  For those who have never tried online learning, CCEI offers a trial course at no charge.  This is a one clock-hour course that awards 0.1 IACET CEU.

"CCEI is now approved to provide online child care training in 47 states and the District of Columbia," said Maria Taylor, President and CEO of CCEI.  "CCEI is committed to providing high-quality online training to early care and education professionals who make a difference every day in the lives of young children in Missouri."

About ChildCare Education Institute, LLC

ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) is a distance training institution dedicated to providing the child care industry with professional development programs and courses to meet their education requirements. Over 100 professional development courses are available to meet annual training and licensing requirements, as well as continuing education options including the Child Development Associate (CDA) Programs of Study. CCEI is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), and is approved by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) to award IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs). CCEI is authorized under the Nonpublic Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act of 1990, license number 837.  

For more information, visit www.cceionline.edu or call 800.499.9907.

SOURCE ChildCare Education Institute