Navigating Health and Safety Training

To help providers successfully meet the annual pre-service and ongoing Health and Safety training requirements, DES has identified a variety of in-person and virtual opportunities offered throughout Arizona. These opportunities include in-person training, and courses available through the Child Care Education Institute (CCEI) in the Registry.

Approved ongoing health and safety training courses are aligned with the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Knowledge and Competencies, national Caring for Our Children standards, and federal and state guidelines.  All completed training hours must be documented in the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry.

To find approved Health and Safety Training Courses in the Registry:

1. Log into your Registry account.
2. Select "Find Training Event" from the menu bar on the left.
3. In the "Select a Search Category" select "DES Pre-Service Training" or "DES Ongoing Trainings".
4. Select a training topic, choose a training type.

All child care providers contracted with DES must complete initial (pre-service) training on Health & Safety within the staff member’s first 90 days of hire. Child care directors must ensure staff is aware of and compliant with the DES Health and Safety Training Requirements for Arizona to maintain compliance with the CCDF (Section 98.41). Child care staff are only required to complete pre-service training once. To confirm which health and safety courses have been completed, child care providers can log into their Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry account, select "My Education and Training Report,'' select a date range and click “Go”. Registry users identified as program administrators, or multi-site administrators can view and verify the health and safety compliance status of their staff by clicking on “Compliance Detail Report” under “Program Administration.”