As a child care professional, you must pass exams to demonstrate competency in the required child care training course topics listed below.
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Exams are multiple choice and available in English or Spanish. You will take a separate exam for each course and may take more than one exam per day.
You will be given 45 minutes for each exam.
Child Care Personnel may unenroll from scheduled exams online at least seven (7) days prior to the exam date and receive a credit to use toward the same competency exam within the same county at a future date.
The cost of each exam is $1.00 per course instructional hour. For example, a 10-hour course exam costs $10.00.
Payment is required at the time of registration to complete enrollment. To secure an exam session, payment must be made during the final step of the enrollment process.
If you need special accommodations, you must submit written notification to your local TCA at least two weeks before your exam date. After receipt, the TCA will coordinate scheduling with you. Use the Training Coordinating Agency contact list to locate your TCA.
You must be registered for each Child Care Training Exam you plan to take in order to be allowed entry into the exam site. Individuals are not permitted in the exam room unless they are registered for an exam at that specific date, time, and location.
You should arrive early and follow the arrival time listed in your confirmation letter. If you arrive late, you will not be permitted to enter or take the exam and will need to reschedule online.
Bring the following items with you to the exam site:
If needed, you may bring a pocket-size foreign language translation dictionary, provided it contains no handwritten notes. Electronic dictionaries are not allowed. The dictionary must not be in the same language as the exam you are taking.
You are not permitted to bring any personal items into the exam area other than those listed above. Refer to your exam confirmation letter for detailed instructions specific to your session.
After registering for your exam(s), a confirmation letter is available in your Child Care Training Student Record. Select “Exam Confirmation Letters” to view and print exam confirmations.
It is important to print a copy of the confirmation letter because it includes the names of the exams you are registered for; location and directions to the exam site; date and time; how early to arrive at the exam site; and the cancellation policy.
Review this information carefully. If you need to make any changes, you must do so at least 7 days prior to the exam.
Upon successful registration, an email confirmation including the exam confirmation letter will be sent to the email address on your account. Email reminders will also be sent. If desired, you can opt in to receive text reminders in addition to the automatic email reminders. Email and text reminders will be sent upon enrollment, eight days prior to the exam session, and 24 hours prior to the exam session.
Child care personnel have one opportunity to be exempted from one or more of the mandatory training courses by passing the competency exam associated with the course. If you fail the competency exam, you must complete the course before attempting to register for the competency exam again.
Enrollment of exemption exams is included in the online process. Exams eligible for exemption are highlighted in green in the enrollment process. You must acknowledge you are electing to use your one-time exam exemption option to register.
Learn more about education exemptions from training (opens in a new tab) .
Within two weeks after completing your exam, the exam results will be available online through your account on the Florida Early Childhood Professional Development Registry (opens in a new tab) . After logging into your account, select “My Student Information” from the Personal Menu. Then, select “Exams” to view exam results.
Your Training Transcript will show a certificate number and date if the exam is passed. If you have any problems checking your exam results, call your local Training Coordinator for assistance.
Exams are offered at approved sites within each local Training Coordinating Agency (TCA) service area (opens in a new tab) . You must register and pay for your Child Care Training Exams at least 7 calendar days prior to the exam date by following this online process: