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Washington STARS
STARS Credit for CDA Courses
Attention: The automated certificate does not earn Washington STARS credit. You MUST submit an evaluation form, and a certificate will be emailed to you.
Certificates are prepared every week day, and sent by email
STARS is the acronym for State
Training
And
Registry System
STARS is a career development system designed to improve child care through basic and ongoing training for child care providers. The Department of Early Learning (DEL) administers the STARS Registry, a web-based database that tracks provider records. WAEYC is contracted to oversee the STARS scholarship program.
MERIT
The Managed Education and Registry Information Tool (MERIT) is the new online statewide training database administered by the Department of Early Learning (DEL) for early learning professionals, STARS-approved trainers and training organizations and DEL staff.
MERIT is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and tracks STARS-approved training, employment and educational information. MERIT also serves as part of Washington’s professional development system.
What’s the difference between MERIT and STARS?
MERIT is the tool to help track early learning professionals’ education, training and professional development and it houses the STARS-approved trainings, trainers and training organizations. The State Training and Registry System (STARS) regulates the licensing and training requirements that are in statute for child care providers in Washington.
STARS ID numbers are now required for recording completed STARS training.
To find out your STARS ID number, go to: https://apps.del.wa.gov/merit/
To apply for a STARS ID number and MERIT account, go to merit.del.wa.gov
10 hour STARS MERIT training, go to www.starstraining.org
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All
family child care providers as well as directors, program supervisors, site
coordinators, and lead staff in centers and school-age programs are required
to participate in and meet STARS requirements.
Newly licensed child care providers and new staff must take the 20-hour basic child care training course within the first six months. Ten hours of ongoing STARS continuing education training are required each year.
Center Directors and Program Supervisors
A center director and program supervisor must have five of the ten hours in program management and administration for the first two years in their respective positions.
Each additional year, three of the ten hours required must be in program management and administration.
Director STARS Training Packages
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Child Care
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