Career Ladder Endorsements

Endorsements to the Career Ladder offer focused training in specific areas.  Each endorsement consists of 40 hours of specialized training.   
To download a Career Ladder Endorsement application click here. 

The following endorsements are currently available for Early Childhood and School-age Career Ladder:

  • Infant Toddler Endorsement Courses:
  1. Course 1:  Setting up for Infants and Toddlers (10 hours)
  2. Course 2:  Social-Emotional Growth of Infants and Toddlers (10 hours)
  3. Course 3:  Learning in Infancy and Toddlerhood (10 hours)
  4. Course 4:  Working with Families of Infants and Toddlers (10 hours)
  • School Readiness Endorsement Courses
  1. Course 1:  Language and Literacy (10 hours)
  2. Course 2:  Early Math and Science (10 hours)
  3. Course 3:  Physical School Readiness (10 hours)
  4. Course 4:  Social and Emotional School Readiness (10 hours)
  • Special Needs Endorsement Courses
  1. Course 1:  Including Children with Special Needs, Part 1:  SpecialCare (10 hours)
  2. Course 2:  Including Children with Special Needs, Part 2:  Child Care Plus (15 hours)
  3. Course 3:  Including Children with Special Needs, Part 3:  S.P.I.E.S (15 hours)
  • Center Director's Endorsement Course

NCCA National Administrator's Credential (40 hours)  For information on this course, contact the Utah Private Child Care Association in Salt lake at (801) 205-7574.

  • Family Child Care Endorsement Courses (These courses may only be used by providers who are currently employed in a licensed or residentially certified family child care program, or a home-based license exempt preschool program.
  1. Course 1:  Relationships (10 hours)
  2. Course 2:  The Home Child Care Environment (10 hours)
  3. Course 3:  Developmental Learning Goals & Activities (10 hours)
  4. Course 4:  Professional & Business Practices (10 hours)
  • Guidance & Emotional Wellness Endorsement Courses
  1. Course 1:  Setting The Stage (10 hours)
  2. Course 2:  Preventing Problems (10 hours)
  3. Course 3:  Intervention Strategies (10 hours)
  4. Course 4:  Helping the Child with Challenging Behavior (10 hours)
  • School Age Endorsement Courses
  1. Course 1:  What's Happening?  Development in the School Age Years (10 hours)
  2. Course 2:  My Castle - Environments for School Age Care (10 hours)
  3. Course 3:  Let's Play!  Activities for School Age Care (10 hours)
  4. Course 4:  Let's Talk About It - Guidance for School Age Care (10 hours)