Web–Based Early Childhood Educator Training Program

Welcome to the Texas AgriLife Extension Service’s Web–Based Early Childhood Educator Training Program! If you are an early childhood educator seeking to obtain clock hour credits to fulfill state–mandated training requirements, or are working toward the Child Development Associate (CDA) National Credential, you’ve come to the right place. We offer a wide variety of online courses that are convenient, flexible, affordable, and research–based. Our online courses are developed by Texas A&M University System faculty and meet the minimum standards established by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS).* All courses count toward the 120 clock hours of formal child care education required to obtain the CDA National Credential.

Each course follows a similar format. To see a list of available courses, click on the “Courses” link below.

To learn more about how to enroll in and/or purchase a course, please click here. At this time, courses must be purchased online using a major credit card. To provide maximum security to our customers, the Texas AgriLife Extension Service utilizes VeriSign; therefore, no credit card information is stored in our database.