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Wisconsin CCFT registration has moved to PDS Online.

Before registering for a Gro Academy course, please make sure your PDS account is ready:

✅ Create your PDS Online account (New Account Setup button below)


✅ Use the same email connected to your Registry account, if you have one


✅ Select “Early Care & Education Professional” in your learner profile


✅ Allow 3–4 hours for your profile to update before searching or registering for trainings

Once your PDS profile is ready, click the course you want below and you’ll be taken directly to its registration page.

Need help? Download our step-by-step PDS registration guide.

Planning to Enroll in More Than One Course?

Our CCFT course schedule is designed so you can complete more than one training within the same time frame.

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Skills and Strategies for the Childcare Teacher - Blended
09/14/26
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Course Dates/Times
  • 09/14/26 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  • 09/15/26 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  • 09/16/26 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  • 09/17/26 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Course Description

Revised in 2024, this Child Care Foundational Training will prepare individuals to be successful in the role of a lead child care teacher in a child care setting. This will be accomplished by thoroughly examining the subjects of curriculum planning and activity selection in a developmentally appropriate early childhood environment. Additional topics to be covered include exploring strategies to involve parents and the role of observation in a developmentally appropriate program. Child guidance and professionalism are also further developed.

Areas of Interest

DCF - Skills and Strategies for the Child Care Teacher
DCF - Qualifying Course

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Skills and Strategies for the Childcare Teacher - Blended
10/05/26
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Course Dates/Times
  • 10/05/26 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  • 10/06/26 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  • 10/07/26 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

  • 10/08/26 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Course Description

Revised in 2024, this Child Care Foundational Training will prepare individuals to be successful in the role of a lead child care teacher in a child care setting. This will be accomplished by thoroughly examining the subjects of curriculum planning and activity selection in a developmentally appropriate early childhood environment. Additional topics to be covered include exploring strategies to involve parents and the role of observation in a developmentally appropriate program. Child guidance and professionalism are also further developed.

Areas of Interest

DCF - Skills and Strategies for the Child Care Teacher
DCF - Qualifying Course

After registering for a class, read through this presentation to learn how to register and access individual modules.

Wisconsin Department of Children, Families logo. State agency supporting early childhood care, licensing, family services.

Foundational Trainings Approved by the Department of Children and Families

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