As we shared on January 6, 2025, changes to Wellness training go into effect on February 1, 2025.
Summary of Changes
As of February 2025, ALL Wellness courses must contain age and developmental levels as well as varying levels of knowledge (basic, intermediate and advanced) and must contain at least two hours of content to meet the new requirement, regardless of the level of training.
Purpose of New Criteria
The purpose of providing varying levels of training is to provide more options to seasoned staff who have taken Wellness training for many years and to encourage ECE educators to increase caregiver knowledge in these areas over time rather than continuing to complete the same training year after year.
Finding Training to Meet Child Care Licensing Requirements
We understand temporarily there will be fewer options available while trainers and online training organizations work to update and/or create new Wellness training sessions and courses aligned with the new criteria. However, we are happy to share there are nine options available RIGHT NOW to ensure ECE educators can comply with Child Care Licensing requirements for initial and ongoing Wellness training on day one!* The nine courses below are offered through three online training organizations who graciously accepted the challenge to update their courses for Nevada-based educators. Thank you to Child Care Training Consultants, Care Courses and ChildCareEd for helping us ensure there are options available when the new requirements take affect on February 1st!
Online Options as of February 1, 2025
Wellness training is now categorized into three different levels: Basic, Intermediate, Advanced. Beginning with a ‘basic’ level course and increasing to ‘intermediate’ and ‘advanced’ in subsequent years provides opportunities to increase your knowledge and continually improve your practice in these areas.
Basic Level Wellness Courses:
- Basic Level Wellness Training: Physical Activities, Nutrition & Obesity Prevention offered by Child Care Training Consultants – $12.00
- HLT.SAF 1.F Basic Level Wellness Training: Physical Activities, Nutrition & Obesity Prevention offered by Child Care Training Consultants – $12.00
- Fun and Fitness: Addressing Childhood Obesity offered by Care Courses – $18.00
Intermediate Level Wellness Courses:
- CDA HLT.SAF 1.F Intermediate Level Wellness Training: Physical Activities, Nutrition & Menu Planning offered by Child Care Training Consultants – $12.00
- Intermediate Level Wellness Training: Physical Activities, Nutrition & Menu Planning offered by Child Care Training Consultants – $12.00
Advanced Level Wellness Courses:
- Advanced Level Wellness Training: Obesity Prevention, Contributing Factors, Communication with Parents offered by Child Care Training Consultants – $12.00
- Balancing Physically Active Play in Child Care offered by ChildCareEd – $16.00
- Building a Healthier Tomorrow: Preventing Childhood Obesity offered by ChildCareEd – $16.00
- Nutrition Essentials for Child Care Providers offered by ChildCareEd – $16.00
More information about these courses can be found by visiting the Training Calendar.
- Select ‘Online’ as the Training Format
- Select the organization name from the ‘Online and Distance Learning Organizations’ dropdown list.
*The Training Calendar changes daily as new training sessions and courses are approved. This list only includes the online options available as of the date of this post. Continue to check the calendar often for more options as they become available.
Questions about the new requirements?
Please visit the Contact Us page of our website and select ‘Training Calendar’ as your reason for inquiry.