Due to new compliance requirements and recent executive orders, we will temporarily shut down all online courses to comply with federal and state mandates. This pause will allow us to update all courses with our revised EEO statement. Courses will be unavailable starting April 21st until further notice. Please ensure all unfinished work is completed by 11:49 PM on April 21st.
We appreciate your patience during this time. We anticipate that courses will reopen and resume soon. Please refer to our website for updates on our progress.
Guiding Children Successfully
Free Online Education for Child Care
GCS will be open February 1-June 30.
All GCS units are self-guided so that you can complete them anytime, anywhere, and at your own pace. You may complete as many hours of training as you wish to achieve. You must view the content, complete all activities, and score 80% or above on the quiz to get one hour of credit for that unit.
To gain access to the GCS units, you must complete the GCS Introduction course.
Available topics are listed below; you can scroll down on the taskbar to view them. Click the unit title you want to complete below, then click on the red 'Enroll me' button on the following webpage.
You must complete the GCS Introduction Unit before beginning Lessons 1-47.
Useful Links:
Arkansas Professional Development RegistryCEU Online Application
UAEX Child Care Resources Page
The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers the following units free of charge in partnership with the Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education.