Provider Services
Here at YWCA Lake County, we offer numerous services that will assist providers in continuing to provide quality child care and help grow each and every provider we service. Our Provider Services staff offers assistance and educational opportunities to those (licensed or license-exempt, in a home or in a center) who provide child care and early education in Lake County. We know how hard you work for your families and we want to work just as hard for you.
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Dear CCAP Providers,
Thank you for being part of a network of providers serving over 130,000 children across Illinois. The Illinois Department of Human Services would like to express gratitude to the thousands of licensed and license-exempt* child care providers who have successfully completed all required trainings: First Aid, CPR, IDCFS Mandated Reporter, What is CCAP?, and Child Development Health and Safety Training (CDHS). We sincerely appreciate your commitment to providing quality care in a healthy, safe environment. If you have not yet completed the minimum training requirements of First Aid, CPR, and IDCFS Mandated Reporter, please do so as soon as possible. Contact your local Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (CCR&R) to register for a free training in your area.
Beginning October 1, 2018, IDHS will begin verifying the completion of training for all providers. This verification process may take up to eight weeks, as DHS is updating its system to verify training completion. Once the verification process is complete all providers will be formally notified of whether or not they are fully qualified, provisionally qualified, or not qualified to receive CCAP payments. Please note, to be provisionally qualified providers must complete First Aid, CPR, and IDCFS Mandated Reporter. If providers have not met the minimum training requirements, and are found not qualified, a 30-day grace period will be extended to allow providers to submit proof of training. Following the 30-day grace period, payments may be withheld until proof of training is submitted.
Please note, all CCAP providers will remain qualified for payment until the verification process is completed; providers have been notified of their status; and the 30-day grace period has been exhausted. Following verification, providers will be assigned to one of the following categories:
- Category 1 – FULLY QUALIFIED: Provider has completed First Aid, CPR, Mandated Reporter, What is CCAP?,
and one of the included CDHS training routes. This provider is fully eligible to receive CCAP payments. - Category 2 – PROVISIONALLY QUALIFIED: Provider has completed First Aid, CPR and Mandated Reporter.
- Provider must complete a CDHS Training Route and What is CCAP? within their respective 90-day grace period. The end date of the grace period will be 12/31/2018 for all current providers. CCAP payments will continue during the grace period, however providers in this category may not enroll new children in CCAP until training requirements are fully complete.
- Category 3 – NOT QUALIFIED: Provider has not completed First Aid, CPR, and/or Mandated Reporter
training and is not qualified to receive payments for child care. Providers will be extended a 30-day grace
period to submit proof of training. If proof of training is not provided within the 30-day grace period, CCAP
payments may be withheld until the provider submits proof of training and the minimum training
requirements are verified. All child care providers must be registered in the Gateways to Opportunity Registry. Providers must self-report trainings at www.ilgateways.com. Please log into the registry to verify that all of your trainings are logged in and
are up to date. Below, please find additional helpful links: - To review training requirements visit: http://www.ilgateways.com/docman-docs/professionaldevelopment/1234-ccap-required-training-flyer/file.
- Complete your Gateways to Opportunity Registry application by visiting: http://www.ilgateways.com
- Find your local CCR&R by visiting: https://www.inccrra.org
- Complete online courses by visiting: http://courses.inccrra.org/
- Complete Mandated Reporter Training by visiting: https://mr.dcfstraining.org/
IDHS thanks you for your commitment to the health, safety and development of Illinois’ children in child care settings.
If you have any questions about this notice or want to know more about the CCAP Training
Requirements, please send an email to dhs.ccap-reauth@illinois.gov.
Sincerely,
Illinois Department of Human Services
Office of Early Childhood – Child Care Assistance Program
YWCA Lake County’s “Early Childhood Professional Program” is a CDA preparation course that assists with meeting the requirements to obtain the formal credential “Child Development Associate “(CDA) from the Council of Professional Recognition.
As a Gateways to Opportunity Registry Authorized Entity, we offer a wide variety of training that are registry-approved and can provide verification of your education in the form of a certificate. Training may meet the requirements of other credentials in addition to those listed.
Are you looking to offer child care services to your community? Let us help you!
We provide one-on-one consultations with our experienced staff to help you get started. You can also browse our list of course opportunities for essential training that meets IDCFS licensing, CDA, CCAP Health & Safety Requirements, and Gateways requirements.
Contact us so we can get started together!
Obtaining certification through ExceleRate™ Illinois demonstrates that you have gone above and beyond the minimum licensing standards established by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).
Our Quality Specialists are available to answer your questions and guide you through the application process. For licensed child care centers and licensed family child care homes, we can arrange for a specialist to visit your program and assist you with continuous quality improvement planning.
As you know, providing quality child care can be costly. Funding is available for child care providers and child care programs including centers in the pursuit of professional development, quality improvements, and health and safety improvements.* View applications below in both English and Spanish and contact us if you need assistance.
W9 Form Available HERE
FY19 Individual Professional Development Funds available for individuals to receive more education in early care education and school-age care.
English
Spanish
Quality Improvements Funds available with up to $9,000 for licensed child care centers and up to $1,500 for family child care or group home-based programs!
View FY19 HERE
*Funds are provided by the Illinois Department of Human Services. Please note all forms are pending until further notice.
YWCA Lake County’s “Early Childhood Professional Program” is a CDA preparation course that assists with meeting the requirements to obtain the formal credential “Child Development Associate “(CDA) from the Council of Professional Recognition.