Reflecting Oklahoma's commitment to high quality early care and education by providing professional development that produces results!
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Oklahoma Registry Certificate of Achievement and Stipend Program
- Better Business in Family Child Care Certificate of Achievement
- Childhood Resiliency Certificate of Achievement
- Creating Effective Literacy Environments Certificate of Achievement
- Cultivating Growth & Well Being Certificate of Achievement
- Healthy Children in Child Care Certificate of Achievement
- Oklahoma Right Start Infant/Toddler Certificate of Achievement
- Preschool Certificate of Achievement
- Quality Child Care Certificate of Achievement
- School-Age Certificate of Achievement
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Oklahoma Registry Certificate of Achievement and Stipend Program
The Certificate of Achievement & Stipend Program is funded by Oklahoma Human Services Child Care Services and is designed for providers who work in licensed child care facilities. The Stipend Program is a collaborative effort to validate the achievement and expertise of providers and serve as a symbol of their professional accomplishment.
The specific goals of this program are:
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Recognize and reward the specialized professional development of child care providers
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Encourage Teachers, Directors, and Family Child Care Homes to obtain additional focused, formal professional development to improve the quality of care for children.
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Increase overall positive outcomes experienced by children in child care.
We currently offer nine areas of Concentration for the Certificate of Achievement and Stipend Program. Click on the links below for specific information on each Certificate of Achievement.
Infant Toddler Preschool School Age Quality Child Care Childhood Resiliency
Better Business in Family Child Care Healthy Children in Child Care
Creating Effective Literacy Environments Cultivating Growth & Well Being
Eligibility Requirements
Important Notes
- Each Area of Concentration carries a $600 Stipend if all eligibility requirements are met. There is a limit of 2 stipends per calendar year.
- A CDA can only be used to meet the education requirement for one of the following areas of concentration: Infant/Toddler or Preschool.
- For your first Certificate of Achievement, we will look back 5 years (from your application date) for 30 hours of approved training.
- For all other Certificates of Achievement, we will look back 12 months (from your application date) for 30 hours of approved training.
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We have a new email address! Please send all Stipend (and Wage) related questions and paperwork to stipendandwage@ou.edu.
REMINDER: STIPEND TRAINING IS SPECIFIC!
Be sure you are taking the right ones. See below to locate the approved training courses for each Certificate. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4. Click here for a guide.
1. Visit the Statewide Training Calendar at www.okregistry.org.
2. The second dropdown will say Certificate of Achievement and Stipend on the left-hand navigation menu.
3. Choose the Certificate of Achievement you are interested in and click Search at the bottom.
4. This will display the currently offered approved training courses for this Certificate.
*Remember, you will need 30 total hours of approved training in the Area of Concentration you are working towards.
How to Apply
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You can apply online at okregistry.org. Click here for instructions on how.
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You can also submit a Paper Application. Click here for an application.
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All other forms can be found here. Please email all forms to stipendandwage@ou.edu. You can also fax forms to 405-799-7634.
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Please note: You can only have ONE application open at a time.
Complete List of Eligible Positions
01/23/2023
