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Early Care Orientation On-Line (ECOOL)  

This web-based training fulfills the mandatory 6-hour orientation requirement for early care and education professionals in Kentucky. According to state regulations, a child care provider is required to complete orientation training within three months of being hired to work in a licensed child care program, or within three months of becoming a certified family child care provider.

ECOOL consists of three modules:
Health, Safety, & Sanitation (2 hours)
Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse & Neglect (1 hour)
Recommended Practices in Early Care & Education (3 hours)

REGISTRATION
To register for ECOOL, go to www.KYVC.org;
Select Programs & Courses to bring up a quick search box;
Type ECOOL in the quick search box;
Select the current ECOOL open section to being registration.
Course fee is $30 and is payable by credit card online.
For registration and technical questions, contact the 24/7 Call Center at Kentucky Virtual Campus (KYVC) at 1-877-740-4357 for assistance.

After registration, you will receive confirmation from KYVU that your ECOOL enrollment has been activiated. A total of 29 graded ECOOL quizzes must be completed within 30 days with final scores of 80% or higher to receive a certificate. All graded ECOOL quizzes may be retaken until a score of 80% or higher is received. ECOOL e-mail updates are sent weekly to students to indicate progress and the time remaining for completion.
Completion notifications are sent weekly by email, and certificates are mailed to the address listed on the registration/enrollment form.

For additional information on ECOOL, please contact the ECOOL Administrator.

Please Note: Some computers have a filter that automatically rejects e-mails from new contacts. Therefore, it is very important that you contact the KYVC Call Center (1-877-740-4357) or by e-mail: kyvc@kyvc.org if you have not received your KYVC enrollment confirmation after you have paid the ECOOL registration fee.



Web based training may not be appropriate for everyone.
To help determine if on-line training is for you, please answer the following questions:

Should I Take an Online Course?
1. Do you have regular access to a computer and the Internet for the next month?
2. Do you feel that high quality learning can take place without face-to-face interaction?
3. Can you spend 6-8 hours during the next 30 days to participate in training (any day/any time)?
4. Are you a self-motivated person who works well on your own?
5. Are you comfortable communicating through writing?
6. Do you enjoy reading new information?
7. Are you comfortable with computers, printers, and e-mail?
8. Do you feel comfortable in asking for assistance when you need help?

If you answer “Yes” to all or most of the above questions, you should do well with on-line learning. If you answer “No” to several questions, you may want to consider taking the classroom format of Orientation for Early Care and Education Professionals. Contact your Child Care Resource and Referral Agency for scheduled dates and locations.