The Oklahoma Director’s Credential verifies education, and early childhood experience to place a participant at a Bronze, Copper, Silver, Gold, or Platinum level.
The Oklahoma Director’s Credential is a minimum requirement for child care center directors and is renewable annually.
There is no application fee.
Yes. You may apply online at www.okregistry.org or download a paper application on the Forms page.
If you are unable to download an application, you may request an application be mailed to you by emailing us at cecpd@ou.edu.
If you are applying online, you will only need to mail in supporting education.
If you are completing a paper application, please mail your application, and supporting education documentation to:
CECPD/Oklahoma Registry
1801 N. Moore Ave.
Moore, OK 73160
We will accept a faxed application.
Applications are processed in order by the date received. Please allow up to 30 business days from the date materials are received for correspondence from The Oklahoma Professional Development Registry.
A chart listing requirements for Bronze, Copper, Silver, Gold and Platinum levels are available on the Criteria page.
Yes. Anyone may apply for an Oklahoma Director's Credential whether they are currently employed in a facility or not.
- College degrees and completed coursework must be shown on an official transcript. If you request an E-script, it must be sent directly to CECPD at cecpd@ou.edu.
- Photocopies of a current Child Development Associate Credential (CDA), Child Care Professional certificate (CCP), and Oklahoma Competency Certificate (Master Teacher/Director)
- Photocopies of training certificates if not already shown on your Learning Record
- DHS Training logs are not accepted by The Oklahoma Registry as approved documentation
If a participant has completed college coursework or earned a degree, an official transcript must be submitted to the Registry. All degrees and credit hours must articulate to a two- or four-year college or university.
If you need to send in a transcript from a college or university, please have the institution send an official electronic transcript directly to cecpd@ou.edu on your behalf. We cannot accept transcripts emailed from any other source. You can also mail in official transcripts. Official transcripts must be printed on official transcript paper, bear an authorized signature of the appropriate official at your institution, bear the institutional seal, and have any other security features intact. Transcripts received that do not meet these requirements will not be considered official. We do not require that they come in a sealed envelope.
Please note that official transcripts coming from the participant cannot be sent via fax or email.
All official transcripts must be kept securely on file with The Oklahoma Registry to verify training completed and coursework counted is valid.
Approved Early Childhood Education (ECE/CD) School-Age (SA), and Administration/Management (ADMIN/MGMT) coursework can be viewed by clicking the Approved College Coursework link from the Oklahoma Director's Credential section of our website.
Should a course not be listed and the individual would like to inquire if it meets requirements for ECE/CD, SA, or ADMIN/MGMT, the individual can provide the Center for Early Childhood Professional Development (CECPD) with written documentation to include a course syllabi and/or course description as provided by the higher education institution for review by Registry staff members.
No. The Oklahoma Registry does not recognize Entry Level Child Care Training (ELCCT) as an approved training needed to meet the Oklahoma Director's Credential criteria, nor is it approved as renewal hours for the Oklahoma Director's Credential.
Yes. The Oklahoma Registry will recognize Family Child Care Home Entry Level Training (FHELT), Director's Entry Level Training (DELT), and Out-of-School Time Entry Level Training (OST-ELT) as approved training. Each course may be counted as valid training only one time.
The National Administrator's Credential (NAC) and the Aim4ExcellenceTM Online National Director Credential are some examples.
To report any changes, you will need to log onto our online Registry and make the necessary changes or you can complete a Participant Update Form. This form can be found in the Forms section. Participants may mail or fax this form to the Registry staff to make any changes requested.
Training taken from a Registry approved organization or CECPD approved educator will added to a participant's training record within 2 weeks of course completion by the educator or organization approved staff.
All other training can be submitted to the Oklahoma Registry with an Education Update Form (downloadable from the Forms section of the ODC section of the website).
Instructions are listed on the Education Update Form regarding any Registry restrictions of using an Education Update Form. The form includes information on submitting training, including college level coursework.
Yes, renewal reminders will be sent to participants approximately 2 months prior to the Oklahoma Director's Credential expiration date.
Having a current Oklahoma Director's Credential is a minimum DHS requirement for directors of child care centers in Oklahoma.
There is no application fee.
Yes. You may apply online at www.okregistry.org or download a paper application on the Forms page.
If you are unable to download an application, you may request an application be mailed to you by emailing us at cecpd@ou.edu.
If you are applying online, you will only need to mail supporting education.
If you are completing a paper application, please mail your application and supporting education documentation to:
CECPD/Oklahoma Registry
1801 N. Moore Ave.
Moore, OK 73160
We will accept a faxed application.
Applications are processed in order by the date received. Please allow up to 30 business days from the date materials are received for correspondence from The Oklahoma Professional Development Registry.
Yes. Anyone may renew an Oklahoma Director's Credential whether they are currently employed in a facility or not.
Renewal of the Oklahoma Director’s Credential requires a participant to meet the minimum criteria of the Bronze, Copper, Silver, Gold, or Platinum level, plus the renewal requirement of additional training hours taken in the past 12 months.
If your Oklahoma Director's Credential is current at the time your renewal application and materials are received, renewal hours will start the day after the issue date of your current Oklahoma Director's Credential.
If your Oklahoma Director's Credential has expired at the time your renewal application and materials are received, renewal hours will be counted 12 months back from your most recent renewal application.
Yes, approved ECE/CD, SA, or ADMIN/MGMT courses can be counted toward meeting the ODC renewal criteria (shown on official transcripts)
1 credit hour equals 16 clock hours.
If you have completed college coursework or obtained a degree since you last applied for an Oklahoma Director's Credential, then you will need to submit an official transcript for verification.