Join The Nevada Registry between February 1st and March 30th to receive 3 hours of online training from the Child Care Education Institute for FREE!  Registry-approved courses can be used to fulfill your annual training requirements for licensing. This no-cost training opportunity is a limited time offer so apply today! Note: This offer is available to individuals applying to the Registry for the first time and only when a complete application is submitted. 

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About The Nevada Registry

The Nevada Registry is a no-cost, multi-faceted system of career development and recognition created to acknowledge the dedicated professionals educating Nevada's youngest children. The program aims to help lessen the stigma and increase the status of the Early Care and Education (ECE) profession by promoting a well trained and skilled workforce. The Registry supports careers in ECE by validating the professional and educational achievements of those working in the field and is one of the statewide efforts geared toward reducing staff turnover, increasing wages, heightening professionalism and increasing advancement opportunities for ECE practitioners.

Serving the ECE community throughout Nevada, The Nevada Registry also serves as a clearinghouse of information by offering Career Ladder placement, an online calendar of training, community resources/information, a statewide job board, professional development planning, a Trainer Directory and more. The Nevada Registry is also responsible for the approval of all informal (not-for-college credit) training in the state of Nevada.

Facts and Frequently Asked Questions About The Nevada Registry

Guiding Principles of The Nevada Registry

Research demonstrates the vital importance of professional education of individuals providing early care and education experiences for children. What we do or do not do for young children makes a difference in their learning capabilities and their future success in life. Ensuring that individuals who provide these experiences have the knowledge and the skills to provide quality early care and education environments is essential.  Ensuring that ECE professionals are then recognized for their professional accomplishments, formal ECE education and specialized training is essential to growth of the field and to the public understanding of Early Care and Education as a viable and critical profession in our society. These are the guiding principles that form the foundation of The Nevada Registry’s vision and mission. 

Vision

Nevada’s Early Care and Education professionals are empowered, well-educated, highly-skilled, valued, respected, and equitably compensated.

Mission

The Nevada Registry supports and empowers Early Care and Education (ECE) professionals in Nevada to promote high quality Early Care and Education through recognition, professional development and educational growth.


Goals of The Nevada Registry

Raise the status of the ECE profession by honoring and recognizing the professional achievements of those working in the field.

  • Promote professional development.
  • Help ECE professionals achieve greater respect and appreciation for their invaluable work with young children.
  • Empower Nevada’s providers to take responsibility for improving the quality of Early Care and Education.
  • Promote the achievement of state and national standards in Early Care and Education.
  • Encourage personal responsibility for actively pursuing professional and educational goals.
  • Identify and document professional achievements.
  • Collaborate with and unite partners to promote the vision, mission and goals of The Nevada Registry.


History of The Nevada Registry

In April 2002, a voluntary Career Ladder and a set of Core Knowledge Areas were formally adopted by the Nevada State Child Care Advisory Committee. The adoption of these systems was based on recommendations received from the Quality, Training and Licensing sub-committee and hundreds of Early Care and Education professionals from across the state. Since the adoption of these systems, the Office of Early Care and Education, through a contract with the Washoe County School District, has been hard at work to develop a structure to implement each of the systems. The structure has been officially named and has become what we now refer to as The Nevada Registry.

The concept of a statewide Registry is not a new one. In fact, developing and implementing  a professional development system for Early Care and Education professionals in the state of Nevada has been on the agenda of many ECE organizations for years (see Timeline of Program Development and Implementation). Thankfully, this collective vision of professionals from across the state is now a reality. The Registry could not have been possible without the collaborative efforts of a diverse group of Early Care and Education professionals and programs across the state who:

  • Share the desire to improve the quality of Early Care and Education environments for children;
  • See the need to address the issues that lead to high staff turnover among our workforce;
  • Are working to develop innovative systems that lead to increased wages for professionals in the field;
  • Work to professionalize the field of Early Care and Education;
  • Support the development of a central clearinghouse of information linking all professionals in the state.


Funding

The Nevada Registry is one of the various programs available through the State of Nevada, Office of Early Care and Education. The project is funded through the Federal Child Care and Development Block Grant - Quality Improvement Dollars and is administered through a contract with the Washoe County School District.


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