West Virginia requires licensed childcare staff to complete 15 hours per year of continuing education as a condition of state licensing. Professionalism training counts toward these requirements — topics such as professional development, ethics, and career advancement are recognized qualifying categories under the West Virginia DHS Bureau for Children and Families continuing education requirements. brightwheel Professional Development is accepted in West Virginia and offers IACET‑accredited Professionalism courses that staff can complete on demand, with all completions tracked automatically in brightwheel.
| Annual CE hours (teachers) | 15 hours per training year |
| Training period | Annual |
| Professionalism maps to | professional development, ethics, and career advancement |
| Regulatory authority | West Virginia DHS Bureau for Children and Families |
| brightwheel approved in West Virginia | ✓ Yes — accepted for West Virginia CE requirements |
| Training records | ✓ Tracked automatically in brightwheel dashboard |
| Professionalism courses in West Virginia | View brightwheel courses |
About Professionalism (CDA VI)
Professionalism — CDA Competency Area VI — covers the dispositions, ethical standards, and professional practices that characterize skilled, reflective early childhood practitioners who are committed to the field and to continuous growth.
Early childhood education is a demanding profession with high turnover and competing pressures. Professionalism training gives educators the ethical framework, reflective skills, and career perspective they need to build sustainable, meaningful careers — benefiting themselves, their teams, and the children and families they serve.
West Virginia Professionalism training requirements
West Virginia childcare staff must complete 15 hours of annual continuing education as a condition of maintaining a license from the West Virginia DHS Bureau for Children and Families. Professionalism training counts toward these hours — professional development, ethics, and career advancement are recognized qualifying CE topics. brightwheel Professional Development is accepted in West Virginia and offers IACET‑accredited courses aligned with the Professionalism competency area.
Staff complete brightwheel’s Professionalism courses on demand — each course is 1 hour, self‑paced, and includes an assessment with a certificate of completion. All completions are recorded automatically in the brightwheel administrator dashboard, making compliance documentation straightforward for West Virginia licensing audits.
What Professionalism training covers
brightwheel’s Professionalism courses cover the knowledge and skills early childhood educators need to support children in this competency area. Topics include:
WV Tiered Reimbursement System and Professionalism
West Virginia does not have an active QRIS. In its place, the state operates a Tiered Reimbursement System — a 3‑tier quality incentive administered by the WV Department of Human Resources Bureau for Children and Families. Tier I represents baseline licensing; Tier II requires 18 professional development hours per year per staff member, satisfactory Environment Rating Scale scores, and documented staff qualifications; Tier III requires NAEYC accreditation. WV STARS tracks and verifies training hours — brightwheel Professional Development hours can count toward Tier II annual training requirements when logged through WV STARS.
WV Tiered Reimbursement System →How brightwheel connects to the West Virginia training dashboard
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Meet West Virginia Professionalism training requirements with brightwheel
Brightwheel offers IACET‑accredited Professionalism courses accepted in West Virginia — with automatic tracking built in.
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Accreditation: Brightwheel is accredited by the International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and offers IACET CEUs for its learning events that comply with the ANSI/IACET Continuing Education and Training Standard. IACET is recognized internationally as a standard development organization and accrediting body that promotes quality of continuing education and training.