Michigan requires licensed childcare staff to complete annual continuing education as a condition of maintaining their childcare facility license. The Michigan MiLEAP CCLB sets the training requirement at 16 hours per year for all licensed childcare staff. brightwheel Professional Development courses are accepted toward Michigan’s continuing education requirements, and staff completion is tracked automatically within brightwheel. brightwheel courses auto‑post completed hours to the Michigan MiRegistry.
| Annual CE hours (teachers) | 16 hours per training year |
| Training period | Annual |
| Regulatory authority | Michigan MiLEAP CCLB |
| Notes | Updated rules effective May 7, 2025 |
| brightwheel approved in Michigan | ✓ Yes — accepted for Michigan CE requirements |
| Auto‑posts to Michigan MiRegistry | ✓ Yes — completed course hours post automatically to staff registry accounts |
| Courses available in Michigan | View courses across 8 CDA competency areas |
Browse courses by competency area in Michigan
Each competency area maps to CDA standards and satisfies Michigan’s continuing education requirements. Select a competency area to explore available courses.
Safe and Healthy Environment
Health and safety, nutrition, emergency preparedness, classroom setup
Physical and Intellectual Development
Child growth, developmental milestones, motor skills, cognition
Social and Emotional Development
Social-emotional learning, behavior guidance, relationships, inclusion
Families
Family communication, partnerships, cultural responsiveness
Program Management
Administrative operations, staff management, licensing compliance
Professionalism
Professional standards, ethics, advocacy, career development
Observation and Documentation
Observational methods, documentation, assessment tools, portfolios
Child Development
Cross-cutting child development principles across all domains
Great Start to Quality and brightwheel
Great Start to Quality is Michigan’s Quality Rating and Improvement System. Staff professional development in CDA‑aligned competency areas is a core component of Great Start to Quality quality ratings — programs that demonstrate ongoing staff training earn higher ratings. brightwheel’s IACET‑accredited courses align with the professional development requirements recognized by Great Start to Quality, and the automatic tracking dashboard makes it straightforward to demonstrate staff training during program quality evaluations.
Great Start to Quality →Frequently asked questions — Michigan
State‑accepted professional development courses in brightwheel
Brightwheel offers expert‑led, IACET‑accredited PD courses accepted in Michigan — with automatic tracking and Michigan MiRegistry auto‑posting 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.