Online child care training in the United States: a preliminary investigation of who participates, what is offered, and on which topics the workforce is focusing

Table 4 2010–2015 completed training hours and percent of total annual hours

CDA competency area	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	Overall
N	22,387	27,483	32,666	35,860	37,061	40,559
Safe, healthy learning environment	74,279	118,186	120,424	123,585	118,868	130,671	686,013
Safe, healthy learning environment	33.4%	36.8%	32.0%	30.0%	26.5%	29.7%	30.9%
Physical/intellectual development	36,635	56,753	86,610	101,086	102,269	86,749	470,102
Physical/intellectual development	16.5%	17.7%	23.0%	24.5%	22.8%	19.7%	21.2%
Manage an effective program	21,861	30,897	46,830	60,482	89,104	80,821	329,995
Manage an effective program	9.8%	9.6%	12.4%	14.7%	19.9%	18.4%	14.9%
Social and emotional growth	34,260	41,386	47,036	51,856	57,952	57,449	289,939
Social and emotional growth	15.4%	12.9%	12.5%	12.6%	12.9%	13.0%	13.1%
Child development and learning	18,736	30,424	29,263	29,355	28,122	30,915	166,815
Child development and learning	8.4%	9.5%	7.8%	7.1%	6.3%	7.0%	7.5%
Relationships with families	17,328	22,602	22,205	19,832	22,254	21,991	126,212
Relationships with families	7.8%	7.0%	5.9%	4.8%	5.0%	5.0%	5.7%
Commitment to professionalism	12,890	11,502	15,137	15,499	18,877	20,691	94,596
Commitment to professionalism	5.8%	3.6%	4.0%	3.8%	4.2%	4.7%	4.3%
Observing and recording behavior	6293	9439	9047	10,757	10,103	11,003	56,642
Observing and recording behavior	2.8%	2.9%	2.4%	2.6%	2.3%	2.5%	2.6%
Total hours	222,282	321,189	376,552	412,452	447,549	440,290	2,220,314