Getting Started with the Arizona Child Care Electronic System (CCES)
| 10/14/2025 | Certified Home Providers Training - Part 1 @ 6pm |
| 10/21/2025 | Certified Home Providers Training - Part 2 @ 6pm |
Welcome Certified Home Provider! The CCES will provide DES contracted child care providers the ability to collect sign-in and sign-out records from caregivers, parents, and, guardians, and submit billing to DES through a fully automated process.
This page will provide an introduction of how the new system works, guide you through the registration process, and demonstrate how to help set up your sponsors to record attendance.
Step 1: Verification Code (PIN)
After you sign your participation agreement, DES will send you the verification information needed to register your KinderConnect account. If you have not received this information, please contact your surveyor before proceeding to the next step.
Step 2: KinderConnect Registration
Once you receive your DES Provider ID and verification code, you are ready to complete KinderConnect registration. Please use the guide and video below.
Step 3: Adding Private Pay Children
Providers are required to add private pay children. These are children who are not authorized or subsidized by AZDES. These private pay children are added to track attendance while the subsidy comes in. Once a private pay child is added, a sponsor must be added and linked to the child. Please click on the guides below for steps.
Step 4: Sponsor Registration Information
After creating your account, set up KinderSign and/or KinderSmart so that Sponsors can record attendance. Please review the details for both in the tabs below and select the method(s) that work best.
Step 1: Print the KinderSmart Registration Form for Each Sponsor
For Sponsors to begin entering attendance using their smartphones, you will need to provide a KinderSmart Registration Form for each individual Sponsor and print/download the Provider Mobile Sign In Sheet from your KinderConnect account. Follow the instructions below:
The following page can be emailed or texted to parents and sponsors to help explain the new process: KinderSmart Information for Parents and Sponsors
Please note: Parents and sponsors may also contact our Customer Support for additional assistance.
Sponsors can also enter attendance using a provider’s personal tablet. If you will use a personal tablet, you must download the KinderSign App before proceeding to the tablet registration. For instructions on how to download the KinderSign app, click here.
To register your tablet, watch the video below or access the written instructions below the video.
Step 5: Reviewing, Correcting, and Submitting Attendance to DES
Providers should review attendance entries throughout the month. Providers will need to correct, add absences or missed attendance, before submitting the attendance for payment. Attendance can be submitted once the monthly service period is completed.