Getting Started with the Arizona Child Care Electronic System (CCES)
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Welcome New 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: 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 options in the tabs below and select the method(s) that work best for you.
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:
Step 2: Print/Download the Provider Mobile Sign In Sheet
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 4: Reviewing, Correcting, and Submitting Attendance to DES
Once sponsors have set up their preferred attendance tracking method (or both), they are responsible for recording daily attendance; this is not the provider’s responsibility. Sponsors must use either KinderSign (tablet-based) or KinderSmart (mobile app) to check their child in and out each day.
For step-by-step instructions on how sponsors will record attendance using either app, please direct them to the Sponsor Getting Started page HERE.