NOTICE: Free access to SmartTeach (formerly known as Quorum) sponsored by OSSE will end Oct. 31, 2025.

SmartTeach is an online professional development platform available to all early childhood educators and administrators who work in early childhood programs licensed by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE). Early childhood educators and administrators can access Quorum for free through Oct. 31, 2025.

To access SmartTeach, visit login.app.teachingstrategies.com.

Effective Nov. 1, OSSE will no longer support access to SmartTeach at no cost for early childhood educators and program administrators. Early childhood educators and administrators will not be able to access their SmartTeach accounts, complete coursework, or download certificates or transcripts.

All early childhood educators and program administrators should do the following before Nov. 1, 2025:

• Complete required health and safety trainings. Early childhood educators and administrators must complete health and safety training every fiscal year. Early childhood educators and administrators have until Sept. 30, 2026 to complete the required health and safety trainings for fiscal year 2026 (FY26), but are encouraged to complete the required health and safety trainings via SmartTeach by Oct. 31, 2025. More information on SmartTeach courses educators and administrators can complete to meet this requirement is available here.
• Download documentation of certificates or transcripts complete in SmartTeach. Early childhood educators and administrators should save this documentation for their records.

Additionally, early childhood educators who are currently completing coursework via Quorum to obtain or renew a Child Development Associate (CDA) should do the following before Nov. 1, 2025:

• Complete all required clock hours (120 hours if you are working to obtain a CDA for the first time and 45 hours if you are working to renew your CDA) by Oct. 31. Early childhood educators who do not complete the required hours or training by Oct. 31 should contact the ECE Help Desk for support connecting with a free CDA program. Several CDA programs are available to DC early childhood educators at no cost. The ECE Help Desk can help answer questions and direct educators to the program that meets their needs.

For support logging in to SmartTeach, contact [email protected] or call (866) 736-5913.

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