October 22 - 24, 2026 -Save the Date!
🍏 The Whole Child Summit 2026 is coming October 22–24, 2026 in Jacksonville, FL.
Cultivating Quality, Compliance, and Community
Join leaders in education, behavioral health, child welfare, and community programs for a transformational three-day summit focused on raising the standard for every child.
📍 Hybrid Format
Pre-registration is now OPEN.






Our flexible Online Training Program is suitable for all types of providers.
This child care training program is available to those individuals and organizations pursuing a CDA credential, CDA renewal, or seeking to increase their CEUs.
Courses are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!
Register for the CDA, FCCPC, or other online child care training.
*Please note that this is an annual subscription, and you will have one year to complete your training from the date you activated your account.
Green Apple has several committees that members can join. These subcommittees help members fine-tune their skills and add additional competitive skills to their resumes.
Members may join committees based on their interests. The frequency of activities (such as committee meetings and training) depends on the individual committee.
Highlighted Committees:
Validators serve on the Visitation Committee. The committee members evaluate providers at their site visit inspection.
Conference Committee members help to plan the largest Green Apple Professional Development event of the year.
Green Apple hosts annual conferences for providers that focus on the following areas:
Both new and experienced providers are welcome!
Attendees network, share best practices, learn from relevant and timely industry-related topics, and improve their services.
Annual Conferences are open to members and non-members.
Keynotes and Guest Speakers lead sessions and facilitate training.

November 8, 2025/Virtual Conference
Join us for the Whole Child Summit: Education & Behavioral Health Together, hosted by Green Apple Accreditation of Children’s Services. This exciting virtual event will bring together educators, administrators, and behavioral health professionals to collaborate on strategies that support the whole child. Click below to learn more and register!

November 16, 2024/E-Learning Experience
Join us for the "Fostering Growth: Collaborative Approaches in Education and Behavioral Health a premier event dedicated to advancing the future of education through innovation, collaboration, and transformative learning experiences. This dynamic conference will bring together educators, behavioral health professionals, administrators, policymakers, and thought leaders from around the world to explore the latest trends, research, and best practices in education.

The 2020 Green Apple Conference was postponed due to the global pandemic. Members and guests can attend the 2021 conference virtually.

The 2019 Annual Conference was held
in Jacksonville, Florida - January 24 - 26, 2019.

2018 Annual Conference - May 4, 2018 from 8 AM to 5 PM. Slidecasts, live webcasts, handouts, discussion boards, podcasts, and more were offered.

Highlights from the 2014 Annual Conference in Jacksonville, Florida - October 2 - 4, 2014.