State Requirements for Education & Training Related to Small Family Child Care Homes
Name HS/GED required Number of pre-service (initial) training hours Child development Child abuse prevention Learning activities Health and safety Child guidance Business practices CPR First aid Number of annual training hours required
Alabama Yes 32 Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 20
Alaska No 10 No No No No No No Yes Yes 16
Arizona Yes 60 Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes 12
Arkansas Yes 12 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No 10
California No 15 No Yes No Yes No No Yes Yes 4
Colorado No 26 Yes No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes 19
Connecticut No 6 No No No No No No No Yes 0
Delaware Yes 14 No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 12
Department of Defense Yes 20 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 24
District of Columbia Yes 9 No No No No No No Yes Yes 15
Florida No 40 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes 10
Georgia Yes 8 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 4
Hawaii No 8 No No No No No No Yes Yes 4
Idaho NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Illinois No 8 No No No No No No Yes Yes 15
Indiana NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Iowa NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Kansas No 2 No No No No No No No Yes 0
Kentucky Yes 14 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 13
Louisiana NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Maine No 12 No No No No No Yes Yes Yes 16
Maryland No 32 Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes 6
Massachusetts No 11 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 7
Michigan Yes 14 No No No No No No Yes Yes 16
Minnesota No 8 No No No No No No Yes Yes 8
Mississippi NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Missouri No 0 No No No No No No No No 12
Montana No 8 No No No No Nos No Yes Yes 12
Nebraska No 12 No No No No No No Yes Yes 12
Nevada No 0 No No No No No No No No 15
New Hampshire Yes 17 No No No No No No Yes Yes 9
New Jersey NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
New Mexico No 0 No No No No No No No No 6
New York No 15 No No No Yes No No No No 15
North Carolina Yes 8 No No No No No No Yes Yes 12
North Dakota No 8 No No No No No No Yes Yes 9
Ohio NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Oklahoma Yes 12 No Yes No Yes Yes No Yes Yes 12
Oregon No 15 No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 4
Pennsylvania Yes 0 No No No No No No No No 6
Rhode Island Yes 36 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 16
South Carolina No 0 No No No No No No No No 15
South Dakota NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Tennessee Yes 7 No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes 14
Texas No 0 No No No No No No No No 0
Utah Yes 10 No No No No No No Yes Yes 20
Vermont No 0 No No No No No No No No 9
Virginia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Washington No 12 No No No No No No Yes Yes 10
West Virginia No 0 No No No No No No No No 8
Wisconsin No 40 Yes No No Yes No Yes No No 15
Wyoming Yes 6 No Yes No Yes No No No No 15

Notes: A small family child care home is a child care setting in which up to six children, including those of the provider under age 6, are cared for in the home of the provider for compensation.

NA: Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Ohio, South Dakota and Virginia do not license small family child care homes as defined above by NACCRRA. In some of these states, a family child care home is not licensed until the number of children cared for reaches what NACCRRA defines as a Large Family Child Care Home. Louisiana and New Jersey license family child care homes as centers. In New Jersey, homes with six or more children are licensed as a center. In Louisiana, homes with seven or more children are licensed as a center.

Source: Leaving Children to Chance: NACCRRA's Ranking of State Standards and Oversight of Small Family Child Care Homes, 2010