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State Background Check Policies -- Child Care Centers

 

Child Care Center
State Background Check Requirements
Updated May 23, 2011

 
State State Fingerprints Federal Fingerprints Criminal History Child Abuse & Neglect Sex Offender Registry
Alabama Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Alaska Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Arizona Yes Yes Yes No No
Arkansas No No Yes Yes No
California Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Colorado* Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Connecticut Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Delaware Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Department of Defense Yes Yes Yes Yes No
District of Columbia Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Florida Yes Yes Yes No No
Georgia No No Yes No No
Hawaii Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Idaho Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Illinois Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Indiana No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Iowa No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Kansas No No Yes Yes No
Kentucky No No Yes Yes No
Louisiana No No Yes No No
Maine No No Yes Yes No
Maryland Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Massachusetts No No Yes Yes No
Michigan Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Minnesota No No Yes Yes No
Mississippi Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Missouri No No Yes Yes No
Montana No No Yes Yes No
Nebraska No No No Yes No
Nevada Yes Yes Yes Yes No
New Hampshire Yes Yes Yes Yes No
New Jersey Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
New Mexico Yes Yes Yes Yes No
New York Yes No Yes Yes No
North Carolina Yes No Yes No Yes
North Dakota No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Ohio Yes Yes Yes No No
Oklahoma No No Yes No Yes
Oregon No Yes Yes Yes No
Pennsylvania No Yes Yes Yes No
Rhode Island Yes Yes Yes Yes No
South Carolina Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
South Dakota Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tennessee Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Texas Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Utah No Yes Yes Yes No
Vermont No No Yes Yes No
Virginia No No Yes Yes No
Washington* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
West Virginia Yes No Yes Yes No
Wisconsin No No Yes Yes Yes
Wyoming No No Yes Yes No

Source: NACCRRA (2011). We Can Do Better: 2011 Update, NACCRRA's Ranking of State Child Care Center Regulations and Oversight

Notes: "State and federal fingerprints" means a fingerprint check against state and federal criminal records.

In May of 2011, Colorado and Washington enacted state legislation to require fingerprint checks. This change took place after the release of NACCRRA's We Can Do Better: 2011 Update Report.

Colorado will require a fingerprint criminal records check against state and federal records for those hired on or after August 10, 2011.
Washington will require a fingerprint criminal records check against state and federal records for those hired after July 1, 2012.

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