State Background Check Requirements for Child Care Providers in Centers

State	Criminal History	Child Abuse Registry	Sex Offender Registry	State Fingerprint	Federal Fingerprint
AK	yes	no	no	yes	no
AL	yes	yes	no	yes	no
AR	yes	yes	no	no	yes
AZ	yes	no	no	yes	yes
CA	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
CO	yes	yes	no	yes	no
CT	yes	no	no	yes	yes
DC	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
DE	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
DoD	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
FL	yes	no	no	yes	yes
GA	yes	no	no	no	no
HI	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
IA	yes	yes	yes	no	no
ID	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
IL	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
IN	yes	no	yes	no	no
KS	yes	yes	no	no	no
KY	yes	yes	no	no	no
LA	yes	no	no	yes	no
MA	yes	no	no	no	no
MD	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
ME	yes	yes	no	no	no
MI	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
MN	yes	yes	yes	no	no
MO	yes	yes	no	no	no
MS	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
MT	yes	yes	no	no	no
NC	yes	no	no	yes	no
ND	no	no	no	no	no
NE	no	yes	no	no	no
NH	yes	yes	no	no	yes
NJ	yes	yes	no	yes	no
NM	yes	no	no	yes	no
NV	yes	yes	yes	yes	yes
NY	no	yes	no	yes	yes
OH	yes	no	no	yes	no
OK	yes	no	yes	no	no
OR	yes	no	no	yes	yes
PA	yes	yes	no	no	no
RI	yes	yes	no	yes	yes
SC	yes	no	yes	yes	yes
SD	no	yes	no	yes	yes
TN	yes	yes	no	yes	no
TX	yes	yes	no	no	no
UT	yes	no	no	no	no
VA	yes	no	no	no	no
VT	yes	yes	no	no	no
WA	yes	no	no	no	no
WI	yes	no	no	no	no
WV	yes	yes	no	yes	no
WY	yes	yes	no	no	no

Data based on: National Association of Regulatory Administrators. 2005 Child Care Licensing Study: Final Report. December 2006.

Verified and updated by calls to state licensing agencies.

*Note: The above chart reflects data collected in 2005. If you feel that the requirements in your state have changed, please contact NACCRRA so that we can update our information.