| State | Number of pre-service training hours | Child development | Child abuse prevention | Learning activities | Health and safety | Child guidance | Business practices | CPR | First aid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Iowa | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Kansas | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Louisiana | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Montana | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| New Jersey | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Ohio | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| South Dakota | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Virginia | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | |
| West Virginia | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Delaware | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Florida | 40 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Georgia | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Michigan | 14 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Arizona | 60 | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Kentucky | 6 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Maine | 12 | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Massachusetts | 11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Minnesota | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Missouri | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nebraska | 9 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| New Hampshire | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| New York | 15 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| North Dakota | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Oklahoma | 10 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Texas | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Vermont | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Washington | 12 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Wisconsin | 3 | No | No | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Wyoming | 6 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Alabama | 32 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Alaska | 10 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Arkansas | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| California | 15 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Colorado | 15 | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Connecticut | 2 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| Department of Defense | 20 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| District of Columbia | 9 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Hawaii | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Illinois | 8 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Indiana | 16 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Maryland | 16 | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mississippi | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nevada | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| New Mexico | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| North Carolina | 6 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Oregon | 15 | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rhode Island | 24 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| South Carolina | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Tennessee | 0 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Utah | 10 | No | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |