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Initial Training Requirements, Annual Training Requirements, and Areas of Training Required in Initial Training, FCC Providers

State Requirements for Education & Training Related to Small Family Child Care Homes

Name	Provider education required	HS 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	3	Yes	32	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	20
Alaska	0	No	10	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	16
Arizona	10	Yes	60	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	12
Arkansas	3	Yes	12	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	10
California	0	No	15	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Colorado	0	No	26	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	19
Connecticut	0	No	6	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	0
Delaware	3	Yes	14	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	12
Department of Defense	3	Yes	20	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	24
District of Columbia	3	Yes	9	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	15
Florida	0	No	40	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	10
Georgia	10	Yes	8	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	4
Hawaii	0	No	8	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	4
Idaho	0	No		No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Illinois	0	No	8	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	15
Indiana	0	No	0	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	0
Iowa	0	No	0	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Kansas	0	No	2	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	0
Kentucky	3	Yes	14	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	13
Louisiana	0	No		No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Maine	0	No	12	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	16
Maryland	0	No	32	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	6
Massachusetts	0	No	11	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	7
Michigan	3	Yes	14	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	16
Minnesota	0	No	8	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	8
Mississippi	0	No	0	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	0
Missouri	0	No	0	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	12
Montana	0	No	8	No	No	No	No	Nos	No	Yes	Yes	12
Nebraska	0	No	12	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	12
Nevada	0	No	0	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	15
New Hampshire	3	Yes	17	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	9
New Jersey	0	No		No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
New Mexico	0	No	0	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	6
New York	0	No	15	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	15
North Carolina	3	Yes	8	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	12
North Dakota	0	No	8	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	9
Ohio	0	No		No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Oklahoma	3	Yes	12	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	12
Oregon	0	No	15	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	4
Pennsylvania	3	Yes	0	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	6
Rhode Island	3	Yes	36	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	16
South Carolina	0	No	0	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	15
South Dakota	0	No		No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Tennessee	3	Yes	7	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	14
Texas	0	No	0	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	0
Utah	3	Yes	10	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	20
Vermont	0	No	0	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	9
Virginia	0	No		No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Washington	0	No	12	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	10
West Virginia	0	No	0	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	8
Wisconsin	0	No	40	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	15
Wyoming	3	Yes	6	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	15

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