Are there specific age or education requirements that must be met to obtain a license?
A. To be a family or family group child care provider you must: • Be currently trained and certified in First Aid and CPR; • Complete a minimum of 6 hours of in-service training annually in areas related to child care; and • Meet one of the following two education requirement options: • Be 21 years of age; or • Be at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (GED), and have successfully completed a 2 year child care curriculum approved by the Department of Education or 6 college credits in human growth and development or early childhood education. B. To be a center director in a center-based child care program, other than a school age program, an individual must: • Be at least 21 years of age; • Have a high school diploma or GED; • Complete a minimum of 6 hours of in-service training annually in areas related to child care; and • Meet one of the following two education requirement options: • Have 1000 hours experience working in a licensed chil
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