How Do You Become A Licensed Child-Care Giver?
If you enjoy watching children learn and reach their potential, you may like working in child care. Instead of fighting for all those other jobs, if you have some background in working with children, you could become a licensed child-care worker and open your own business. While regulations vary from state to state, these steps seem to be the typical ones. Research the child-care regulations for licensing and operating a facility in your state. Most state that you must be at least 18 years old before applying for your child-care license and that the facility’s director or owner must have completed at least 15 credit hours in early childhood education. Contact your local department of human services — or a similar agency in your area — for a schedule of licensing orientations. Attend the orientation, which will educate you about the requirements to open your new center. You will learn the different education requirements for each head teacher and how to divide the space in the center
