Training

If you are a provider (the owner of the program) you are required to complete:

• New provider training
• Preservice training
• Annual training

If you are a director, you are required to complete:

• Preservice training
• Director training
• Annual training

If you are a designee, you are required to complete:

• Preservice training
• Designee training
• Annual training

If you are a caregiver, you are required to complete:

• Preservice training
• Annual training

If you work for a child care program, but do not provide direct care to children, you are only required to complete preservice training.

If you work for one of the following program types, you are required to complete 20 hours of annual training:

• Child care center
• Licensed family child care

If you work for one of the following program types, you are required to complete 10 hours of annual training:

• Commercial preschool program
• Hourly child care center
• Out-of-school-time child care program
• Residential certificate child care
• License exempt approval

If you work for a family, friend, & neighbor program, you are required to complete 5 hours of annual training:

There are quite a few topics you must be trained on as part of your annual training. Required topics can be split into 2 broad categories: rules and requirements, and additional topics.

Rules and requirements
The rules and requirements you are required to be trained on are those created and enforced by the Division of Licensing and Background Checks (DLBC). Different programs have different sets of rules, so the following table shows which sections you are required to be trained on based on the type of program you work for.

Additional topics
Additional topics are not optional.

Additional topics refer to topics you are required to be trained on in addition to being trained on the rules and requirements. The following are the additional topics you must be trained on as part of your annual training:

• Administration of medication
• Building and physical premises safety
• Child and brain development
• Children whose special needs may include a disability
• Emergency preparedness, response, and recovery plan
• Pediatric first aid and CPR
• Precautions in transporting children
• Prevention and control of infectious diseases including immunizations
• Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergy reactions
• Prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, child maltreatment, and coping with crying babies
• Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and the use of safe sleeping practices
• Prevention, signs, and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse, and legal reporting requirements
• Recognizing the signs of an individual experiencing homelessness and available assistance
• Safe handling and disposal of hazardous materials and bio contaminants

Interactive training means the training format allows trainers and participants to interact real-time. Interactive training can be in-person or remote.

If you work for a residential certificate or licensed family child care program, the requirement is  that at least half of your required annual training hours are completed in an interactive format.

On this page is a button labeled "Interactive training". Select that button and you will see a calendar (on desktop) or a list (on mobile) of our scheduled courses.

Effective January 2026, we are transitioning away from private training sessions to focus on our free quarterly interactive courses. We invite all organizations to have their staff join these live, online sessions, which remain open to everyone at no cost. For those unable to attend live, full recordings will become available starting in early 2026.