Training Requirements

Child Care Center Staff

As a general rule, child care center staff are required to:

A full-time child care center staff will need to take between 20-40 hours of training each year (based on level of education).
Infant/Child CPR. Effective August 1, 2011 all teachers and assistant teachers must have taken CPR within 90 days of starting or have proof they have taken it within the last 3 years. CPR must be taken every 3 years.
First Aid. All teachers and assistant teachers must take First Aid within 90 days of starting or have proof of taking it within the last 3 years. First Aid needs to be taken every 3 years.
Shaken Baby training must be taken every 5 years for those staff caring for children under school age and a short video needs to be reviewed annually.
SIDS training must be taken every 5 years for staff caring for infants.

FamilyChild Care Providers

Prior to becoming licensed you must complete the following trainings:

Infant-Child CPR
First Aid

Additional training requirements prior to becoming licensed might include:

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) training - If you plan to care for infants.
Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) training - if you plan to care for children under school age.
Car Passenger Safety Training - if you plan to transport children under age 9.

During your first year of licensure, you must:

Complete a minimum of 8 training hours total. These 8 hours must include: 2 hours specific to "child growth and development". "Child growth and development training" means training in understanding how children acquire language and develop physically, cognitively, emotionally and socially.

Ongoing Training:

In order to stay licensed you must complete 8 hours of training each year.

CPR must be taken every three years
SBS must be taken every 5 years if you plan to care for children under school age (a short video also needs to be reveiwed annually)
SIDS training must be taken every 5 years if you plan to care for infants
Car Passenger Safety training must be taken every 5 years if you plan to transport children under age 9.

NOTE: Contact your local licensor if you have questions about whether a particular class meets the initial training requirements.

For more information about training requirements visit https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=245A.50

To find training opportunities in your area click here or visit www.mnstreams.org