Large Family Child Care Home Qualifications

To be qualified for this position, you must:

• Be at least 21 years old;
• Have at least 24 months of experience working with children in a group;
• Have at least a high school diploma or its equivalent;
• Have certifications in first aid and in CPR;
• Be certified to administer medication;
• Complete six hours of quality-assured child development training;
• Complete three hours of quality-assured positive behavior management training;
• Complete child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting training;
• Complete pre-service health and safety training;
• Complete at least 15 clock hours of annual training including one hour of health or safety training as accepted by OCCL;

And show successful completion of at least one of the following:

• Training for Early Care and Education 1 and 2 or equivalent training as recognized by OCCL, such as within the Council for Professional Recognition’s CDA Gold Standardsm Comprehensive certification;
• A Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) that is kept valid/current;
• Delaware Department of Labor’s Early Childhood Apprenticeship Program;
• A high school diploma from a vocational/technical high school’s three-year program in early childhood education accepted by Delaware’s Department of Education;
• Nine college/university credits, including three in early childhood education, three in child development, and three in positive behavior management;
• One-year early childhood diploma program from a two-year college;
• An associate degree from an accredited college or university and six college/university credits of child development or early childhood education;
  or
• Qualified as at least an early childhood teacher as per DELACARE: Regulations for Early Care and Education and School-Age Centers (2020).

To be qualified for this position, you must:

• Be at least 18 years old;
• Have at least six months of experience working with children in a group;
• Have at least a high school diploma or its equivalent;
• Complete first aid and CPR within two months of the date of hire;
• Be certified to administer medication;
• Complete at least 15 clock hours of annual training including one hour of health or safety training as accepted by OCCL;

And show successful completion of at least one of the following:

• 60 clock hours of training with a minimum of three clock hours in each of the following areas: child development; developmental curriculum planning/environment and curriculum; observation and assessment; positive behavior management /social-emotional development; health, safety, physical activity, and nutrition; family and community; professionalism;
  or
• Three college/university credits from a regionally accredited college or university in courses related to any of the following areas: child development; developmental curriculum planning/environment and curriculum; observation and assessment; positive behavior management /social-emotional development; health, safety, physical activity, and nutrition; family and community; professionalism; and management and administration related to operating a child care facility;
  or
• Qualified as at least an early childhood assistant teacher as per DELACARE: Regulations for Early Care and Education and School-Age Centers (2020).

A person with these qualifications cannot be left alone with children unless training in the orientation topics, administration of medication, and CPR and first aid were completed.

To be qualified for this position, you must:

• Be at least 18 years old;
• Have at least a high school diploma or its equivalent;
  and
• Complete at least 15 clock hours of annual training including one hour of health or safety training as accepted by OCCL.