Ohio Child Care Information

Special Notes for Ohio Students

Ohio child care providers may use our courses toward a CCP or CDA, as well as CDA, NAC and CCP renewal. Click on the "CDA benefits" button to learn how you can use a CDA in Ohio. Click a button for more information:

Ohio State Requirements: Grants available for CDA training from CARE Courses: CARE Courses is approved as an Eligible Training Provider for CDA training in Ohio and our CDA training sets are eligible for funding through the Ohio Workforce Investment Act (WIA). For information about how to obtain a WIA grant for our CDA training sets, contact your local Job and Family Services agency.

The Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services has issued new regulations for the use of self-instructional study to meet continuing education requirements. The following paragraphs are quoted from Ohio's website.

For more information, contact your Licensing Representative or Child Care Certification Supervisor.

5101:2-14-13 Continuing education requirements for professional certification as a type B home provider or in-home aide.
To Be Effective: April 1, 2003
(C) Audiovisual and self-instructional study may be used to meet no more than three hours of the required six annual hours with the supervision and approval of the CDJFS.

We will include the new regulations for Centers as soon as these have been made available to us.

For those of you interested in starting a day care or home-based child care facility in Ohio, please contact your state licensing using the contact information below.  The licensing agency should be able to give you advice on the requirements, rules and regulations of your state.