Licensed and Self-Declared child care providers and staff are required to complete preservice and ongoing training. Each licensing year, your Licensing Specialist will review your training records to ensure you have completed the required training.
Preservice Training Requirements
The online new provider orientation course provides an overview of the laws, processes, and expectations of being a licensed or self-declared provider. New owners/operators must successfully complete the course prior to license or self-declared approval. New directors and supervisors must successfully complete the course within 30 days of employment. This training does not count towards your annual training requirements.
All North Dakota child care providers and staff are required to complete Getting Started, a 15-hour basic child care course, within the first three months of becoming licensed or employed. This free training counts towards your annual training requirements.
Mandated reporter training is required to be completed by all providers and staff of programs submitting renewal or annual licensing requirements on or after February 1, 2024, and completed annually thereafter.
The training is sponsored by Prevent Child Abuse North Dakota (PCAND), is self-paced and available 24/7.
Child care providers can access the training by logging into their Registry account and then searching for Mandated Reporter on the training calendar. Registration goes directly to the training for Child Care Professionals.
- Be sure to include your Growing Futures Registry ID number when you create your account at PCAND.
IMPORTANT: If you completed the training before January 1, 2024, you will need to submit an individual training request to have it added to your Registry account.
All staff members caring for infants must complete of one hour of department-approved safe sleep training prior to staff member providing care to infants and annually thereafter. This free training counts towards your annual training requirements.
All staff members responsible for caring for or teaching children must be certified within 90 of employment and prior to staff member having unsupervised access to children under care, in:
- infant and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or other similar CPR/AED training programs that are approved by HHS; and
- pediatric first aid by a program approved by HHS
Online pediatric CPR/AED training courses are approved, however, trainees must also have completed a hands on in-person skills test with a certified instructor.
This training does not count towards your annual training requirements.
Ongoing Training Requirements
Child care providers and staff must complete a minimum number of approved training hours each licensing year. The number of training hours needed depends on your provider type and number of hours worked. Staff should check with their supervisors to determine their provider type and licensing year.
Training may not be duplicated within a 3-year period, with the exception of safe sleep and mandated reporter annual training.
Completed training hours can be found within your Growing Futures account in either your HHS Licensing Training Record or your Learning Record Report.
Annual Training: 3 hours, including:
- 1 hour on safe sleep prior to caring for infants
- 1 hour on mandated reporter of suspected child abuse or neglect
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
Training does not count towards your annual training requirements
Annual Training: 9 hours, including:
- 1 hour on safe sleep prior to caring for infants
- 1 hour on mandated reporter of suspected child abuse or neglect
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
Training does not count towards your annual training requirements
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Annual Training: 10 hours, including:
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
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Work 30 to 40 hours/week Annual Training: 8 hours, including:
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
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Work 20 to 30 hours/week Annual Training: 6 hours, including:
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
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Work 10 to 20 hours/week Annual Training: 4 hours, including:
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
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Work Less than 10 hours/week Annual Training: 2 hours, including:
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
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Supervisor/Director |
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Annual Training: 13 hours, including:
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
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Staff |
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Work 30 to 40 hours/week Annual Training: 13 hours, including:
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
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Work 20 to 30 hours/week Annual Training: 11 hours, including:
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
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Work 10 to 20 hours/week Annual Training: 9 hours, including:
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
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Work Less than 10 hours/week Annual Training: 7 hours, including:
Current Pediatric CPR/AED and Pediatric First Aid Certification
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Questions? Contact Us
Early Childhood
600 E. Boulevard Avenue, Dept. 325
Bismarck, ND 58505-0250
Phone: (701) 328-2115
Toll-Free: (800) 997-8516
Relay ND TTY: 711
Email: dhsec@nd.gov