Oregon family child care licensing: Home requirements
This post is a part of our series on Oregon ...
This post is a part of our series on Oregon family child care licensing. For more on licensing in Oregon, see the following posts:
Oregon Family Child Care Licensing: An Overview
Types of Licenses
The Licensing Process
Eligibility
Home Requirements
If you plan to open your own family child care in Oregon, you will have to meet certain training requirements. The training requirements will depend on which type of family child care you open.
Here’s what you need to know about training if you plan to open a Registered Family Child Care Home or a Certified Family Child Care Home in Oregon as a primary caregiver:
As a provider in a Registered Family Child Care Home, you will need to undergo the Recognizing and Reporting Child Care Abuse and Neglect (RRCAN) training specific to Oregon; first aid; infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Oregon Food Handler’s training; and Introduction to Child Care Health and Safety (ICCHS) prior to licensing.
Position | RRCAN | Food Handler | First Aid | CPR | Orientation | ICCHS | Ongoing Training | Comments |
Provider | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 10 hours | |
Substitute Provider | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Refer to OAR 414-205-0040(8) |
You must complete the following training before you can receive your registration:
When a registered family child care provider submits a renewal application, the OCC shall, prior to approving it, receive evidence from the provider that the provider has:
To learn more about the ways to meet the training requirements and methods of training, please see Criteria for Meeting the 10-hour Training Requirements For Registered Family Child Care Providers
As a provider in a Certified Family Child Care Home, you will need to undergo the Recognizing and Reporting Child Care Abuse and Neglect (RRCAN) training specific to Oregon; first aid; infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); Oregon Food Handler’s training; and Introduction to Child Care Health and Safety (ICCHS) prior to licensing.
Position | RRCAN | Food Handler | First Aid | CPR | Orientation | ICCHS | Ongoing Training | Comments |
Provider | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 15 hours | |
Provider more than 2 infants | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 15 hours | 30 clock hours of training specific to infant and toddlers. |
Provider more than 4 infants | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 15 hours | 50 total clock hours specific to infant and toddlers. In addition, one other caregiver must have 30 clock hours of training specific to infant and toddler training. |
Assistant 1 | A | Yes | Recommended | See “A” below. | ||||
Assistant 2 | B | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 15 hours | See “A” below. |
Substitute Provider | B | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | C | See “B” and “C” below. |
A. Assistant 1 and 2, staff and substitute providers must have food handler’s certification if they act as a substitute provider and/or if they prepare or serve food in any way.
B. Substitute provider must have Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect if the home is certified for more than 12.
C. Substitute provider must complete 15 hours of ongoing training if they work more than 20 hours/year in the Certified Family Home.
Details of training requirements for Certified Family Child Care Homes
You have many options for finding educational activities that meet your training requirements:
Registered Family Child Care Home: 10 hours of training within 2 years preceding the new registration or registration renewal date. Minimum of 6 hours of training out of 10 hours must be in child development.
Certified Family Child Care Home: the provider and all caregivers who function as substitute providers and Assistant II staff, including volunteers, shall participate yearly in at least 15 clock hours of training related to child care, of which at least 8 clock hours must be in child development or early childhood education.
Sources: Certified Family Child Care Homes Rulebook March 2017, Oregon Department of Education Early Learning Division, Office of Child Care, Rules for Registered Family Child Care Homes, Criteria for Meeting the 10-hour Training Requirements For Registered Family Child Care Providers.
This post is a part of our series on Oregon family child care licensing. For more on licensing in Oregon, see the following posts:
Oregon Family Child Care Licensing: An Overview
Types of Licenses
The Licensing Process
Eligibility
Home Requirements