How to open a Family Child Care Home in Maryland - post

Family Child Care Home providers are licensed childcare providers who care for children in their homes.

Anyone who is interested in starting a child care business in a home is required to take a face-to-face orientation training through the Office of Child Care Regional Licensing Office.

In addition, Family Child Care Home providers also need to complete specific training requirements:

• 24 clock hours of required training in the areas of child development, program curriculum, child health and safety, the care of children with disabilities, provider professionalism, and community resources. 
• 18 clock hours of annual training in order to continue their program. These clock hours must include mixed-age instruction. 
• CPR and First Aid Certification for the child age ranges for which you’ll be providing care.
• Emergency and disaster preparedness 
• Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Support for breastfeeding mothers
• If you plan to provide care to children younger than two, you must complete SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) training.

H&H Child Care Training Center offers all training courses required in the state of Maryland to open a Family Child Care Home.

• 24 Hour Family Child Care Pre-Service Training ONLINE
• 18-Hour Family Child Care Renewal Training
• First Aid & CPR Blended
• Emergency and Disaster Preparedness - Online
• Including All Children and the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Basic Health & Safety and Breastfeeding Awareness
• SIDS: Saving Babies: A Change of Position, A Change in Tradition