Basic Requirements for Certification as a Type B Home Child Care Provider

( The following is a partial list.)

• 18 years of age or older
• High School Graduate 
• 6 months experience with children of all ages
• Three references to verify experience, ability, and character
• Completed medical
• Everyone 18 years of age or older living in the home must sign a conviction statement that they have never been convicted of any crimes listed in Senate Bill 38 or had a child removed from their custody.
• Local and state police background checks are done. Each adult in the home and emergency/substitute providers must be fingerprinted. There is a fee of $15.00 per card to cover the processing of each BCII fingerprint card. This is be paid for by the applicant.
• Proof of residency in the state of Ohio for the past five years. If not an Ohio resident for 5 years, then an FBI fingerprint card is required. There is a fee of $39.00 per card to cover the processing of each, besides the state card fee.
• Two emergency/substitute providers are required. A police background check is required for them as outlined above.
• Training mandatory.
• Home Requirements
• 35 square feet of floor space required per child.
• Working telephone in the home.
• At least one working smoke detector on each floor and in the basement.
• At least 1 A10BC Fire Extinguisher.
• First Aid Kit.
• Child proof covers on electrical receptacles not in use full time.
• Home inspected for fire safety and child proofing annually and unannounced visits in between.
• Providers allowed no more than 6 children in their care at one time, which includes any children of their own under the age of six.
• Other Requirements
• Providers must complete 12 hours of training the first year of certification. Each year after, they must complete an additional 6 hours of training to keep in compliance with certification.