State Background Check Requirements for Child Care Providers in Centers
State
Criminal History
Child Abuse Registry
Sex Offender Registry
State Fingerprint
Federal Fingerprint
AK
yes
no
no
yes
no
AL
yes
yes
no
yes
no
AR
yes
yes
no
no
yes
AZ
yes
no
no
yes
yes
CA
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
CO
yes
yes
no
yes
no
CT
yes
no
no
yes
yes
DC
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
DE
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
DoD
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
FL
yes
no
no
yes
yes
GA
yes
no
no
no
no
HI
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
IA
yes
yes
yes
no
no
ID
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
IL
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
IN
yes
no
yes
no
no
KS
yes
yes
no
no
no
KY
yes
yes
no
no
no
LA
yes
no
no
yes
no
MA
yes
no
no
no
no
MD
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
ME
yes
yes
no
no
no
MI
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
MN
yes
yes
yes
no
no
MO
yes
yes
no
no
no
MS
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
MT
yes
yes
no
no
no
NC
yes
no
no
yes
no
ND
no
no
no
no
no
NE
no
yes
no
no
no
NH
yes
yes
no
no
yes
NJ
yes
yes
no
yes
no
NM
yes
no
no
yes
no
NV
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
NY
no
yes
no
yes
yes
OH
yes
no
no
yes
no
OK
yes
no
yes
no
no
OR
yes
no
no
yes
yes
PA
yes
yes
no
no
no
RI
yes
yes
no
yes
yes
SC
yes
no
yes
yes
yes
SD
no
yes
no
yes
yes
TN
yes
yes
no
yes
no
TX
yes
yes
no
no
no
UT
yes
no
no
no
no
VA
yes
no
no
no
no
VT
yes
yes
no
no
no
WA
yes
no
no
no
no
WI
yes
no
no
no
no
WV
yes
yes
no
yes
no
WY
yes
yes
no
no
no
Data based on: National Association of Regulatory Administrators. 2005 Child Care Licensing Study: Final Report. December 2006.
Verified and updated by calls to state licensing agencies.
*Note: The above chart reflects data collected in 2005. If you feel that the requirements in your state have changed, please contact NACCRRA so that we can update our information.
