The basic education for becoming a home childcare professional.

As per the Education Credentialing in Canada document put out by the Child Care Human Resources Sector Council: "There are no post-secondary ECE credentials required to work as a regulated or licensed family child care provider. However, some provinces and territories require some ECE-specific training".

So what are these provincial and territorial training requirements for regulated home childcare assistants?

Educational requirements by province:

• Newfoundland and Labrador requires a 30-60 hour course, plus 30 hours of professional development every three years.
• Nova Scotia requires completion of Level 1 of the Canadian Child Care Federation Family Home Day Care Training.
• Prince Edward Island requires a 30-hour course, plus 30 hours of professional development every three years.
• Québec requires an approved 45-hour course, plus six hours of professional development per year.
• Manitoba requires an approved 40-hour course from a community college in family child care or early childhood
  education within the first year of operating.
• Saskatchewan requires a 40-hour introductory course in ECE or equivalent within one year of becoming licensed for child care providers, and a 120-hour ECE course for licensees in group family child care within three years of being
  licensed, plus six hours of professional development per year.
• British Columbia requires 20 hours of course work in child development, guidance, health and safety, or nutrition.
• Yukon requires a 60-hour course or equivalent in early childhood development

Financial aid for training costs and expenses