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Pennsylvania child care center license requirements

What Pennsylvania asks of child care centers, rule by rule: what each license or card is, who needs it, how long it lasts, and the official source to check it against. Your city or county may add its own.

Last reviewed October 21, 2026

This is a summary to help you plan, not legal advice. Check the linked source before you rely on it.

Cards your people carry

Pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR for every staff person

All staff persons at certified child care facilities complete pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR, and renew each before it expires.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    Who needs it
    Every staff person.
    How long it lasts
    No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.

  • Pediatric CPR

    Who needs it
    Every staff person.
    How long it lasts
    No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.
Who it covers
Every staff person at a certified child care center, group child care home or family child care home.
Deadline
Within 90 days of hire, and before caring for children unsupervised.
Renewal
On or before the expiration of the current certification.
Official source

Keep these current for every center you run.

None of these has a length set by the rule, so record the date printed on each one. Currity shows who has none on file at all.

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