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CPR and First Aid Training

Licensing rules require group and family child care homes and child care centers to have at least one caregiver with infant, child and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid certification on duty at all times.

First aid/CPR training must be received from an organization approved by the department. CPR and first aid training may be completed online. If CPR and first aid training is completed online, an in-person skills test must also be completed for the training to be valid. The in-person skills test must be administered by one of the approved organizations.

Many of the approved organizations offer several different types of CPR and first aid training (for the general community, the workplace, health care/emergency response professionals). It is recommended that caregivers take workplace CPR and first aid training, if offered. It is not necessary to take the course designed for health care/emergency response professionals.

Note: The Child Care Organizations Act (1973 PA 116) requires that CPR be updated/renewed every 12 months and that first aid be updated/renewed every 36 months. See the Child Care Center and Home - Letter Series 2012-01 memo for more information on refresher courses for annual CPR training.

Approved CPR/First Aid Training
Under the authority granted to the department by 1973 PA 116, the following organizations have been approved by the Bureau of Children and Adult Licensing to provide adult, infant, and child CPR and/or first aid training to child care providers and caregivers. Updated: 10/04/11
Cards from the following organizations may be accepted if the training is age-appropriate:
American CPR Training CPR & First Aid www.americancpr.com
American Heart Association CPR & First Aid www.americanheart.org
American Red Cross CPR & First Aid www.redcross.org
American Safety and Health Institute CPR & First Aid For local centers - (800) 246-5101 www.ashinstitute.org
American Trauma Event Management CPR & First Aid (800) 767-0050 www.atem.us
Cardio Pulmonary Resource Center, Inc. CPR & First Aid (517) 543-9180 (800) 900-2772
Emergency Care and Safety Institute CPR & First Aid www.ecsinstitute.org
Emergency First Response Corp. EFR Primary Care (CPR), EFR Secondary Care (First Aid), and EFR Care for Children (800) 337-1864 www.emergencyfirstresponse.com Note: Child care providers must take applicable parts of the EFR Care for Children course when taking first aid and CPR training. If providers are taking both CPR and First Aid training at the same time, all three courses (EFR Primary, EFR Secondary Care & EFR Care for Children) must be taken.
EMS Safety Services, Inc. CPR & First Aid (800) 215-9555 www.emssafety.com
Medic First Aid CPR & First Aid (800) 800-7099 www.medicfirstaid.com
National Safety Council CPR & First Aid www.nsc.org
ProCPR, LLC ProCPR Blended Certification - Healthcare Provider CPR ProFirstAid Blended Certification - General Workplace CPR and First Aid Note: Child care providers must take the blended (first aid/CPR together) course. (888) 406-7487 www.procpr.org www.profirstaid.com