Virginia Division of Licensing - Children's Programs: Volunteer Orientation and Training Requirements

* 1. Virginia's Division of Licensing- Children's Programs would like to know if other states require volunteers who are counted in the staff-to-children ratio to complete the same orientation and annual training as staff in licensed child care centers. If these volunteers have a different training/orientation requirement, what is it?

Our specific situation involves parent volunteers in cooperative preschools who are counted in ratio in the classroom, and whether they should have to do all training/orientation required of staff.