Three qualifications that must be met to open a registered family child care center are: (1) A director of any child care center must be at least 21. [ (2) He or she must have a high school diploma or GED, or have earned credit for two or more courses at an accredited educational institution. (3) He or she must have completed nine actual hours of training in methods of communicating withparents, employees and the public, and three semester hours of sanctioned training in administrative procedures. (GOT IT FROM ONLINE)