5.6 Ongoing Health and Safety Training

Lead Agencies must have ongoing training requirements for all caregivers, teachers, and directors of eligible CCDF providers for health and safety standards but have discretion on frequency and training content (e.g., pediatric CPR refresher every year and recertification every 2 years). Lead Agencies have discretion on which health and safety standards are subject to ongoing training. Lead Agencies may exempt relative providers from these requirements. 5.6.1 Required ongoing training of health and safety standards Describe any required ongoing training of health and safety standards for caregivers, teachers, and directors of the following CCDF eligible provider types. a. Licensed child care centers: All staff members are required to complete training on health and safety standards identified in regulation 5A DCMR § 139 on an annual basis, as well as 21 hours of annual professional development beyond the health and safety standards. The training topics cover the required CCDF health and safety topics, which are listed in the District’s licensing regulations. b. License-exempt child care centers: N/A c. Licensed family child care homes: All staff members are required to complete training on health and safety standards identified in regulation 5A DCMR § 139 on an annual basis, as well as 12 hours of annual professional development beyond the health and safety standards for home caregivers and staff and 15 hours of annual professional development beyond the health and safety standards for expanded home caregivers and staff. The training topics cover the required CCDF health and safety topics, which are listed in the District’s licensing regulations. d. License-exempt family child care homes: N/A e. Regulated or registered in-home child care: N/A f. Non-regulated or registered in-home child care: In-home providers are required to complete annual health and safety training on the required CCDF health and safety topics (administration of medication, prevention and control of infectious diseases; sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and use of safe sleep practices; prevention and response to food allergies; building and physical premises safety; prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; emergency preparedness and response training; storage of hazardous materials and bio-contaminants; precautions in transporting children (only required for providers that offer transportation services to children); first-aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect; and child development.)