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(a) Registration with and participation in OSSE’s professional development information system;

(b) Pre-service and orientation training in health and safety standards, as detailed in this section;

(c) Annual training to maintain and update the employee’s knowledge of health and safety standards; and

(d) Annual professional development that:

(1) Incorporates the knowledge and application of the District’s early learning and developmental guidelines;

(2) Promotes the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of children; and

(3) Improves the knowledge and skills of directors, teachers, and caregivers in working with children and their families.

139.2 Within thirty (30) calendar days of date of hire, each staff member shall receive pre-service training in the health and safety standards of licensed Child Development Facilities in the District of Columbia that, at a minimum, shall include:

(a) Child abuse and neglect, prevention, detection and reporting;

(b) Emergency preparation and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a human-caused event;

(c) Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleep practices, as applicable;

(d) Prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, as applicable; and

(e) First aid and CPR.

139.3 Within ninety (90) calendar days of date of hire, each staff member shall receive orientation training in the additional health and safety standards of licensed Child Development Facilities in the District of Columbia that, at a minimum, shall include:

(a) Developmentally appropriate programming for infants, toddlers, preschool, and/or school-age children, as applicable;