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: OCCL requires all providers and staff members to complete a seven-hour Health & Safety training at the start of hire during Orientation before working with children that covers the following topics. • Prevention and control of communicable diseases including immunization; • Safe sleep practices, including prevention of sudden infant death syndrome; • Prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment; • Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; • Building and physical grounds safety; • Emergency preparedness and response planning; • Handling and storage of hazardous materials and proper disposal of biocontaminants; • Administration of medication; and • Safety measures in transporting children. As for required ongoing training, full time staff members are required to complete at least two hours of health or safety training annually. Part time staff members are required to completed at least one hour of health or safety training annually. Professionals may choose the specific topic within the category of health and safety training. b. License-exempt child care centers: Not Applicable to the Office of Child Care Licensing. c. Licensed family child care homes: OCCL requires all providers and staff members to complete a seven-hour Health & Safety training before we issue a license that covers the following topics. • Prevention and control of communicable diseases including immunization; • Safe sleep practices, including prevention of sudden infant death syndrome; • Prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment; • Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; • Building and physical grounds safety; • Emergency preparedness and response planning; • Handling and storage of hazardous materials and proper disposal of biocontaminants; • Administration of medication; and • Safety measures in transporting children. As for required ongoing training, family and large family child care providers are required to complete at least one hour of health or safety training annually. Professionals may choose the specific topic within the category of health and safety training. d. License-exempt family child care homes: Not Applicable to the Office of Child Care Licensing. e. Regulated or registered in-home child care: Not Applicable to the Office of Child Care Licensing. f. Non-regulated or registered in-home child care: Not Applicable to the Office of Child Care Licensing.