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(f) Prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment; (j) Recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect;

(4) Annual training. (a) Every calendar year after the first year of employment, the Director, Provisional Employees and Employees shall attend ten (10) clock hours of various training which is offered by an accredited college, university or vocational program or other Department-approved source. (b) The annual ten (10) clock hours of training shall include the following: 2. At least two (2) hours in on-going child development and health and safety related topics, which could include, but not be limited to: (iv) Child abuse and neglect (e.g., identification and reporting, meeting the needs of abused and/or neglected children, prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma and child maltreatment).

v. All CCDF-eligible license-exempt family child care homes. Provide the standard: N/A vi. All CCDF-eligible license-exempt in-home care. Provide the standard: N/A vii. All CCDF-eligible out-of-school programs (afterschool programs, summer camps, day camps, etc.). Provide the standard: The following standards are applicable to school-age children in all CCDF-eligible out-of-school programs and are found in Health & Safety Standards for License-Exempt Providers Receiving Subsidy. Out- of-school programs includes (1) day camps and (2) government-owned and operated providers.

A. Activities (3) Staff shall not engage in, or allow children or other adults to engage in, activities that could be detrimental to a child’s health or well-being, such as but not limited to, horse play, rough play, wrestling, and picking up a child in a manner that could cause injury.

E. Discipline (1) Disciplinary actions used to correct a child's behavior, guidance techniques and any activities in which the children participate or observe at the program shall not be detrimental to the physical or mental health of any child.

(2) Personnel shall not: (a) Physically or sexually abuse a child or engage or permit others to engage in sexually overt conduct in the presence of any child enrolled in the Program; (c) Shake, jerk, pinch or handle a child roughly;

J. Policies and Procedures (1) The Program shall establish and implement written policies and procedures that describe the Program's operations as follows: (e) Emergency preparedness and response. A written plan for handling