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be required to travel more than forty-five (45) minutes on each trip between the Center and destination point, excluding field trips. (9) Center Responsibility. The Center is responsible for the child from the time and place the child is picked up until the child is delivered to his or her Parent(s) or the responsible person designated by his or her Parent(s). A child shall not be dropped off at any location if there is no one present authorized to receive the child. (10)Supervision of Vehicles. A child shall never be left unattended in a vehicle. (11)Prohibited Methods of Transportation. Children shall not be transported in vehicles, or parts thereof, which are not designed for the purpose of transporting people, such as but not limited to: truck beds, campers or any trailers attached-to a motor vehicle. (12) Transporting vehicles shall be parked or stopped so that no child will have to cross the street in order to meet the vehicle or arrive at a destination. (13) The motor shall be turned off, the brake set and the keys removed whenever the driver leaves the vehicle.

ii. All CCDF-eligible licensed family child care homes. Provide the standard: The following standards are applicable to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school- age children in all CCDF-eligible licensed family child care homes and are found in Rules and Regulations for Family Child Care Learning Homes. Staffing and Supervision 290-2-3-.07(5) Program Orientation. Prior to assignment to children or task, the Provider and all Employees (i.e., Volunteers, Students-in-Training, Independent Contractors, etc.) and Provisional Employees must receive initial program orientation.

290-2-3-.07(6) The initial program orientation must include the following subjects: (b) the portions of these rules dealing with the care, health and safety of children;

290-2-3-.07(7) Health and Safety Orientation. The Provider, Employees and Provisional Employees with direct care responsibilities shall complete health and safety orientation training within the first 90 days of employment. The state- approved training hours obtained will count toward required first year training hours. The training must address the following health and safety topics: (i) precautions in transporting children; recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect; 290-2-3-.07(9) Annual Training. (a) Every calendar year after the first year of employment, the Provider, 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: (iii) Safety (e.g., prevention of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) which includes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and the use of safe sleeping