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appropriate to the child's age level, i.e., providing the child privacy in dressing, diapering and toileting functions as the developmental age of the child dictates. P. Staff Training (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: (i) Child development (e.g., developmental domains (cognitive; social and emotional; physical development and motor skills; communication, language, and literacy; approaches to play and learning), discipline and guidance techniques, children with special needs);

The following standards are applicable to infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age children in all CCDF-eligible regulated (but not licensed) informal in-home care providers and are found in the Health & Safety Standards for Informal Providers Appendix HH. A. Activities (1) Providers should provide a daily planned program of varied and developmentally appropriate activities that promote the social, emotional, [JB30.1]physical, cognitive, language and literacy development of each child. Staff should use a variety of teaching methods to accommodate the needs of the children's different learning styles. (2) Individual Attention. Personnel shall provide individual attention to each child as evidenced by: (a) Responding promptly to the child's distress signals and need for comfort. (b) Playing with and talking to the children. (c) Providing and assisting the child with personal care in a manner