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CAPS Policy – Health and Safety Standards No.: CAPS/00-15 Effective Date: 10/01/2016 Revised: 07/01/2025 Revision Effective: 07/01/2025

CAPS Policy Manual

Page 90 of 109 • The program’s emergency preparedness plan; • Childhood injury control; • The administration of medicine; • Reducing the risk of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), which includes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); • Hand washing; • Fire safety; • Water safety; • Prevention of HIV/AIDS and blood borne pathogens. 15.5.3.4 Health and safety orientation training for license-exempt and informal providers must be completed within the first 90 days of employment and may be completed online or through instructor-led courses and must cover, at a minimum, the following topic areas: • Prevention and control of infectious diseases (including immunization) • Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices • Administration of medication consistent with standards for parental consent • Prevention and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions • Building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic • Prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment • Emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a human-caused event (such as violence at a child care facility) • Handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants • Precautions in transporting children; recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect • Child development to include all major domains: cognitive; social and emotional; physical development and motor skills; communication, language, and literacy; and approaches to play and learning 15.5.3.5 All license-exempt and informal provider supervisory and caregiver personnel, except independent contractors, Students-in-Training and volunteers, must complete ten clock hours of diverse training which is offered by an accredited college, university or vocational program or other DECAL approved source. The annual ten clock hours must include the following: • At least two hours in evidence based, developmentally appropriate language and literacy practices • At least two hours in on-going child development and health and safety related topics, which could include, but not be limited to: • 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 disabilities) • Health (e.g., nutrition and the support of breast feeding, physical activity, prevention and control of illnesses and infectious diseases, immunizations, prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions, cleanliness, sanitation, and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants); • Safety (e.g., prevention of Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) which includes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and the use of safe sleeping practices, medication administration, injury control and prevention, transportation, handling and storage of hazardous materials, identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic, and emergency preparedness planning and response) • 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)