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: All licensed CCDF providers must obtain a minimum of 12 clock hours of continuing education hours each year, which may be in the following areas: child development; child guidance; child abuse prevention; emergency preparation; licensing regulations; learning activities; health and safety; shaken baby prevention; CPR; first aid; management/administrative education; or college credit hours in child care, child development, and/or early childhood. Three additional hours must be in the areas of infectious diseases, health and safety, and/or food service preparation. Staff members who are neither left alone with children, nor have supervisory or disciplinary authority over children, must obtain a minimum of three clock hours of continuing education in job- related topics. b. License-exempt child care centers: All license-exempt child care centers must annually complete 12 clock hours of training in safety and health topics and job-related subject areas (which may include CPR and Pediatric First Aid, medication administration, emergency preparedness, food safety, and other health and safety topics required by CCDF) approved by the Department and the DCFS online mandated reporter training. Biannually the providers must obtain their certification in CPR and Pediatric First Aid. c. Licensed family child care homes: Not applicable d. License-exempt family child care homes: All license-exempt family child care home providers must annually obtain 12 clock hours of training in health and safety topics and job-related subject areas (which may include CPR and Pediatric First Aid, medication administration, emergency preparedness, food safety, and other health and safety topics required by CCDF) approved by the Department and the DCFS online mandated reporter training. Biannually the providers must obtain their certification in CPR and Pediatric First Aid. e. Regulated or registered in-home child care: All license-exempt in-home care providers must annually obtain 12 clock hours of training in health and safety topics and job-related subject areas (which may include CPR and Pediatric First Aid, medication administration, emergency preparedness, food safety, and other health and safety topics required by CCDF) approved by the Department and the DCFS online mandated reporter training. Biannually the providers must obtain their certification in CPR and Pediatric First Aid. f. Non-regulated or registered in-home child care: Not applicable