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 providers, within 90 days of hire, must complete CPR/1st Aid, Early Childhood Essentials (3 hours), Infant Safety Essentials (2 hours), New Staff Health and Safety Orientation (6 hours), and Together We Grow (3 hours). All courses are available at no charge for providers on childcaretraining.org. All providers are required to take Health and Safety Review (3 hours) every three years. All courses are updated every three years with the most current best practice. The Lead Agency is currently developing a safe sleep review course. All federally required health and safety topics under CCDF are covered. b. License-exempt child care centers: Montana does not have license-exempt child care centers. c. Licensed family child care homes: N/A d. License-exempt family child care homes: Providers must complete the training course ￿Health and Safety Overview of FFN/RCE Providers’ prior to a FFN or RCE certification being issued and must complete ￿Fundamentals of FFN/RCE Providers Orientation’ within 60 days of the FFN/RCE certification’s issue date. FFN providers must also have a current CPR and First Aid certification. All federal required health and safety topics under CCDF are covered. e. Regulated or registered in-home child care: All providers, within 90 days of hire, must complete CPR/1st Aid, Early Childhood Essentials (3 hours), Infant Safety Essentials (2 hours), New Staff Health and Safety Orientation (6 hours), and Together We Grow (3 hours). Directors and owners of Family/Group programs must also take Program Management Essentials (PME) (2 hours). All courses are free of charge for providers on childcaretraining.org. All courses are updated every three years with the most current best practice. The Lead Agency is currently developing a safe sleep review course. All federally required health and safety topics under CCDF are covered. f. Non-regulated or registered in-home child care: Providers must complete the training course ￿Health and Safety Overview of FFN/RCE Providers’ prior to a FFN or RCE certification being issued and must complete ￿Fundamentals of FFN/RCE Providers Orientation’ within 60 days of the FFN/RCE certification’s issue date. FFN providers must also have a current CPR and First Aid certification.