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5.2.3 Health and safety training for CCDF providers on required topics.

Lead Agencies are required to have minimum pre-service or orientation training requirements (to be completed within 3 months), as appropriate to the provider setting and the age of children served, that address the health and safety topics described in 5.2.2, and child development. Lead Agencies must also have ongoing training requirements on the health and safety topics for caregivers, teachers, and directors of children receiving CCDF funds (658E(c)(2)(I)(i); 98.44(b)(1)(iii)). The state/territory must describe its requirements for pre-service or orientation training and ongoing training. These trainings should be part of a broader systematic approach and progression of professional development (as described in section 6) within a state/territory. Lead Agencies have flexibility in determining the number of training hours to require, but they may consult with Caring for our Children Basics for best practices and the recommended time needed to address these training requirements. Effective Date: 08/31/2019

Pre-Service or Orientation Training Requirements

a) Provide the minimum number of pre-service or orientation training hours on health and safety topics for caregivers, teachers, and directors required for the following: 1. Licensed child care centers: Currently, Title 391 Children's Services Licensing, allow directors to receive an orientation training by the Child Care Licensing Specialist. Directors are required to provide an orientation training to all of their staff. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training and First Aid training is required for at minimum one staff on the premise to be current in certification of training. Any staff who provide transportation is required to be current in CPR certification. All CCDF/Subsidy providers, caregivers, teachers, and directors are required to take Pediatric First Aid/CPR training will training and obtain a certification. This training is not a requirement for license non-CCDF providers and relative license-exempt providers. This was implemented on October 1, 2018.

Nebraska developed a pre-service orientation training called Prepare to Care. This is free of cost, available on line, and Nebraska based. All required health and safety topics are included in this pre-service orientation with the exception of Pediatric First Nebraska Page 170 of 314