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to care for children unsupervised? Yes

No Describe if relatives are exempt from this requirement Relatives defined as immediate family (aunts, uncles, grandparents, or sibling) and are exempt from this requirement.

5.2.3e 7. Emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a human-caused event Provide the citation for this training requirement, including citations for both licensed and license-exempt providers Nebraska developed a state specific health and safety training calledPrepare to Care. Prepare to Care is a free on-line training for all CCDF providers and staff, meeting the pre-service orientation training needs of CCDBG. All required Health and Safety topics are included in this pre-service orientation with the exception of Pediatric First Aid/CPR training and certification. Pediatric First Aid/CPR training and certification is required for all providers but offered separate from the on-line training. The Child Care Subsidy Program held a public hearing on October 25, 2019. A second public hearing is required and pending a hearing date. Health and safety standards and training requirements are in the draft regulations for Title 392.

To meet compliance with the Health and Safety requirements while regulations are pending, the Lead Agency in assistance with their legal department revised the Child Care Subsidy Provider Agreement. This agreement outlines the required Health and Safety standards and training requirements for each Subsidy program is to adhere by. Agreements are renewed annually and signed by the subsidy program.

This training covers emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a human-caused event.

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