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requirements must be designed to enable child care providers to promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of children and to improve the knowledge and skills of the child care workforce. Such requirements shall be applicable to child care providers caring for children receiving CCDF funds across the entire age span, from birth through age 12 (658E(c)(2)(G)). Ongoing training and professional development should be accessible and appropriate to the setting and age of the children served (98.44(b)(2)).

6.2.1 Describe how the state/territory incorporates the knowledge and application of its early learning and developmental guidelines (where applicable); its health and safety standards (as described in section 5); and social-emotional/behavioral and early childhood mental health intervention models, which can include positive behavior intervention and support models (as described in section 2) in the training and professional development framework (98.44(b)). Nebraska statute, and licensing standards require providers to take training on the Early Learning Guidelines and Safe with You. Over time providers are to get training on each of the 7 domains of the ELGs. Those domains are Language and Literacy Development; Health and Physical Development; Approaches to Learning; Social and Emotional development; Creative Arts; Science; and Mathematics. Safe with you is Nebraska’s health and safety training. It covers general health and safety topics, detecting child abuse and neglect, ways to ensure that the providers does not engage in abusive behavior. Behavior intervention is not a required topic for Licensing. However, it is a highly sought after training. Nebraska has invested heavily (with multiple sources of funding) in the Pyramid Model. Many Schools and Head Start Programs implement Pyramid program wide. A state funded initiative provides Pyramid model (plus other social, emotional initiatives) to community child care programs, and the University of Nebraska Extension, Learning Child team provides an introduction to Pyramid through a training called Solid Rock which is available across the state.

Effective Date: 10/01/2018

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