Protective Child Care - Maintaining Enrollment

(b) In order to maintain enrollment license-exempt child care providers and employees providing supervision of children or required to meet staff to child ratios shall:

(1) Be qualified as stated in He-C 6912.11(a), or (b), or (c);

(2) Comply with all the requirements of enrollment in He-C 6912.11;

(3) Complete a minimum of 2 hours of annual professional development in at least one of the training topics listed below and upload the documentation to the NH Professional Registry, except for a licensed foster care provider who shall comply with training requirements in accordance with He-C 6446:

a. Child development;

b. Health and safety or fire safety;

c. Caring for children with exceptionalities;

d. Nutrition;

e. Any child care related courses sponsored or funded by the department;

f. Indoor and outdoor learning environments;

g. Behavior guidance;

h. Leadership, child care administration, or mentoring;

i. Financial management;

j. Working with families;

k. Legal issues in child care;

l. Child abuse and neglect; and

m. Trauma-informed care;

(4) Complete and upload documentation to the NH Professional Registry a minimum of 2 hours of annual professional development in any of the health and safety topics listed in He-C 6912.11 (g)(1)-(12), except for a licensed foster care provider shall comply with training requirements in accordance with He-C 6446;

(5) Programs operating less than 3 months shall comply with (4) above;

(6) Complete trainings, workshops, technical assistance, or college courses allowed as professional development;

(7) Complete and maintain current pediatric first aid and CPR certifications as required by He-C 6912.11 (j)(1)-(3);

(8) Review and comply with the child abuse and neglect reporting requirements of RSA 169-C:29-31;

(9) Review the definition of serious injury He-C 6912.03(ai) and report any serious injury or death that takes place in the child care setting during the child care provider’s hours of operation as follows:

a. In the event of a serious injury a license-exempt provider shall:

1. Notify the parent(s) immediately;

2. Notify the department within 48 hours; and

3. Provide a written report of the nature and circumstances of the serious injury to DHHS within 7 days; and

b. If a child dies while in the care of a license-exempt child care provider, the provider shall:

1. Notify emergency personnel and the child’s parent(s) immediately;

2. Notify the department of the death within 24 hours; and

3. Provide the department with a written report detailing the circumstances which lead up to the death within 72 hours;

(10) In addition to the reporting requirements in (9)(a) and (b) above, upon request provide the department with any other available information regarding the serious injury or death;

(11) Comply with the requirement of an annual announced monitoring visit by DHHS pursuant to He-C 6916 and He-C 6917, except for a licensed foster care provider who shall comply with monitoring requirements in accordance with He-C 6446;

(12) S chedule an annual announced monitoring visit no later than 2 weeks after receiving contact from DHHS to determine compliance with He-C 6916 and He-C 6917, except for a licensed foster care provider who shall comply with monitoring requirements in accordance with He-C 6446;

(13) Complete the professional development specified in (a)(3) and (4) above during each 12- month period not to exceed the DHHS annual monitoring visit date, except for a licensed foster care provider who shall comply with monitoring requirements in accordance with He-C 6446; and

(14) Require all child care employees hired after the DHHS provider enrollment date to complete the professional development specified in (a)(3) and (4) above by the end of each 12- month period based on the individual’s date of hire.