6.3 Ongoing Training and Professional Development

6.3.1 Required hours of ongoing training Provide the number of hours of ongoing training required annually for CCDF-eligible providers in the following settings: a. Licensed child care centers: 24 hours b. License-exempt child care centers: N/A c. Licensed family child care homes: 12 hours d. License-exempt family child care homes: 6 hours e. Regulated or registered in-home child care: 6 hours f. Non-regulated or registered in-home child care: N/A 6.3.2 Accessibility of professional development for Tribal organizations Describe how the Lead Agency’s training and professional development are accessible to providers supported through Indian tribes or Tribal organizations receiving CCDF funds (as applicable). ECECD’s training and professional development are made accessible to all providers, including those from tribes or Tribal organizations receiving CCDF funds. This includes training through NMELS and Quorum. 6.3.3 Professional development appropriate for the diversity of children, families, and child care providers Describe how the Lead Agency’s training and professional development requirements reflect the diversity of children, families, and child care providers participating in CCDF. To the extent practicable, how does professional development include specialized training or credentials for providers who care for infants or school-age children; individuals with limited English proficiency; children who are bilingual; children with developmental delays or disabilities; and/or Native Americans, including Indians, as the term is defined in Section 900.6 in subpart B of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (including Alaska Natives) and Native Hawaiians? ECECD’s training and professional development requirements reflect the diversity of children, families, and child care providers participating in CCDF. ECECD’s training is primarily developed through the New Mexico Early Learning System (NMELS) and the Quorum online training platform. ECECD makes a wide variety of trainings to address children of different ages, for example, ECECD offers the CDA for infants and toddlers and a variety of infant and toddler-focused trainings. ECECD’s training and professional development also includes supporting multi-language learners, children with developmental delays and disabilities, and culturally appropriate practices. 6.3.4 Child developmental screening Describe how all providers receive, through training and professional development, information about: (1) existing resources and services the State/Territory can make available in conducting developmental screenings and providing referrals to services when appropriate for children who receive assistance under this part, including the coordinated use of the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) and developmental screening services available under section 619 and part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419, 1431 et seq.); and (2) how child care providers may utilize these resources and services to obtain developmental screenings for children who receive assistance and who may be at risk for cognitive or other developmental delays, which may include social, emotional, physical, or linguistic delays: Providers receive information and support regarding child developmental screenings through ECECD’s Family Infant Toddler (FIT) program, which provides early intervention services (i.e., Part C) for children birth to age three who are at risk or have a developmental delay. FIT agencies are responsible for disseminating information on the program to local child care providers, among other partners to inform providers about utilizing existing resources and services to support children and families. Outreach plans are reviewed and approved by ECECD. Outreach plans include free developmental screening to children during community events As part of the FIT process, providers, along with parents, can refer children for developmental evaluation. Children referred to the FIT program receive a comprehensive developmental evaluation that that includes five developmental domains along with vision and hearing screenings. The state￿s Medicaid agency is responsible for Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program outreach and regularly informs families about how to access EPSDT services.