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_____________________________________________________________________________ DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES Child Care Policy Manual If the provider is found to be in non-compliance at the home visit, they must be given up to 30 calendar days to make the noted corrections. Recommendations for improvement must be made in writing to the parents and provider and a follow-up in-person home visit must be scheduled. If improvements are not made within the required time period, the provider must be terminated from the Child Care and Development Program, giving the customer 10 days to find a new provider. Exception: In-home care recommendations for improvements must be made, however termination must not occur if recommendations for improvement are not pursued. If at any time Child Care staff believe the health and/or safety of the child is at risk, regardless of the type of care, Child Care staff must assess the situation to validate if a report with the Department of Child Protection Services (CPS) should be made. If there is validation for a report, the CPS & Child Care Licensing form will be completed, the original copy sent to the applicable licensing agency and a copy of the form kept in the provider file. 622.3 Pre-Service and Annual Training Non-licensed providers must take 24 hours of health and safety training within the first year of becoming a provider. The following health and safety training must be completed pre-service and/or during an orientation period of 90 days. At a minimum, these trainings must account for 15 hours of the 24-hours annual training requirement. Mandatory Training Topics: • Prevention and control of infectious diseases (including immunization) • Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices • Prevention of Shaken Baby Syndrome and Abusive Head Trauma • Recognition and Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect • The administration of medication, consistent with standards for parental consent • The prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions • Building and physical premise safety • Prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma • Emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster, or a man-caused event (such as violence at a child care facility) • The handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants • Appropriate precautions in transporting children (for providers that offer transportation) • First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification - Pediatric • Nutrition and physical activity (optional) The 13 mandatory training topics must be completed within the first 60 days from the Family Friend and Neighbor (FFN) active date. The remaining hours must be completed within one year after the active date. After the first initial year of required training, FFN providers are required to take a minimum of 24 hours of early education and child care training annually. Child care case managers must work with the FFN provider to develop a training schedule to ensure that all initial and annual training courses are completed within the allowable time frames. 600-Provider Information [7] MTL 01/24 July 1, 2024