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5.3 HEALTH AND SAFETY PRE-SERVICE TRAINING In 2014, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act was signed into law reauthorizing the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program. All child care providers in the ABC Quality program as well as Family, Friend and Neighbor Providers must complete the certificate. As part of the new law, all newly hired employees of ABC Quality providers are required to complete the SC Health & Safety Pre-Service Certificate and certification of Pediatric First Aid & Infant/Child CPR within 90 days of hire. The SC Health & Safety Pre-Service Certificate: • Is a free on-line course offered through Pro-Solutions. • Links to the courses can be found at www.sc-ccccd.net or www.scchildcare.org. • The Certificate must be completed for all caregiving staff prior to enrollment and after enrollment, new staff must complete within 90 days of hire. • All courses will be counted as DSS training hours in the designated topic areas for the calendar year in which they were taken. See attached chart for courses, topic areas, and credit hours. • Individuals must complete all required courses to receive the SC Health & Safety Pre-Service Certificate. • Pediatric First Aid and Infant/Child CPR certification: o Is offered at no cost, as long as funding remains available, to ABC Quality providers through the National Safety Council. Please contact them at 803- 732-6778 for information. o Must be completed by all caregiving staff prior to enrollment and after enrolment, new staff must complete within 90 days of hire. o Other CPR/First Aid trainings are acceptable if they meet ABC criteria, but you will be required to cover the cost of the training. NOTE: On-line CPR/First Aid training is not accepted.

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5.3 HEALTH AND SAFETY PRE-SERVICE TRAINING In 2014, the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act was signed into law reauthorizing the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program. All child care providers in the ABC Quality program as well as Family, Friend and Neighbor Providers must complete the certificate. As part of the new law, all newly hired employees of ABC Quality providers are required to complete the SC Health & Safety Pre-Service Certificate and certification of Pediatric First Aid & Infant/Child CPR within 90 days of hire. The SC Health & Safety Pre-Service Certificate: • Is a free on-line course offered through Pro-Solutions. • Links to the courses can be found at www.sc-ccccd.net or www.scchildcare.org. • The Certificate must be completed for all caregiving staff prior to enrollment and after enrollment, new staff must complete within 90 days of hire. • All courses will be counted as DSS training hours in the designated topic areas for the calendar year in which they were taken. See attached chart for courses, topic areas, and credit hours. • Individuals must complete all required courses to receive the SC Health & Safety Pre-Service Certificate. • Pediatric First Aid and Infant/Child CPR certification: o Is offered at no cost, as long as funding remains available, to ABC Quality providers through the National Safety Council. Please contact them at 803- 732-6778 for information. o Must be completed by all caregiving staff prior to enrollment and after enrolment, new staff must complete within 90 days of hire. o Other CPR/First Aid trainings are acceptable if they meet ABC criteria, but you will be required to cover the cost of the training. NOTE: On-line CPR/First Aid training is not accepted.