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(5) Professional development. (a) The director shall participate in at least twenty clock hours of training annually. Training shall be age appropriate for the child population served by the child care center and at least five hours shall be related to program administration and at least five hours shall be in child growth and development and health and safety excluding first aid and CPR training. The remaining hours may come from, but not be limited to, the following areas: Safety, Health, Nutrition, Guidance, or Professional Development and must include blood-borne pathogens training as required by OSHA. (b) All staff, with the exception of emergency person(s) and volunteer(s), providing direct care to the children shall participate in at least fifteen clock hours annually. At least five clock hours shall be in child growth and development and at least five clock hours shall be in curriculum activities for children excluding first aid and CPR training. The remaining hours may come from, but not be limited to, the following areas: Guidance, Curriculum Activities, Nutrition, or Professional Development and must include blood-borne pathogens training as required by OSHA. (c) When children with special needs are enrolled, the director and staff members shall receive orientation and/or training in understanding the child’s special needs and ways of working in group settings when children with special needs are enrolled. (d) All staff shall receive information regarding the developmental abilities of the age group(s) with whom the teacher/caregiver will be working. (e) Records of training received shall be kept on the premises and include the name of the person trained, the person or persons conducting the training, date, number of hours, location, and the competency area of the training. (f) At least one person who is certified in pediatric first aid, including rescue breathing, CPR, and management of a blocked airway shall be present in the center at all times when children are in care, and during group outings or field trips. Training shall be provided by an individual who is certified as a trainer by a recognized health care organization. HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 29, Issue No. 6, eff June 24, 2005. 114–524. Application of Staff:Child Ratios. A. Children shall be directly supervised at all times by qualified staff persons. (1) Directly supervised shall be defined as: (a) For infants and toddlers: staff persons shall be in the same room or area as the children and the children shall be within their sight at all times; and (b) For preschool and school age children: staff persons are in the same room or area, readily accessible, aware and responsible for the ongoing activity of each child and able to intervene when needed. (2) The center shall have a written procedure to account for the presence of each child as the child enters and exits the premise, enters and exits a vehicle or moves to a new location in or around the center. (3) There shall be at least two staff persons in the center at all times. (4) Children in feeding chairs shall be constantly supervised. (5) Unsupervised isolation of a child shall not be allowed. The child shall be within sight of staff if isolation from the group is used. (6) Children shall not be subjected to: (a) Withholding, forcing, or threatening to withhold or force food, sleep or toileting; (b) The use of children to discipline other children; and (c) Restraining children through drugs or mechanical restraints. B. Ratios (1) The following staffing ratios apply at all times children are present on the premises and during activities away from the center and shall be prominently posted in all classrooms.