5.6 Ongoing Health and Safety Training

Lead Agencies must have ongoing training requirements for all caregivers, teachers, and directors of eligible CCDF providers for health and safety standards but have discretion on frequency and training content (e.g., pediatric CPR refresher every year and recertification every 2 years). Lead Agencies have discretion on which health and safety standards are subject to ongoing training. Lead Agencies may exempt relative providers from these requirements. 5.6.1 Required ongoing training of health and safety standards Describe any required ongoing training of health and safety standards for caregivers, teachers, and directors of the following CCDF eligible provider types. a. Licensed child care centers: All licensed child care center providers must obtain annual training in the topic areas identified in 45 C.F.R. § 98.41, in effect on September 30, 2016, or as identified by the department. Training must be documented and relevant to the provider’s position as determined by the department. Training may include on-site or online classes. Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation renewal may not be included in annual training. Each director and provider of center and school-age programs counted in staff-child ratios shall complete ten hours of annual training. Orientation training hours qualify as annual training hours for each provider in the year the training was completed. Every five years, all providers shall complete additional, advanced training in each of the training areas listed in § 67:42:17:17. b. License-exempt child care centers: NA c. Licensed family child care homes: All licensed family child care providers must obtain annual training in the topic areas identified in 45 C.F.R. § 98.41, in effect on September 30, 2016, or as identified by the department. Training must be documented and relevant to the provider’s position as determined by the department. Training may include on-site or online classes. Pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation renewal may not be included in annual training. Each family day care provider shall complete six hours of annual training. Orientation training hours qualify as annual training hours for each provider in the year the training was completed. Every five years, all providers shall complete additional, advanced training in each of the training areas listed in § 67:42:17:17. d. License-exempt family child care homes: All license-exempt family child care homes which includes informal and in-home providers are required to obtain three hours of on-going annual health and safety training in topic areas identified in 45 C.F.R. § 98.41Orientation training hours qualify as annual training hours for each provider in the year the training was completed. Every five years, all providers shall complete additional, advanced training in each of the training areas listed in § 67:42:17:17. e. Regulated or registered in-home child care: NA f. Non-regulated or registered in-home child care: NA