5.4 Pre-Service or Orientation Training on Health and Safety Standards

Lead Agencies must have requirements for all caregivers, teachers, and directors at CCDF providers to complete pre-service or orientation training (within 3 months of starting) on all CCDF health and safety standards and child development. The training must be appropriate to the setting and the age of children served. This training must address the required health and safety standards and the content area of child development. Lead Agencies have flexibility in determining the minimum number of training hours to require, and are encouraged to consult with Caring for our Children Basics for best practices. Exemptions for relative providers’ training requirements are addressed in question 5.8.1. 5.4.1 Health and safety pre-service/orientation training requirements Lead Agencies must certify staff have pre-service or orientation training on each standard that is appropriate to different settings and age groups. Lead Agencies may require pre-service or orientation to be completed before staff can care for children unsupervised. In the table below, check the boxes for which you have training requirements. -- Is this standard addressed in the pre-service or orientation training? Is the pre-service or orientation training on this standard appropriate to different settings and age groups? Does the Lead Agency require staff to complete the training before caring for children unsupervised? a. Prevention and control of infectious diseases (including immunizations) [ ] [ ] [ ] b. SIDS prevention and use of safe sleep practices [x] [x] [x] c. Administration of medication [x] [x] [x] d. Prevention and response to food and allergic reactions [x] [x] [x] m. If the Lead Agency does not certify implementation of all the health and safety pre- service/orientation training requirements for staff in programs serving children receiving CCDF assistance, please describe: CDD received non-compliance notice on March 11, 2024, because we do not have all the components of the health and safety pre- service/orientation training requirements represented within our current licensing regulations. CBCCPP and FCCH providers are missing the following pre-service/orientation requirements in current regulations: Immunization requirements, including information about exemptions from immunizations and the grace period for meeting this requirement; identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water and vehicular traffic; prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; Emergency Preparedness e. Building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic [ ] [ ] [ ] f. Prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma and child maltreatment [ ] [ ] [ ] g. Emergency preparedness and response planning and procedures [ ] [ ] [ ] h. Handling and storage of hazardous materials and disposal of biocontaminants [x] [x] [x] i. Appropriate Precautions in transporting children, if applicable [x] [x] [x] j. Pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR (age- appropriate) [x] [x] [x] k. Child abuse and neglect recognition and reporting [x] [x] [x] l. Child development including major domains of cognitive, social, emotional, physical development and approaches to learning. [ ] [ ] [ ] and Response Planning (Relocation, shelter-in-place, lock down, staff training and practice drills, volunteer training and practice drills, communication with families, reunification with families, continuity of operations, and accommodation of infants, toddlers, children with disabilities and children with chronic medical conditions); and the 5 major domains of child development. For ASP providers the pre-service/orientation is lacking: Immunization requirements, including information about exemptions from immunizations and the grace period for meeting this requirement; Identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water and vehicular traffic; Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning (Relocation, shelter-in-place, staff training and practice drills, volunteer training and practice drills, communication with families, reunification with families, continuity of operations, and accommodation of infants, toddlers, children with disabilities and children with chronic medical conditions); and, the 5 major domains of child development. In addition, Vermont does not currently require that pre-service/orientation training be complete within three (3) months for CBCCPP staff, FCCH staff, and ASP providers. These findings of non-compliance will be addressed as a part of licensing rule promulgation, which we anticipate will be complete by summer 2025. n. Are there any provider categories to whom the above pre-service or orientation training requirements do not apply? [x] No [ ] Yes. If yes, describe: