R430-90-7. Personnel and Training Requirements

  (1) The provider shall ensure that all employees and volunteers are supervised, qualified, and trained to:

  (a) meet the needs of the children as required by rule, and

  (b) be in compliance with all licensing rules.

  (2) Each week, the provider shall be present at the home at least 50% of the time that any child is in care; and whenever a child is in care, the provider, a caregiver who is at least 18 years old, or a substitute with authority to act on behalf of the provider shall be present.

  (3) Caregivers shall:

  (a) be at least 16 years old;

  (b) pass a CCL background check;

  (c) receive at least 2.5 hours of preservice training before beginning job duties;

  (d) have knowledge of and follow all applicable laws and rules; and

  (e) complete at least 20 hours of child care training each year, based on the facility's license date.

  (4) Substitutes shall:

  (a) be at least 18 years old;

  (b) pass a CCL background check;

  (c) be capable of providing care, supervising children, and handling emergencies in the provider's absence;

  (d) receive at least 2.5 hours of preservice training before beginning job duties; and

  (e) complete at least 1.5 hours of child care training for each month they work 40 hours or more.

  (5) All other employees such as drivers, cooks, and clerks shall:

  (a) pass a CCL background check,

  (b) receive at least 2.5 hours of preservice training before beginning job duties,

  (c) have knowledge of and follow all applicable laws and rules, and

  (d) not have unsupervised contact with any child in care if the employee is younger than 16 years of age.

  (6) Volunteers shall:

  (a) pass a CCL background check, and

  (b) not have unsupervised contact with any child in care if the volunteer is younger than 18 years of age.

  (7) Guests:

  (a) shall not have unsupervised contact with any child in care, and

  (b) are not required to pass a CCL background check when they remain in the home for not more than 2 weeks.

  (8) Any individual who stays in the home for more than 2 weeks shall be considered a household member and shall be required to pass a CCL background check.

  (9) Parents of children in care:

  (a) shall not have unsupervised contact with any child in care except their own, and

  (b) do not need a CCL background check unless involved with child care in the facility.

  (10) Household members who are:

  (a) 12 to 17 years old shall pass a CCL background check;

  (b) 18 years of age or older shall pass a CCL background check that includes fingerprints; and

  (c) younger than 18 years of age shall not have unsupervised contact with any child in care including during offsite activities and transportation.

  (11) Individuals who provide IEP or IFSP services such as physical, occupational, or speech therapists:

  (a) are not required to have a CCL background check as long as the child's parent has given permission for services to take place at the facility, and

  (b) shall provide proper identification before having access to the facility or a child at the facility.

  (12) Members from law enforcement or from Child Protective Services:

  (a) are not required to have a CCL background check, and

  (b) shall provide proper identification before having access to the facility or a child at the facility.

  (13) Preservice training shall include the following:

  (a) job description and duties;

  (b) current Department rule sections R430-90-7 through 24;

  (c) the Department-approved health and safety plan that includes preparing for and responding to emergencies;

  (d) prevention, signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse, and legal reporting requirements;

  (e) prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, and coping with crying babies;

  (f) prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and the use of safe sleeping practices;

  (g) recognizing the signs of homelessness and available assistance;

  (h) a review of the information in each child's health assessment; and

  (i) an introduction and orientation to the children in care.

  (14) Documentation of each individual's preservice training shall be kept on-site for review by the Department and include the following:

  (a) training topics,

  (b) date of the training, and

  (c) total hours or minutes of training.

  (15) Annual child care training shall include the following topics:

  (a) current Department rule sections R430-90-7 through 24;

  (b) the Department-approved health and safety plan that includes preparing for and responding to emergencies;

  (c) the prevention, signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse, and legal reporting requirements;

  (d) principles of child growth and development, including brain development;

  (e) positive guidance and interactions with children;

  (f) prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, and coping with crying babies;

  (g) prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and use of safe sleeping practices; and

  (h) recognizing the signs of homelessness and available assistance.

  (16) At least 10 of the 20 hours of annual child care training shall be face-to-face instruction.

  (17) Individuals who are required to receive annual child care training and who begin employment partway through the facility's license year shall complete a proportionate number of training hours including the face-to-face instruction.

  (18) Documentation of each individual's annual child care training shall be kept on-site for review by the Department and include the following:

  (a) training topic,

  (b) date of the training,

  (c) whether the training was face-to-face or non-face-to-face instruction,

  (d) name of the person or organization that presented the training, and

  (e) total hours or minutes of training.

  (19) Whenever there are children present, there shall be at least one caregiver present who can demonstrate English literacy skills needed to care for children and respond to emergencies.

  (20) At least one staff member with a current Red Cross, American Heart Association, or equivalent first aid and infant/child CPR certification shall be present when children are in care:

  (a) at the facility,

  (b) in each vehicle transporting children, and

  (c) at each offsite activity.

  (21) CPR certification shall include hands-on testing.

  (22) The following records for each covered individual shall be kept on-site for review by the Department:

  (a) the date of initial employment or association with the program;

  (b) a current first aid and CPR certification, if required in rule; and

  (c) a six-week record of the times worked each day.