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Family Childcare license training requirements-
Continued Training.
The provider must maintain evidence of having completed within the past
three years at least 15 hours of training relevant to caring for
children, approved by the DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE
(EEC).
Family Child Care Plus requirements Continued Training (6+2)–
The provider must maintain evidence of having completed within the past
three years at least 20 hours of training
1. If caring
for infants and toddlers, training must include at least three
hours in the
topic area
of Infant/Toddler Development;
2. At least
two hours of training specific to the care of school-age
children; and
3. The
remainder of the 15 hours must be diversified in topics such as
child growth and
development,
child guidance, planning environments, curriculum, children with
special
needs, professional development, health and safety, cultural
diversity, and training
relevant to
the caring for children, and must be training approved by the
Office.
A three
credit college course in a relevant topic satisfies the
requirement for the
Large Family Child Care (10) Continued Training.
The provider must maintain evidence of having completed within
the past
three years at least 30 hours of training.
1. If caring
for infants and toddlers, training must include at least five
hours in the topic
area of
Infant/Toddler Development;
2. The
remainder of the 25 hours must be diversified in topics such as
child growth and
development,
child guidance, planning environments, curriculum, children with
special
needs,
professional development, health and safety, and training
relevant to caring for
children,
and must be training approved by the Office.
3. A three
credit college course in a relevant topic satisfies the
requirement for the 25
hours of
training.
(Be
Careful
No more than
10
hours in one subject
will be
accepted
from your licensor)
Physical Facility Safety– Regulation 8.07 #8
Sanitizing Materials and Equipment.
(a)
The caregiver must wash with soap and water and then disinfect
equipment, surfaces
and
materials as frequently as necessary to maintain cleanliness.
(b)
The disinfectant must be either a self-made bleach solution or a
commercially prepared
disinfectant that has been registered by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) as a
sanitizing solution (registration can be identified by reading
the product label and using the
disinfectant precisely as directed on the label). Bleach
solutions must be made using
guidelines provided by the Office.
(c)
The caregiver must provide disposable non-latex gloves to be
used for the clean-up of
blood spills or bodily fluids. The affected area must be
disinfected. Used gloves and any
other material containing blood or other bodily fluids must be
thrown away in a lined,
covered container. The provider must ensure that the caregivers
wash their hands thoroughly
with
soap and water after cleaning up the affected area. The affected
clothing must be sealed
in a
plastic container or bag, labeled with the child’s name and
returned to the parent at the
end
of the day.

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