Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 591-1-1-.33 - Staff Training
(1) Center
Orientation. Prior to assignment to children or task, all Employees (i.e.,
volunteers, students-in-training, independent contractors, etc.) and
Provisional Employees must receive initial Center orientation.
(2) The initial Center orientation must
include the following subjects:
(a) the
Center's policies and procedures;
(b) the portions of these rules dealing with
the care, health and safety of children;
(c) the Staff person's assigned duties and
responsibilities;
(d) reporting
requirements for suspected cases of child abuse, neglect or
deprivation;
(e) communicable
diseases and serious injuries;
(f)
emergency weather plans;
(g) the
program's emergency preparedness plan;
(h) childhood injury control;
(i) the administration of medicine;
(j) reducing the risk of Sudden Unexpected
Infant Death (SUID), which includes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS);
(k) hand washing;
(l) fire safety;
(m) water safety; and
(n) prevention of HIV/AIDS and blood borne
pathogens.
(3) Health and
Safety Orientation. Each staff member with direct care responsibilities shall
complete health and safety orientation training within the first 90 days of
employment. The state-approved training hours obtained will count toward
required first year training hours. The training must address the following
health and safety topics:
(a) prevention and
control of infectious diseases (including immunization);
(b) prevention of sudden infant death
syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices;
(c) administration of medication, consistent
with standards for parental consent;
(d) prevention of and response to emergencies
due to food and allergic reactions;
(e) building and physical premises safety,
including identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily
injury such as electrical 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 for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a human-caused
event (such as violence at a child care facility);
(h) handling and storage of hazardous
materials and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants;
(i) precautions in transporting
children;
(j) recognition and
reporting of child abuse and neglect; and
(k) child development to include all major
domains: cognitive; social and emotional; physical development and motor
skills; communication, language, and literacy; and approaches to play and
learning.
(4) Food
Preparation and Nutrition Training. Within the first year of employment, the
Director and the person primarily responsible for food preparation shall
receive four (4) clock hours of training in food nutrition planning,
preparation, serving, proper dish washing and food storage.
(5) Annual Training.
(a) Every calendar year after the first year
of employment, all supervisory and caregiver Personnel, except independent
contractors, Students-in-Training and volunteers, shall attend ten (10) clock
hours of diverse training which is offered by an accredited college, university
or vocational program or other Department-approved source.
(b) The annual ten (10) clock hours of
training shall include the following:
1. At
least two (2) hours in evidence based, developmentally appropriate language and
literacy practices;
2. At least two
(2) hours in on-going child development and health and safety related topics,
which could include, but not be limited to:
(i) Child development (e.g., developmental
domains (cognitive; social and emotional; physical development and motor
skills; communication, language, and literacy; approaches to play and
learning), discipline and guidance techniques, children with special
needs);
(ii) Health (e.g.,
nutrition and the support of breast feeding, physical activity, prevention and
control of illnesses and infectious diseases, immunizations, prevention of and
response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions, cleanliness,
sanitation, and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants);
(iii) Safety (e.g., prevention of Sudden
Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) which includes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS) and the use of safe sleeping practices, medication administration,
injury control and prevention, transportation, handling and storage of
hazardous materials, identification of and protection from hazards that can
cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular
traffic, and emergency preparedness planning and response);
(iv) Child abuse and neglect (e.g.,
identification and reporting, meeting the needs of abused and/or neglected
children, prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma and child
maltreatment).
3. No more
than two (2) of the required ten (10) hours in business-related topics (e.g.,
parental communication, recordkeeping, management, business
planning).
(6)
Documentation of Training. Evidence of orientation and training shall be
documented and maintained in the Personnel file and/or Georgia's workforce
registry and professional development system of each Staff member which shall
be available to the Department for inspection.
(7) Exemptions from Training. Custodial,
maintenance Personnel or volunteers who provide no direct care to children are
not required to obtain health and safety orientation training or annual
training.
Notes
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(1) Center Orientation. Prior to assignment to children or task, all Employees and Provisional Employees must receive initial Center orientation.
(2) The initial Center orientation must include the following subjects: the Center 's policies and procedures; the portions of these rules dealing with the care, health and safety of children; the Staff person's assigned duties and responsibilities; reporting requirements for suspected cases of child abuse, neglect or deprivation; communicable diseases and serious injuries; emergency weather plans; the program's emergency preparedness plan; childhood injury control; the administration of medicine; reducing the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS); hand washing; fire safety; water safety; and prevention of HIV/AIDS and blood borne pathogens.
(3) Health and Safety Orientation. Each staff member with direct care responsibilities shall complete health and safety orientation training within the first 90 days of employment. The state-approved training hours obtained will count toward required first year training hours. The training must address the following health and safety topics: prevention and control of infectious diseases (including immunization); prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices; administration of medication, consistent with standards for parental consent; prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic; prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma and child maltreatment; emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a human-caused event (such as violence at a child care facility); handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants; precautions in transporting children; recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect; and child development.
(4) Food Preparation and Nutrition Training. Within the first year of employment, the Director and the person primarily responsible for food preparation shall receive four (4) clock hours of training in food nutrition planning, preparation, serving, proper dish washing and food storage.
(5) Annual Training. Every calendar year after the first year of employment, all supervisory and caregiver Personnel , except independent contractors, Students-in-Training and volunteers, shall attend ten (10) clock hours of diverse training which is task-focused in on-going health, safety and early childhood or child development related topics and which is offered by an accredited college, university or vocational program or other Department -approved source. The annual ten (10) clock hours of training shall be chosen from the following fields: child development, including discipline, guidance, nutrition, injury control and safety; health, including sanitation, disease control, cleanliness, detection and disposition of illness; child abuse and neglect, including identification and reporting, and meeting the needs of abused and/or neglected children; and business related topics, including parental communication, recordkeeping, etc.; provided however that such business related training shall be limited to no more than two (2) of the required ten (10) clock hours of training. Records of completion of such training shall be maintained, as required by these rules.
(6) Documentation of Training. Evidence of orientation and training shall be documented in the Personnel file of each Staff member which shall be available to the Department for inspection.
(7) Exemptions from Training. Custodial, maintenance Personnel or volunteers who provide no direct care to children are not required to obtain health and safety orientation training or annual training.