Ohio Admin. Code 5101:2-12-10 - Training and professional development requirements for a licensed child care center
(A) What are the health training requirements
for a child care center? (1)(2) A center shall have
at least one child care staff member on-site (in each building) during all
hours of operation who is currently trained in the management
of communicable disease.following (more than
one person may be used to meet the requirements of this paragraph):
(2)(3)
Every administrator, child care staff member,
including substitutes, shall
All child care
staff members are to be currently trained in child abuse and neglect
recognition and prevention.
be current with
the ODJFS prescribed one-hour child abuse overview which is valid for two
years, unless the child care staff member is current with the six-hour training
or three-hour refresher course in paragraph (A)(1)(d) of this rule. This shall
be taken within the first sixty days of hire.
(3)(4) Trainings shall
meet course and trainer requirements in appendix A to this rule.
(4)(6) Audiovisual or
electronic media training shall not be used to meet the CPR training
requirement pursuant to paragraph (A)(1)(b)
(A)(1) of
this rule unless there is also an in-person component of the
training.
(1)
All child care staff members are to be currently
trained in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate for
the age and developmental levels of the children in care.
(a)
First aid and CPR
trainings are to be completed within the first ninety days of
hire.
(b)
Until all required individuals are current in the
trainings, at a minimum, the center is to have at least one trained child care
staff member on-site (in each building) during all hours of operation who meets
this requirement.
(a) First aid.
(b) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
(CPR) appropriate for all age groups that the center is licensed to
serve.
(c) Management of communicable
disease.
(d) Child abuse recognition and
prevention six-hour training.
(a)
Child abuse and
neglect recognition and prevention training is to be completed within the first
sixty days of hire.
(b)
Until all required individuals are current in the
trainings, at a minimum, the center is to have at least one trained child care
staff member on-site (in each building) during all hours of operation who meets
this requirement.
(5)
If a child care
staff member meets the trainer requirements in appendix A to this rule for a
health training, that person is considered to meet the training requirement for
that health training pursuant to paragraphs (A)(1) and (A)(2) of this
rule.
(B) What are
the ongoing professional development training requirements for the
administrator and child care staff members?
(1) Complete a minimum of six clock hours of
training annually each fiscal year. The fiscal year is defined as July first
through June thirtieth.
(a) Training topics
include those listed in appendix B to this rule.
(b) Health trainings taken pursuant to
paragraph (A) of this rule may not be used to meet the professional development
training requirements.
(c)
Audiovisual or electronic media training may be used to meet the required six
hours of annual training.
(2) Child care staff members hired between
January first and June thirtieth of each year are not required to complete the
professional development requirements until the following fiscal
year.
(3) A person designated and
employed as a substitute child care staff member is not required to meet the
professional development requirements. When the
substitute child care staff member is used more than ninety days annually
between July first and June thirtieth, professional development requirements
are to be met. The center is responsible for documenting the number of days the
substitute child care staff member worked for a period of eighteen
months.
(C) What
verification is needed on file at the center to document the completed
training?
(1) The health trainings shall be
documented by one of the following:
(a)
Verification from the Ohio professional registry (OPR).
(b) The JFS 01276 "Health Training
Documentation for Child Care" (12/2016).
(c) Training cards or
certificates issued by organizations approved
by the ODJFS for first aid, CPR or prevention, recognition and management of
communicable disease,
the training
organization.
(2)
The on-going professional development shall be documented by one of the
following:
(a) Verification from the
OPR.
(b) Transcript of completion
of college courses from an accredited university, college, or technical
college.
(i) One quarter credit hour equals
ten clock hours of training.
(ii)
One semester credit hour equals fifteen clock hours of training.
(c) The JFS 01307 "Professional
Development Documentation for Child Care."
(rev. 12/2016).
(d) Certificates indicating continuing
education units (CEU). One CEU equals ten clock hours of training.
(e) Certificates issued by Ohio child welfare
training centers.
(3) A
child care center administrator or owner shall, within five business days,
provide current staff with copies of their training documentation upon request
or upon separation from employment for any records not verified in the OPR.
Notes
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5104.015
Rule Amplifies: 5104.015
Prior Effective Dates: 03/01/1981, 02/08/1982, 09/01/1986, 01/02/1992 (Emer.), 04/01/1992, 04/01/2003, 09/01/2005, 01/01/2007, 07/01/2010, 12/01/2011, 12/31/2016, 10/29/2017
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