Or. Admin. R. 414-205-0055 - Training Requirements
(1)
When a person submits a new application for registration as a family child care
provider, OCC shall, prior to approving the registration, receive evidence from
the person that the person has:
(a) Completed
the Family Child Care Overview session;
(b) A current certification in first aid and
infant and child CPR. CPR training must have practical hands-on instruction.
CPR courses that involve an on-line component with hands-on instruction may be
accepted. Strictly on-line CPR training is not acceptable.
(c) A current food handler certification
pursuant to ORS
624.570;
(d) Have completed a minimum of two hours of
training on child abuse and neglect that is specific to Oregon law;
(e) Completed Introduction to Child Care
Health & Safety Training; and
(f) Completed OCC-approved safe sleep
training.
(2) When a
registered family child care provider submits a renewal application, the OCC
shall, prior to approving it, receive evidence from the provider that the
provider has:
(a) A current certification in
first aid and infant and child CPR. CPR training must have practical hands-on
instruction. CPR courses that involve an on-line component with hands-on
instruction may be accepted. Strictly on-line CPR training is not
acceptable.
(b) A current food
handler certification pursuant to ORS
624.570;
and
(c) Completed a minimum of ten
hours of training during the two years preceding the renewal date. The training
must be related to the core knowledge categories in the Oregon Registry. At
least six clock hours of the ten hours of training must be in child development
or early childhood education. A training on recognizing and reporting child
abuse and neglect will be accepted after five years (and every five years
thereafter) as part of the ten clock hours of training required for licensing,
but will not be accepted as part of the required child development training
hours.
(d) Completed OCC approved
health and safety training.
(A) OCC will
accept duplicate training one additional time if it is a Set 2 (intermediate)
or Set 3 (advanced) training or above as described by the Oregon Center for
Career Development in Childhood Care and Education; and it is not taken within
the same license period.
(B) The
following core knowledge categories are accepted for the child development and
early childhood education requirement: Diversity (D), Family and Community
Systems (FCS), Human Growth and Development (HGD), Health Safety and Nutrition
(HSN), Learning Environments and Curriculum (LEC), Observation and Assessment
(OA), Special Needs (SN), and Understanding and Guiding Behavior
(UGB).
(3)
When a person submits a reopen application, the OCC shall, prior to approving
it, receive evidence from the individual that the individual has:
(a) A current certification in first aid and
infant and child CPR. CPR training must have practical hands-on instruction.
CPR courses that involve an on-line component with hands-on instruction may be
accepted. Strictly on-line CPR training is not acceptable.
(b) A current food handler certification
pursuant to ORS
624.570;
and
(c) Documentation that
individual has ten hours of training related to the Oregon Registry core
knowledge categories since the individual's last active child care license was
issued. If the individual was previously licensed for less than two years, the
training requirements will be prorated as follows: 2.5 hours of training for
each six months of the previous license period. A training on recognizing and
reporting child abuse and neglect will be accepted again after five years (and
every five years thereafter) as part of the ten clock hours of training
required for licensing, but will not be accepted as part of the required child
development training hours.
(d) OCC
will accept duplicate training one additional time if it is a Set 2
(intermediate) or Set 3 (advanced) training or above as described by the Oregon
Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education; and it is not
taken within the same license period.
(e) Completed OCC approved health and safety
training.
(f) Completed OCC
approved safe sleep training. If the reopen is the result of an address change,
the person must complete the OCC approved safe sleep training by January 1,
2019.
(4) While the
registered family child care license is active, the provider must maintain
current certification in first aid, infant and child CPR, food handler
training, and must complete one hour of training in the category of Health,
Safety & Nutrition (HSN) during each year of the two-year license
period.
(5) After September 30,
2022, staff members must complete OCC-approved child development training
within 90 days of employment unless the training was completed
previously.
(6) Notwithstanding OAR
414-205-0040(13)(d), 414-205-0055(1)(b), 414-205-0055(2)(a),
414-205-0055(3)(a), an online-only CPR certification obtained between March 24,
2020 and June 30, 2022 will be accepted to meet the training requirement until
the certification expires.
(7) All
staff must complete OCC-approved child development training by December 31,
2022, or within 90 days of hire, whichever is later.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.260
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.260
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