26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.1311 - What areas of training must the annual training for my child-care center director cover?
(a) The 30 clock hours
of annual training must be relevant to the age of the children for whom the
child-care center provides care.
(b) At least six clock hours of the annual
training hours must be in one or more of the following topics:
(1) Child growth and development;
(2) Guidance and discipline;
(3) Age-appropriate curriculum;
(4) Teacher-child interaction; and
(5) Serving children with special care
needs.
(c) At least one
clock hour of the annual training hours must focus on prevention, recognition,
and reporting of child maltreatment, including:
(1) Factors indicating a child is at risk for
abuse or neglect;
(2) Warning signs
indicating a child may be a victim of abuse or neglect;
(3) Procedures for reporting child abuse or
neglect; and
(4) Community
organizations that have training programs available to employees, children, and
parents.
(d) If the
center provides care for children younger than 24 months of age, one hour of
the annual training hours must cover the following topics:
(1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby
syndrome and abusive head trauma;
(2) Understanding and using safe sleep
practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); and
(3) Understanding early childhood brain
development.
(e) While
there are no clock hour requirements for the topics in this subsection, the
annual training hours must also include training on the following topics:
(1) Emergency preparedness;
(2) Preventing and controlling the spread of
communicable diseases, including immunizations;
(3) Administering medication, if applicable,
including compliance with §
746.3803 of this chapter (relating
to What authorization must I obtain before administering a medication to a
child in my care?);
(4) Preventing
and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction;
(5) Understanding building and physical
premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can
cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular
traffic; and
(6) Handling, storing,
and disposing of hazardous materials including compliance with §
746.3425 of this chapter (relating
to Must caregivers wear gloves when handling blood or bodily fluids containing
blood?).
(f) A director
with:
(1) Five or fewer years of experience as
a designated director of a child-care center must complete at least six clock
hours of the annual training hours in management techniques, leadership, or
staff supervision; or
(2) More than
five years of experience as a designated director of a child-care center must
complete at least three clock hours of the annual training hours in management
techniques, leadership, or staff supervision.
(g) The remainder of the 30 clock hours of
annual training must be selected from the training topics specified in
§746.1309(f) of this division (relating to What areas of training must the
annual training for caregivers cover?).
(h) The director may obtain clock hours or
CEUs from the same sources as caregivers.
(i) A director may not earn training hours by
presenting training to others.
(j)
At least six of the required 30 annual training hours must come from
instructor-led training. The remaining 24 required annual training hours may
come from self-instructional training, of which no more than three hours may
come from self-study training.
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