26 Tex. Admin. Code § 747.1309 - What areas of training must the annual training for the primary caregiver cover?
(a) You must obtain at
least 30 clock hours of training each year relevant to the age of the children
for whom you provide 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; and
(4) Teacher-child
interaction.
(c) If your
home provides care for children younger than 24 months, one hour of the annual
training hours must cover all the following topics:
(1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby
syndrome;
(2) Understanding and
using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS);
and
(3) Understanding early
childhood brain development.
(d) 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 §
747.3603 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 §
747.3221 of this chapter (relating
to Must caregivers wear gloves when handling blood or bodily fluids containing
blood?).
(e) If you have:
(1) Five or fewer years of experience as a
primary caregiver in a licensed or registered child-care home, you must
complete at least six of the annual training hours in management techniques,
leadership, or staff supervision; or
(2) More than five years of experience as a
primary caregiver in a licensed or registered child-care home, you must
complete at least three of the annual training hours in management techniques,
leadership, or staff supervision.
(f) The remainder of annual training hours
must be selected from the training topics specified in §
747.1305(e) of
this chapter (relating to What areas of training must the annual training for
substitute and assistant caregivers cover?).
(g) You may obtain clock hours or CEUs from
the same sources as other caregivers.
(h) You may not earn training hours by
presenting training to other caregivers.
(i) 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.
(j) The 30 clock hours of annual training are
exclusive of any requirements for the Licensing pre-application course,
pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR training, transportation safety training,
and water safety training.
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