Appendix A -Health Training Courses
Appendix B -Professional Development Training Topics
(A) What are the
health training requirements for a child care center?
(1) 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 following (more than one
person may be used to meet the requirements of this paragraph):
(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.
(2) Every
administrator, child care staff member, including substitutes, shall 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 thirtysixty days of hire.
(3) Administrators, child care staff
members, including substitutes, employed on or before the effect date of this
rule shall have until June 30, 2017 to complete the one-hour child abuse overview.
(4)(3) Trainings shall meet course and trainer
requirements in appendix A to this rule.
(5)(4) Audiovisual or electronic media training
shall not be used to meet the CPR training requirement pursuant to paragraph
(A)(1)(b) of this rule unless there is also an in-person component of the
training.
(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.
(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 issued by organizations approved by the ODJFS for first aid, CPR or
prevention, recognition and management of communicable disease,
(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 immediately, 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.
Effective: 10/29/2017
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 12/31/2021
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 10/12/2017
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5104.015
Rule Amplifies: 5104.015
Prior Effective Dates: 3/1/81, 2/8/82, 9/1/86, 1/2/92 (Emer.),
4/1/92, 4/1/03, 9/1/05, 1/1/07, 7/1/10, 12/1/11, 12/31/16