Appendix A - Health
Training Courses
Appendix B - Professional
Development Training Topics
(A)What are the
health training requirements for a child care center?
(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.
(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):
(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)(3) Every administrator,
child care staff member, including substitutes, shallAll 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.
(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.
(3)(4) Trainings shall meet course and trainer
requirements in appendix A to this rule.
(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.
(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.
(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.
Effective: 10/29/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 7/28/2021 and 10/29/2026
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 10/13/2021
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