Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 591-1-1-.33 - Staff Training
(1) Center Orientation. Prior to assignment
to children or task, all Employees and Provisional Employees must receive
initial Center orientation.
(2) The
initial Center orientation must include the following subjects: the Center's
policies and procedures; the portions of these rules dealing with the care,
health and safety of children; the Staff person's assigned duties and
responsibilities; reporting requirements for suspected cases of child abuse,
neglect or deprivation; communicable diseases and serious injuries; emergency
weather plans; the program's emergency preparedness plan; childhood injury
control; the administration of medicine; reducing the risk of Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome (SIDS); hand washing; fire safety; water safety; and prevention
of HIV/AIDS and blood borne pathogens.
(3) Health and Safety Orientation. Each staff
member with direct care responsibilities shall complete health and safety
orientation training within the first 90 days of employment. The state-approved
training hours obtained will count toward required first year training hours.
The training must address the following health and safety topics: prevention
and control of infectious diseases (including immunization); prevention of
sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices; administration
of medication, consistent with standards for parental consent; prevention of
and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; building and
physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from
hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of
water, and vehicular traffic; prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head
trauma and child maltreatment; emergency preparedness and response planning for
emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a human-caused event (such as
violence at a child care facility); handling and storage of hazardous materials
and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants; precautions in transporting
children; recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect; and child
development.
(4) Food Preparation
and Nutrition Training. Within the first year of employment, the Director and
the person primarily responsible for food preparation shall receive four (4)
clock hours of training in food nutrition planning, preparation, serving,
proper dish washing and food storage.
(5) Annual Training. Every calendar year
after the first year of employment, all supervisory and caregiver Personnel,
except independent contractors, Students-in-Training and volunteers, shall
attend ten (10) clock hours of diverse training which is task-focused in
on-going health, safety and early childhood or child development related topics
and which is offered by an accredited college, university or vocational program
or other Department-approved source. The annual ten (10) clock hours of
training shall be chosen from the following fields: child development,
including discipline, guidance, nutrition, injury control and safety; health,
including sanitation, disease control, cleanliness, detection and disposition
of illness; child abuse and neglect, including identification and reporting,
and meeting the needs of abused and/or neglected children; and business related
topics, including parental communication, recordkeeping, etc.; provided however
that such business related training shall be limited to no more than two (2) of
the required ten (10) clock hours of training. Records of completion of such
training shall be maintained, as required by these rules.
(6) Documentation of Training. Evidence of
orientation and training shall be documented in the Personnel file of each
Staff member which shall be available to the Department for
inspection.
(7) Exemptions from
Training. Custodial, maintenance Personnel or volunteers who provide no direct
care to children are not required to obtain health and safety orientation
training or annual training.
Notes
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