10-148 C.M.R. ch. 32, § 8 - TRAINING
A.
Child Care Facility
Responsibility. The Child Care Facility is responsible for ensuring that
all Child Care Staff Members are familiar with the operation of the Child care
and understand the relevant requirements of this rule.
1. All Child Care Staff Members must receive
training regarding fire drill and other emergency and disaster procedures
within the first week of service.
B.
Orientation training. All
Child Care Staff Members must receive training in the following areas within
the first ninety days of service:
1. 10-148
CMR Ch. 32, Child Care Facility Licensing Rule - Child Care Center, Nursery
Schools, Small Child Care Facilities
2. The program's policies and
procedures;
3. Prevention of Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) or Sudden Unexplained Infant Death (SUID), Shaken
Baby Syndrome, and safe sleep practices;
4. Administration of Medication and parental
consent (Child Care Staff Members may not administer Medication until training
has occurred);
5. Prevention of and
response to food and allergy emergencies;
6. Building and physical premise
safety;
7. Communicable diseases,
infectious disease prevention and control Universal Safety Precautions and
Blood Borne Pathogens;
8. Handling
and storage of Hazardous material and disposal of Bio-contaminants;
9. Transportation of Children (if the
individual will be responsible for the transportation of Children; required
biannually thereafter);
10. Adult
and pediatric first aid with hands-on skills demonstration;
11. Adult and pediatric Cardio-Pulmonary
Resuscitation (CPR) with hands-on skills demonstration;
12. Department-approved mandated reporter
training;
13. For programs serving
13 or more Children, training in the program's health care plan as developed by
the program's Health Care Consultant.
C.
Ongoing Training. All Child
Care Facilities must ensure the appropriate number of hours of ongoing training
for Child Care Staff Members.
1. All Child
Care Staff Members must register with Maine's Professional Development Network.
a. Annual training must include a review of
health and safety topics, as offered by Maine's state-approved Professional
Development Network.
b. Ongoing
training must include Department-approved mandated reporter retraining at least
once every four years, in accordance with
22 MRS
§4011-A(9).
2. The annual number of hours of
training required is determined by the size of the program and number of hours
the Child Care Staff Member works per week, as below:
Size of Program |
More than 20 Hours |
Less than 20 Hours |
Under 13 Children |
12 |
|
Over 13 Children |
30 |
18 |
a. All
training, including Adult and Pediatric First Aid and CPR certification hours,
will be counted toward the requirement for the year it was completed.
b. The calculation of training hours per year
must be based upon the date of issuance of the license for Child Care
Facilities.
c. Required training
for new Child Care Staff Members will be prorated based on months of
employment.
d. In order to count
towards the required number of training hours per year, training must reflect
current research of best practices relating to skills necessary for the Child
care workforce to meet the needs of Children and be appropriate for population
of Children served by the Child Care Facility. Training topics may include but
are not limited to, healthy, safe environments; Child development; observation
and assessment; developmentally appropriate practice; guidance; relationships
with families; individual and cultural diversity; Children with special needs,
business and professional development; or Child care practices.
D.
Documentation
of training. The program must document all orientation and ongoing
training of all staff by proof of completion from a qualified on-line or
in-person source.
Notes
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