8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-790-600 - Staff training and development
A. Prior to approval as a subsidy vendor, the
vendor or designee shall complete the Virginia Preservice Training for Child
Care Staff, which shall include training on the following topics and training
modules:
1. Building and physical premises
safety;
2. Emergency preparedness
and response planning;
3.
Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and safe sleep
practices;
4. Administration of
medication, consistent with standards of parental consent;
5. Prevention of shaken baby syndrome and
abusive head trauma (AHT);
6.
Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic
reactions;
7. Recognizing child
abuse and neglect and reporting responsibilities;
8. Preventing the spread of disease,
including immunization requirements;
9. Handling and storage of hazardous
materials and appropriate disposal of diapers and other items contaminated by
body fluids;
10.
Transportation;
11. Foundations of
child development;
12. Inclusion:
Exploring the meaning and the mindset;
13. Oral health; and
14. Introduction to the Child Care Subsidy
Program.
B. Within the
first 90 days of employment or subsidy vendor approval all staff who work
directly with children shall complete Virginia Preservice Training for Child
Care Staff, which shall include training on the following topics and training
modules:
1. Building and physical premises
safety;
2. Emergency preparedness
and response planning;
3.
Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and safe sleep
practices;
4. Administration of
medication, consistent with standards of parental consent;
5. Prevention of shaken baby syndrome and
abusive head trauma (AHT);
6.
Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic
reactions;
7. Recognizing child
abuse and neglect and reporting responsibilities;
8. Preventing the spread of disease,
including immunization requirements;
9. Handling and storage of hazardous
materials and appropriate disposal of diapers and other items contaminated by
body fluids;
10.
Transportation;
11. Foundations of
child development;
12. Inclusion:
Exploring the meaning and mindset;
13. Oral health; and
14. Introduction to the Child Care Subsidy
Program.
C. Orientation
training for staff shall be completed on the following facility specific topics
prior to the staff member working alone with children and within seven days of
the date of employment or the date of subsidy vendor approval:
1. Playground safety procedures;
2. Responsibilities for reporting suspected
child abuse or neglect;
3.
Confidentiality;
4. Supervision of
children, including arrival and dismissal procedures;
5. Procedures for action in the case of lost
or missing children, ill or injured children, and medical and general
emergencies;
6. Medication
administration procedures, if applicable;
7. Emergency preparedness plan as required in
8VAC20-790-790 B;
8. Prevention of
shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma including coping with crying
babies and fussy or distraught children;
9. Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome
and use of safe sleeping practices;
10. Staff who work with children that have
food allergies shall receive training in preventing exposure to foods to which
the child is allergic, preventing cross contamination, and recognizing and
responding to any allergic reactions; and
11. Transportation.
D. All staff who work directly with children
shall have within 90 days of the date of employment or 90 days from subsidy
vendor approval:
1. Current certification in
cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in
care. The training shall include an in-person competency demonstration;
and
2. Current certification in
first aid appropriate to the ages of children in care. However, staff who is a
registered nurse or licensed practical nurse with a current license from the
Board of Nursing shall not be required to obtain first aid certification.
During the 90-day period, there must always be at least one staff with current CPR and first aid training present during operating hours of the center.
E. CPR
and First Aid training may count toward the annual training hours required in
subsection H of this section if documentation for training as required in
subdivision 5 of 8VAC20-790-550 is maintained.
F. Staff who work directly with children
shall, in addition to preservice and orientation training required in
subsections A through D of this section, annually attend at least 16 hours of
training and staff development activities, to include the department's health
and safety update course. Training shall be related to child safety, child
development, the function of the center, and any required department sponsored
training.
G. To safely perform
medication administration practices, whenever a vendor agrees to administer
prescribed medications, the (i) administration shall be performed by a staff
member who has satisfactorily completed a training program for this purpose
developed by the Board of Nursing and taught by a registered nurse, licensed
practical nurse, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, doctor of medicine or
osteopathic medicine, or pharmacist; or (ii) administration shall be performed
by a staff member who is licensed by the Commonwealth of Virginia to administer
medications.
The administration of medicines by a vendor may be limited by policy to:
1. Prescription
medications;
2. Over-the-counter or
nonprescription medications; or
3.
No medications.
H. Staff
required to have the training specified in subsection I of this section shall
be retrained at three-year intervals.
I. There shall be at least one staff on duty
who has obtained within the last three years instruction in performing a daily
health observation of children. Daily health observation training shall
include:
1. Components of daily health check
for children;
2. Inclusion and
exclusion of a child when the child is exhibiting symptoms that indicate
possible illness;
3. Description of
how diseases are spread and procedures and methods for reducing the spread of
disease;
4. Information concerning
the Virginia Department of Health Notification of Reportable Diseases pursuant
to
12VAC5-90-80
and
12VAC5-90-90,
also available from the local health department and the website of the Virginia
Department of Health; and
5. Staff
occupational health and safety practices in accordance with Occupational Safety
and Health Administration's bloodborne pathogens regulation (29 CFR
1910.1030).
Notes
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-289.046 of the Code of Virginia.
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