049-4 Wyo. Code R. §§ 4-9 - Training

(a) The owner or director (completed prior to license issuance) and all staff shall complete pre-service training which shall include, but not be limited to:

(i) Safety and health of children (emergency preparedness and disaster planning);

(ii) Fire safety (building and physical premises safety);

(iii) Sanitation procedures (handling and storage of hazardous materials);

(iv) First Aid (FA) and pediatric and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) (including in-person skills demonstration from a certified instructor);

(v) Medication administration (this topic does not need to be completed if a program does not administer medications);

(vi) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (this topic does not need to be completed if a program does not provide care to infants);

(vii) Safe sleep practices (this topic does not need to be completed if a program does not provide care to infants);

(viii) Infectious Disease Control (blood borne pathogens);

(ix) Mandatory reporting (recognition and reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect);

(x) Shaken Baby Syndrome (this topic does not need to be completed if a program does not provide care to infants);

(xi) Food allergies (nutrition); and

(xii) Transportation safety (this topic does not need to be completed if a program does not transport children for any purpose).

(b) Within three (3) months of a person's start date and prior to assuming responsibility for unsupervised direct care of children, all staff shall receive the approved pre-service training, facility staff orientation training and Wyoming Early Learning Standards (Early Learning Guidelines and Early Learning Foundations) training (8 credits).

(i) The facility staff orientation training shall include all staff policies, procedures, and child care licensing rules; and

(ii) Facility staff shall sign a statement acknowledging they have read the facility policies, procedures, and child care licensing rules.

(c) Any training that meets the requirements of the pre-service training completed within the 12 months prior to the staff's start date or prior to the issuance of the initial license may be applied to the pre-service training.

(d) All staff shall have a Department-approved pediatric and adult CPR and FA training and certification shall be kept current. The certification shall include in-person skills demonstration with a certified instructor. One (1) training credit shall be applied for each subsequent time FA and pediatric and adult CPR are updated.

(e) Any person engaged in child care 24 hours or more per month, providing direct care for children, or counted in staff:child ratios shall complete a minimum of 32 training credits, to be completed within a two (2) year period based on the licensing date. Directors are required to meet all training requirements regardless of the number of hours the director is engaged in direct supervision of children.

(f) No more than 50% of the required training credits shall be acquired from videos, books or other written, pre-recorded materials, except when it is demonstrated that other training options are not available.

(g) To meet the 32 training credit requirement in the two (2) year period, a combination of the following training shall be completed:

(i) Eight (8) core credits of total training shall include all of the following areas:

(A) Infectious disease control (blood borne pathogens);

(B) Fire safety (building and physical premises safety; by the health authority (handing and storage of hazardous materials);

(C) Sanitation approved by the health authority (handling and storage of hazardous materials);

(D) Mandatory reporting (recognition and reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect);

(E) Safety and health of children (emergency preparedness and disaster planning);

(F) Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (this topic does not need to be completed if a program does not provide care to infants);

(G) Safe Sleep practice (this topic does not need to be completed if a program does not provide care to infants)s;

(H) Shaken Baby Syndrome (this topic does not need to be completed if a program does not provide care to infants); and

(I) Transportation safety (this topic does not need to be completed if a program does not transport children for any purpose).

(ii) Twenty-four (24) elective training credits in the area of early learning, early childhood, and/or child development.

(h) Proof of completion of child care training credits shall be kept on file by the facility and shall include documentation of training credits, transcripts or certification of first aid and pediatric and adult CPR.

(i) Training shall be approved by the Department before credit shall be allowed. Training sponsored by an accredited college or university does not require Department's approval if it is related to the care of children. Each college credit hour shall equal 15 training credits.

(j) Any staff member who has a professional certificate or license requiring continuing education units (CEU's) in the area of child growth and development, may apply those units to meet child care licensing requirements. Each CEU credit hour shall equal 15 training credits.

(k) Training for Infant Staff:

(i) When four (4) or more infants are present, at least one (1) staff person working directly with infants shall have a minimum of four (4) training credits of specialized training in the care of infants every year; and

(ii) All other staff caring for infants shall complete a minimum of two (2) training credits, every year in specialized infant training as part of their training requirements.

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049-4 Wyo. Code R. §§ 4-9

Adopted, Eff. 10/7/2016. Amended, Eff. 3/24/2020. Amended, Eff. 2/2/2022.