Section R9-5-403. Training Requirements

A.      Within 10 days of the starting date of employment or volunteer service, a licensee shall provide, and each staff member who provides child care services shall complete, training for new staff members that includes all of the following:

1.        Facility philosophy and goals;

2.        Names and ages of and developmental expectations for enrolled children for whom the staff member will provide child care services;

3.        Health needs, nutritional requirements, any known aller- gies, and information about adaptive devices of enrolled children for whom the staff member will provide child care services;

4.        Lesson plans;

5.        Child guidance and methods of discipline;

6.        Hand washing techniques;

7.        Diapering techniques and toileting, if assigned to diaper changing duties;

8.        Food preparation, service, sanitation, and storage, if assigned to food preparation;

9.        If a staff member is assigned to feeding infants, the prepa- ration, handling, and storage of infant formula and breast milk;

10.     Recognition of signs of illness and infestation;

11.     Child abuse or neglect detection, prevention, and report- ing;

12.     Accident and emergency procedures;

13.     Staff responsibilities as required by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1 and this Chapter;

14.     Sun safety policies and procedures;

15.     Safety in outdoor activity areas;

16.     Transportation procedures, if applicable; and

17.     Field trip procedures, if applicable.

B.       A licensee shall ensure that:

1.        Each staff member who provides child care services com- pletes 18 or more actual hours of training every 12 months after the effective date of this Chapter or the staff

member’s starting date of employment or volunteer ser- vice in at least two topics listed in this subsection:

a.        Child growth and development, including:

i.         Infant growth and development, which may include sudden infant death syndrome preven- tion;

ii.        Developmental psychology;

iii.      Language development;

iv.      Observation and child assessment;

v.        Developmentally-appropriate activities;

vi.      Child guidance and methods of discipline which may include training on the appropriate techniques to prevent a child from harm or to prevent the child from harming others; and

vii.     Developmentally-appropriate activity areas;

b.        Health and safety issues, including:

i.         Accident and emergency procedures, including CPR and first aid for infants and children;

ii.        Recognition of signs of illness and infestation;

iii.      Nutrition and developmentally-appropriate eat- ing habits;

iv.      Child abuse detection, reporting, and preven- tion;

v.        Safety of indoor and outdoor activity areas; and

vi.      Sun safety policies and procedures;

c.        Program administration, planning, development, or management; and

d.        Availability of community services and resources, including those available to children with special needs; and

2.        As part of the required 18 hours of training in subsection (B)(1):

a.        A staff member who has less than 12 months of child care experience before the staff member’s starting date, completes at least 12 hours in one or more of the topics in subsection (B)(1)(a) in the staff member’s first 12 months at the facility;

b.        A staff member who has 12 months or more of child care experience, completes at least six hours in one or more of the topics in subsection (B)(1)(a) every 12 months after the staff member’s starting date;

c.        A staff member who provides child care services to an infant completes at least six hours in subsection (B)(1)(a)(i) every 12 months after the staff mem- ber’s starting date; and

d.        A facility director completes at least six hours in subsection (B)(1)(c) every 12 months after the facil- ity director’s starting date.

C.      A licensee shall ensure that documentation of a staff member’s completion of training required by subsection (A) is signed by the facility director and dated.

D.      A licensee shall ensure that a staff member submits to the licensee documentation of training received as required by subsection (B) to the licensee as the training is completed.

E.       A licensee shall ensure that a staff member required by R9-5- 301(G) meets all of the following:

1.        The staff member obtains first aid training specific to infants and children;

2.        The staff member obtains CPR training specific to infants and children, which includes a demonstration of the staff member’s ability to perform CPR;

3.        The staff member maintains current training in first aid and CPR; and

4.        The staff member provides the licensee with a copy of the front and back of the current card issued by the agency or

instructor as proof of completion of the requirements of this subsection.

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 12, 1986 (Supp. 86-6). Amended subsection (A) effective July 7, 1988 (Supp. 88-3). Section repealed; new Section adopted effective October 17, 1997 (Supp. 97-4). Amended by exempt

rulemaking at 16 A.A.R. 1564, effective September 30,

2010 (Supp. 10-3).