Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 591 - RULES OF BRIGHT FROM THE START GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CARE AND LEARNING › Chapter 591-1 › Subject 591-1-1 - CHILD CARE LEARNING CENTERS › Rule 591-1-1-.33 - Staff Training

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(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.
O.C.G.A. §
											20-1A-1
et
				 seq.