Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 780 - STANDARDS FOR LICENSED CHILD DAY CENTERS › Part III - Staff qualifications and training › Section 8VAC20-780-245 - Ongoing training

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Staff shall
				  complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of
				  children in care.
B. Training
				  completed to meet the requirements of this section shall be in addition to
				  completing orientation requirements in
				  8VAC20-780-240.
C. Staff who do not work with a group of
				  children at the center shall only be required to complete annual training on
				  emergency preparedness and response, child abuse and neglect, and mandated
				  reporter requirements.
D. Staff who
				  work with a group of children at the center and are employed at a short-term
				  program shall only be required to obtain a minimum of 10 hours of staff
				  training per year.
E. In a
				  cooperative preschool center that is organized, administered, and maintained by
				  parents of children in care, parent volunteers, or other persons who
				  participate and volunteer in a cooperative preschool center on behalf of a
				  child attending such cooperative preschool center, including such volunteers
				  who are counted in the staff-to-child ratios required in
				  8VAC20-780-340,
				  shall complete four hours of training per year and shall be exempt from
				  training requirements applicable to staff of child day programs. This training
				  exemption shall not apply to any parent volunteer or other person as referred
				  to in this subsection if the cooperative preschool center has entered into a
				  contract with the department or a local department to provide child care
				  services funded by the Child Care and Development Block Grant.
F. Volunteers who work more than six hours
				  per week shall be required to complete annual training on the center's
				  emergency procedures.
G. For
				  therapeutic child day programs and special needs child day programs, staff who
				  work directly with children shall annually complete four additional hours of
				  training. At least eight hours of annual training shall be on topics related to
				  the care of children with special needs.
H. Annual training shall be relevant to
				  staff's job responsibilities and the care of children, and include topics such
				  as:
1. Child development including physical,
				  cognitive, social, and emotional development;
2. Behavior management and positive guidance
				  techniques;
3. Prevention and
				  control of infectious diseases;
4.
				  Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleep
				  practices;
5. Prevention of and
				  response to emergencies due to food and other allergic reactions including:
a. Recognizing the symptoms of an allergic
				  reaction;
b. Responding to allergic
				  reactions;
c. Preventing exposure
				  to the specific food and other substances to which the child is allergic;
				  and
d. Preventing cross
				  contamination;
6. The
				  center's policies and procedures on the administration of medication;
7. 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;
8. Prevention of shaken
				  baby syndrome and abusive head trauma including procedures to cope with crying
				  babies or distraught children;
9.
				  Signs and symptoms of child abuse and neglect and requirements for mandated
				  reporters;
10. 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 and
				  the center's specific emergency preparedness plan as required
				  8VAC20-780-550
				  A through K;
11. Handling and
				  storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of diapers and
				  other items contaminated by body fluids;
12. CPR and first aid;
13. Precautions in transporting children if
				  applicable; and
14. If applicable,
				  the recommended care requirements related to the care and development of
				  children with special needs.