Code of Colorado Regulations
1400 - Department of Early Childhood
1402 - Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration
8 CCR 1402-1 - CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSING RULES AND REGULATIONS
PERSONNEL
Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.713 - TRAINING

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024

A. All employees must complete a pre-service building and physical premises safety training prior to working with youth members. This training must include identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, vehicular traffic, handling and storage of hazardous materials, and the appropriate disposal of bio contaminants.

1. The training is developed and facilitated by the Neighborhood Youth Organization for employees to identify program-specific environmental hazards. Employees must be retrained if there are changes to the building and physical premises.

B. All employees must complete the Department-approved standard precautions training prior to working unsupervised with children. This training must be renewed annually.

C. For every thirty (30) or fewer youth members in attendance, there must be at least one (1) employee on duty who holds a current Department-approved first aid and safety certificate (including Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) for all ages of youth) and is responsible for administering first aid and CPR to youth members. Such individuals must be with the youth members at all times when the Neighborhood Youth Organization is in operation. If youth members are at different locations, there must be a first aid and CPR qualified employee at each location.

D. Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees caring for youth members who are not required by rule to be certified in first aid and CPR, must complete the Department-approved introduction to first aid and CPR module. The module must be renewed every two (2) years.

E. Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees and regular volunteers must be trained using a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, which includes common symptoms and signs of child abuse, how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually.

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