Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) Staff shall be able to demonstrate the
skill and competence necessary to contribute to each child's physical,
intellectual, personal, emotional, and social development. Factors contributing
to the attainment of this standard include:
1) Emotional maturity when working with
children;
2) Cooperation with the
purposes and services of the program;
3) Respect for children and adults;
4) Flexibility, understanding and
patience;
5) Physical and mental
health that do not interfere with child care responsibilities;
6) Good personal hygiene;
7) Frequent interaction with
children;
8) Listening skills,
availability and responsiveness to children;
9) Sensitivity to children's socioeconomic,
cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds, and individual needs and
capabilities;
10) Use of positive
discipline and guidance techniques; and
11) Ability to provide an environment in
which children can feel comfortable, relaxed, happy and involved in play,
recreation and other activities.
b) Child care staff, in addition to meeting
the requirements of subsection (a), shall generally demonstrate skill and
competence necessary to assume direct responsibility for child care including:
1) Skills to help children meet their
developmental and emotional needs; and
2) Skills in planning, directing, and
conducting programs that meet the children's basic needs.
c) Child care staff shall be willing to
participate in activities leading to professional growth in child development
and education, and in training related to the specific needs of the children
served.
1) The director and each child care
staff member shall participate in 15 clock hours of in-service training per
year. For the first year of employment, topics that must be included in the
training are staff requirements to recognize and report suspected child abuse
or neglect, how to make a child abuse or neglect report, rules governing the
operation of the facility, and the legal protection afforded to persons who
report violations of licensing standards. Subsequent in-service training may
include, but shall not be limited to, child development, symptoms of common
childhood illnesses, hygiene, guidance and discipline, and communication with
parents.
2) A record of in-service
training shall be maintained at the site.
3) The required in-service training hours may
consist of on-site training; documented attendance at seminars, workshops,
conferences and early childhood classes; and documented self-study programs
that have been approved by the day care center director. Staff meetings may be
counted only if a planned in-service program is presented.
4) Staff serving children who require special
program services shall receive in-service training and/or consultation on
issues related to those specific needs.
5) By September 1, 2012, all child care staff
employed by the day care center, assistants and the director shall become
members of the Gateways to Opportunity Registry, with all educational and
training credentials entered into the registry verified in accordance with
procedures and requirements adopted by the Department of Human Services (see 89
Ill. Adm. Code 50.Subpart G). Newly hired staff serving children shall become
members of the Gateways to Opportunity Registry within 30 days after
hire.
6) The director and each
child care staff member must complete the online Mandated Reporter Training
that is available on the Department's website. Current staff must complete this
training by October 15, 2014. Newly hired staff must complete this training
within 30 days after hire.
7) If
the facility is licensed to care for newborns and infants, all newly hired day
care center staff shall take and complete the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS) and Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) trainings within 30 days after
hire.
8) Every 3 years, all child
care staff in a facility licensed to care for newborns and infants, including
the day care center director, shall receive training on the nature of Sudden
Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), SIDS and the safe sleep recommendations of the
American Academy of Pediatrics.
d) Newly employed staff shall submit a report
of a physical examination completed no more than 6 months prior to employment
that provides evidence that they are free of communicable disease, including
active tuberculosis, and physical or mental conditions that could affect their
ability to perform assigned duties. This examination shall include a test for
tuberculosis by the Mantoux method.
e) Cooks, kitchen helpers and others
assisting in the preparation, serving and handling of food and cooking/serving
utensils shall make their positions known to the examining physician, and shall
comply with the current rules and regulations of the Illinois Department of
Public Health pertaining to Food Service Sanitation (77 Ill. Adm. Code
750).
f) Staff shall have physical
re-examinations every 2 years and whenever communicable disease or illness is
suspected.
g) A staff member
experiencing fever, sore throat, vomiting or diarrhea shall not be responsible
for food handling or the care of children.
h) The center shall have on duty at all times
at least one staff member who has successfully completed training and is
currently certified in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the
Heimlich maneuver, and for centers serving infants, first aid for choking
infants in accordance with the approved method specified in the Department of
Public Health's rules 77 Ill. Adm. Code 520 (The Treatment of Choking Victims).
CPR certification must be specific for all age groups served, i.e., infant
(birth to 12 months), child (one to 8 years) and adult (8 years and
older).
i) Any center that serves
food shall have posted in a conspicuous location visible to employees the Choke
Saving Methods Poster available from the Illinois Department of Public Health
at http://www.state.il.us/about/choking.htm.
