Ohio Administrative Code
Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services
Chapter 5101:2-13 - Licensing Family Care Homes
Section 5101:2-13-10 - Training and professional development requirements for a licensed family child care provider and child care staff members
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 5101:2-13-10
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) What health training is required for a licensed family child care provider prior to licensure?
The family child care provider is to complete the following:
(1)
Current certification in first aid and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation (CPR). Training shall be appropriate for all of the ages
and developmental levels of children in
care.
(2)
Current training in management of communicable disease
.
(3)
Current training in one of the following child abuse
and neglect recognition and prevention trainings:
(a)
Ohio department
of job and family services (ODJFS) child abuse and neglect recognition and
prevention training.
(b)
Child abuse and neglect recognition and prevention
training as described in appendix A to this rule.
(B) What health training is required for a licensed family child care provider once licensed?
(1) Maintain current certification in first
aid and CPR. The training
shall be appropriate for all of the ages and
developmental levels of children in care.
(2) Maintain current training in management
of communicable disease and child abuse and
neglect recognition and prevention.
(3) Audiovisual or electronic media training
shall not be used to meet the CPR training requirement pursuant to paragraphs
(A)(1) and (B)(1) of this rule unless there is also an in-person component of
the training.
(C) What health training is required for a family child care staff member and a substitute child care staff member?
(1) Prior to being left alone with children,
but within the first
ninety days of hire, all child care staff members shall
complete and remain current in the
following:
(a) CPR.
(b) First aid.
(c) Management of communicable
disease.
(d)
One of the following
child abuse and neglect recognition and prevention trainings:
(i)
ODJFS child abuse
and neglect recognition and prevention training.
(ii)
Child abuse and
neglect recognition and prevention training as described in appendix A to this
rule.
(D) What are the requirements for the health trainings pursuant to paragraphs (A), (B) and (C) of this rule?
(1)
The trainings are to meet course and trainer
requirements in appendix A to this rule.
(2)
Audiovisual or
electronic media training is not to be used to meet the CPR training
requirement pursuant to paragraphs (A)(1) and (B)(1) of this rule unless there
is also an in-person component of the training.
(3)
If the child care
staff member meets the trainer requirements in appendix A to this rule for a
health training, that person is considered to meet the training requirement for
first aid, CPR, or management of communicable disease.
(E) What are the on-going professional development requirements for the licensed family child care provider and child care staff members?
(1) Complete a minimum of six clock hours of
training annually in any of the categories listed in appendix B to this rule
each fiscal year. The fiscal year is defined as July first through June
thirtieth.
(2) A family child care
provider licensed between January first and June thirtieth of each year is not
required to complete the professional development requirements until the
following fiscal year.
(3) A child
care staff member hired between January first and June thirtieth of each year
is not required to complete the professional development requirements until the
following fiscal year.
(4) Health
trainings taken pursuant to paragraph (A), (B), or (C) of this rule may not be
used to meet the professional development training requirements.
(5) Audiovisual or electronic media training
may be used to meet the required six hours of annual training.
(6) A person designated and employed as a
substitute child care staff member is not required to meet the professional
development requirements. When the substitute child
care staff member is used more than ninety days in a fiscal year, professional
development requirements are to be met. The family child care provider is
responsible for documenting the number of days the substitute child care staff
member worked for a period of eighteen months.
(F) What verification is needed on file at the home to document the completed training?
(1) The health trainings shall be
documented by one of the following:
(a)
Verification from the Ohio professional registry (OPR).
(b)
The JFS 01276 "Health Training Documentation for Child Care"
.
(c) Training cards or
certificates issued by the training
organization.
(2)
The on-going professional development shall be documented by one of the
following:
(a) Verification from the
OPR.
(b)
Transcript of completion of college courses from an accredited university,
college, or technical college.
(i) One quarter
credit hour equals ten clock hours of training.
(ii) One semester credit hour equals fifteen
clock hours of training.
(c) The JFS 01307 "Professional Development
Documentation for Child Care."
(d) Certificates indicating continuing
education units (CEU). One CEU equals ten clock hours of training.
(e) Certificates issued by Ohio child welfare
training centers.
(3) A
family child care provider shall, within five business days, provide current
staff with copies of their training documentation upon request or upon
separation from employment for any records not verified in the OPR.
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