65C-22.008(4) Florida Administrative Code
All child care personnel are required to complete 40 hours of mandated training.
Child care personnel must begin training within the first 90 days of employment in the child care industry by:
All of the 40-hour required training must be completed one year from the date the training began. Child care personnel must pass competency exam or the 40 hours of training to demonstrate their competency or receive an educational exemption
The 40-hour training for child care personnel working in facilities serving only school-age children can meet by completing:
Total: 28 hours
See below for options for the remaining 12 hours
The remaining 12 hours must be met by one of the following options:
Option 1
Completion of the following online course and successfully pass the competency exam:
Completion of specialized school-age training, provided by a national organization or affiliates of a national organization with a demonstration of competency through passage of examination(s) or completion and assessment of a Professional Resource File (portfolio of materials that demonstrate competency). Note: This option does not require passage of a DCF Office of Child Care Regulation Competency Exam because the competency demonstration is part of the training program. This option will be verified during a licensing inspection.
Completion of the following Department online courses:
Child Care facilities shall develop a written exposure plan regarding universal safety precautions. All child care personnel are required to be Prior to caring educated on the facility’s exposure plan regarding standard precautions for children before beginning to work and annually thereafter. The DCF Child Care Personnel Orientation Course (5 hours) provides general information on this topic that may be used to supplement a facility specific training offered by the child care provider.
Note: By June 12, 2021, at all times in each classroom/room/designated space, or outdoor area occupied by children, at least one of the child care personnel assigned to provide direct supervision must have current CPR certification as outlined in the School-Age Child Care Facility Handbook).
All child care personnel must complete training in the use and operation of a fire extinguisher.
All child care personnel who work in a home that offers care to infants must complete one of the following:
Prior to administering medication to children, child care personnel responsible for administering medication must complete training on proper medication administration procedures. The DCF Child Care Personnel Orientation Course (5 hours) provides general medication administration information; however, specific medical conditions would require more individualized training regarding administering medication for that condition.
Prior to transportation of children, child care personnel participating in the transportation of children must complete one of the following courses.
Employees of a large family child care home must complete a minimum of 10 hours or 1.0 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) of in-service training annually during the operator’s 12-month licensing period. Note: College courses concentrating on children ages birth through twelve will be accepted. Documentation of the in-service training must be recorded on the CF-FSP Form 5268A and maintained at the licensed family child care home.
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