Haw. Code R. § 17-891.2-35

Current through September, 2024

Section 17-891.2-35 - Staff training, experience, and personal qualifications

(a) Each caregiver shall be qualified through training, experience, and personal qualities for the age group with which the person works.

(b) All providers other than volunteers assisting providers shall be at least eighteen years old.

(c) Written references from two of the following categories of persons shall be submitted to the department with an application:

(1) A neighbor or personal friend;

(2) A person in a professional capacity such as a teacher, doctor, minister, or social worker;

(3) The parent of any child who has previously been in the provider's care, if applicable.

(d) Each caregiver, substitute, and volunteer within forty-five days of hire, shall complete initial training that is approved by the department in health and safety standards which addresses the following areas:

(1) Prevention and control of infectious diseases (including immunizations);

(2) Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices;

(3) Administration of medication, consistent with standards for parental consent;

(4) Prevention and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions;

(5) Building and physical premises safety;

(6) Prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment;

(7) Emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a man-caused event;

(8) Handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants;

(9) Appropriate precautions in transporting children;

(10) Pediatric first aid and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and

(11) Recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect.

(e) When a caregiver, substitute or volunteer has not provided child care for one hundred eighty consecutive days or more, the initial training in subsection (d) shall be repeated.

(f) After the initial training in health and safety standards is completed with one hundred percent accuracy and the results are received and recorded by the department, each caregiver shall complete on-going training appropriate to the age of children the caregiver serves within twelve months from the date the initial training was received and recorded by the department, and then annually thereafter.

(1) Each caregiver shall complete at least sixteen hours of department-approved training annually in at least two of the topic areas in subsection (g).

(2) Substitutes shall complete at least ten hours of department-approved training in at least two of the topic areas in subsection (g).

(3) Volunteers who serve ten hours or more a week shall complete at least eight hours of department-approved training annually in at least two of the topics areas in subsection (g).

(4) When an individual does not meet the requirements in subsection (f) or does not provide evidence of working to complete ongoing training, the individual shall no longer be eligible to meet the staff-child ratio in accordance with section 17-891.2-36(d).

(g) Each caregiver shall provide written evidence to the department to show completion of ongoing training. The on-going training course, workshop, or class shall be different from the training topic areas completed in the prior twelvemonth period, and shall be in the following topic areas:

(1) Physical care of the young child;

(2) Care of the sick child;

(3) Child nutrition;

(4) Child growth and development;

(5) Children with special needs;

(6) Learning activities and play;

(7) Family engagement;

(8) Managing challenging behaviors;

(9) Prevention of child maltreatment and abuse;

(10) Pediatric first aid and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation;

(11) Physical environment;

(12) Health and safety;

(13) Child care business, or program management; or

(14) Community resources; and

(15) Safe sleep, if the caregiver is permitted to care for children less than 1 year of age.

(h) Applicants and staff members shall be of reputable and responsible character and shall not have the following:

(1) A criminal history record, employment history, sex offender registry history, child abuse/neglect history, or adult abuse history that may pose a risk to children in care as specified in section 17-801-5; or

(2) Any other situations that poses a risk to the health, safety, or well-being of children in care.

Haw. Code R. § 17-891.2-35

[Eff 9/22/2023] (Auth: HRS §346-172, 346-154) (Imp: HRS §346-154; 42 U.S.C. §§ 2002, 2005, 5751, 9833)