Or. Admin. Code § 414-350-0115

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 414-350-0115 - Training Requirements

(1) All staff shall receive an orientation within the first two weeks of employment and before they can have unsupervised access to children. Orientation shall ensure that staff are familiar with the contents of the orientation, as described below, and shall include, but is not limited to:

(a) Individual responsibilities in the event:

(A) The home must be evacuated (e.g. fire);

(B) An emergency requiring staff and children to remain inside under unusual circumstances (e.g. power outage, environmental hazard); or

(C) A child or staff is injured or becomes ill;

(b) These requirements (OAR 414-350-0000 through 414-350-0405);

(c) The facility policies, as required in OAR 414-350-0050; and

(d) Procedures for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect.

(2) The provider and all caregivers who function as substitute providers and Assistant II staff, including volunteers, shall participate yearly in at least 15 clock hours of training related to child care, of which at least eight clock hours shall be in child development or early childhood education. Substitute providers and volunteers who provide care in the home for less than 20 hours in a calendar year are not required to participate in the 15 clock hours of training. If an individual has worked in the facility less than a year, the training requirements will be prorated as follows: At least 1.25 clock hours for each month worked in the current license period.

(a) The following core knowledge categories are accepted for the child development and early childhood education requirement: Diversity (D), Family and Community Systems (FCS), Human Growth and Development (HGD), Health Safety and Nutrition (HSN), Learning Environments and Curriculum (LEC), Observation and Assessment (OA), Special Needs (SN), and Understanding and Guiding Behavior (UGB).

(b) Training may include correspondence courses, conferences, workshops and audio-visual programs.

(c) An approved planned reading program of professional materials may count for up to six hours of the 15 clock hours of training and must include a written assessment of reading materials completed by each participating staff person.

(d) CCLD will accept duplicate training one additional time if it is a Set 2 (intermediate) or Set 3 (advanced) training or above as described by the Oregon Center for Career Development in Childhood Care and Education; and it is not taken within the same license period.

(3) During the first year of certification and the first year of employment staff may count up to two hours of orientation and their most recent training in first aid and CPR, food handler's and recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect training, as part of the 15 clock hours of training required in OAR 414-350-0115(2), but may not use these toward the eight hours required in child development or early childhood education.

(a) Recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect training must be based on Oregon law and practice so information is relevant to reporting in Oregon.

(b) Recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect training must be two clock hours or more in duration to be accepted.

(4) During subsequent years of certification and subsequent years of employment staff may count five hours of first aid and CPR training or food handler's training as part of the 15 clock hours of training. Duplicate training on recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect training can be accepted again after three years, and every three years thereafter towards the 15 clock hours of staff training required for licensing.

(5) The provider shall document each caregiver's training, showing the subject matter, the date completed, and the number of clock hours of training in each certification year.

(6) The provider and all staff, with the exception of Assistant I's, who count in staff to child ratios must complete CCLD approved training on recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect and health and safety, prior to having unsupervised access to children and functioning in their position. Assistant I's must complete the training within the first 30 days of employment.

(7) The provider and all staff, with the exception of Assistant I's, who count in staff to child ratios must complete CCLD approved training on safe sleep prior to having unsupervised access to children. Assistant I's must complete the training within the first 30 days of employment.

(8) Prior to issuance of the license, the provider must complete CCLD-approved child development training. If training is completed prior to issuance of the initial license, it will count as two hours of ongoing training for the first license period.

(9) After September 30, 2022, staff members must complete CCLD-approved child development training within 90 days of employment unless the training was completed previously.

(10) All staff must complete CCLD-approved child development training by December 31, 2022, or within 90 days of hire, whichever is later.

(11) When a reopen or address change application is submitted, CCLD shall, prior to approving it, receive evidence that the provider and all staff have completed CCLD-approved safe sleep training.

(12) Notwithstanding OAR 414-350-0100(3)(a), 414-350-0100(8)(b), 414-350-0110(2)(b)(A)(C), 414-350-0110(5)(d), an online-only CPR certification obtained between March 24, 2020 and June 30, 2022 will be accepted to meet the training requirement until the certification expires.

(13) All providers, substitute providers, and Assistant IIs must complete one hour of training in the core knowledge category of Health, Safety, and Nutrition each year.

Or. Admin. Code § 414-350-0115

CCD 3-2002, f. 10-14-02, cert. ef. 10-15-02; CCD 4-2009(Temp), f. 12-30-09, cert. ef. 1-1-10 thru 6-30-10; Administrative correction 7-27-10; Reverted to CCD 3-2002, f. 10-14-02, cert. ef. 10-15-02; CCD 9-2010, f. 12-29-10, cert. ef. 1-1-11; ELD 4-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-29-16 thru 3-27-17; ELD 6-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-28-16 thru 3-27-17; ELD 4-2017, f. & cert. ef. 3/27/2017; ELD 10-2018, amend filed 10/16/2018, effective 10/16/2018; ELD 16-2019, temporary amend filed 05/30/2019, effective 5/30/2019 through 11/25/2019; ELD 17-2019, amend filed 08/13/2019, effective 8/13/2019; ELD 9-2021, amend filed 10/27/2021, effective 10/27/2021; ELD 4-2022, amend filed 03/30/2022, effective 3/30/2022; DELC 138-2023, amend filed 12/06/2023, effective 1/1/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.260

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.280