In-Service Training Requirements for Child Care Facility Workers

To ensure children's safety, child-care workers must remain abreast of topics germane to the care of children. In-service training ensures that these workers who daily are left in charge of children know the basics of emergency and general child care. Although the specific hour requirements vary from state to state, child-care facility workers across the country receive in-service training annually to acquire new information and refresh their memories on information previously learned.

  1. Blood-borne Pathogens

    • Without a knowledge of blood-borne pathogens, child-care workers put not only other students, but also themselves, at risk. While specific requirements vary from state to state, in many states child-care facility workers are required to complete an in-service training on the topic of blood-borne pathogens once a year. At this in-service training, workers are taught about the plethora of illnesses that can be passed through contact with human blood and informed of the universal precautions they must exercise to reduce their risk of contracting one of these illnesses.

    Child Abuse

    • Child-care facility workers are mandated reporters, meaning that they must report any suspected incident of child abuse to the proper authorities for investigation. To ensure that these workers are adept at identifying the signs of potential child abuse, they commonly complete in-service child-abuse training. These training sessions educate workers on the common signs of child abuse and teach them the reporting procedure within the state so they are ready to report an incident if they suspect one.

    CPR

    • CPR and the Heimlich maneuver are potentially life-saving procedures. Child-care workers generally receive basic training on these procedures yearly. Many facilities hold two classes. One class is for new workers who have not yet learned these procedures, and the other is for workers who simply need to renew their certification. These classes ensure that, should an emergency occur, child-care workers are ready to perform these procedures properly.

    Child Development Concepts

    • Child-care facilities offer regular training regarding an array of child development concepts. In many states, the specific topic of this in-service training is not dictated, but facilities must provide programs that enhance their workers' knowledge of children and their basic development. Generally, child-care facilities rotate the topics of these in-services to ensure that workers receive new information about child development regularly and can use this information to better tend to the children in their charge.

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