Child Care Training

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Child Care Training

• CHECKLIST

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CHILD CARE CENTER PROVIDERS

• Child Care Center Directors
• Child Care Center Personnel
• Family Child Care Home Providers
• Family Child Care Home Substitute
• Large Family Child Care Home

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Child Care Center Director

• 30 Hour Introduction to Child Care
• 20 Hour Introduction to Child Care
• Rules and Regulations
• Health, Safety and Nutrition
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Child Growth and Development
• And
• 10 Hour Behavioral Observation and Screening

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Child Care Center Director

• 10 Hour Specialized Training
• You may choose one of the following courses
• Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices
• Preschool Appropriate Practices
• School-Age Appropriate Practices
• Special Needs Appropriate Practices
• And
• Completion of the
• 10 Hour Special Needs Appropriate Practices
• OR
• 10 hours in-service training serving children
  with special needs

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Child Care Center Director

• Completion of one of the following staff
  credentials
• National CDA (Child Development Associate)
• State-Approved Florida CDA Equivalency
• Florida School-Age Certification
• Formal Education Exemption Qualification
• Documented Employment History Recognition
  Exemption

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Child Care Center Director

• Directors Credentials
• First Aid and CPR
• 10 hours of annual in-service

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Child Care Center Personnel

• 30 Hour Introduction to Child Care
• 20 Hour Introduction to Child Care
• Rules and Regulations
• Health, Safety and Nutrition
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Child Growth and Development
• And
• 10 Hour Behavioral Observation and Screening

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Child Care Center Personnel

• 10 Hour Specialized Training
• You may choose one of the following courses
• Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices
• Preschool Appropriate Practices
• School-Age Appropriate Practices
• Special Needs Appropriate Practices

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Child Care Center Personnel

• Completion of one of the following staff
  credentials
• National CDA (Child Development Associate)
• State-Approved Florida CDA Equivalency
• Florida School-Age Certification
• Formal Education Exemption Qualification
• Documented Employment History Recognition
  Exemption

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Child Care Center Personnel

• First Aid and CPR
• 10 hours of annual in-service

• Within 90 days of employment, child care facility
  personnel must begin training to meet the
  40-clock-hour Introductory Child Care Training
  Requirement. This training must be completed
  (Part I and Part II) within 1 year of the date on
  which the training began.

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Family Child Care Home Providers
Prior to licensure, all Family Child Care
Providers must complete the following
requirements

• 30 Hour Family Child Care Training

The 30 Hour Introduction to Child Care Training
for Child Care Center Personnel does not
replace/substitute for this training.
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Family Child Care Home Providers

• First Aid and CPR
• Substitute
• All Family Child Care Homes must have a written
  plan to provide at least one other component
  adult, who must be at least 18 years of age, to
  be available to substitute for the provider on a
  temporary or emergency basis (see training
  requirements for Substitutes)

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Family Child Care Home Substitutes

• Substitutes
• Who work 40 hours or more a month will take the
  30 Hour Family Child Care course
• Who work less than 40 hours a month will take the
  3 Hours of Fundamentals of Child Care course
• First Aid and CPR

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Large Family Child Care Homes

• 30 Hour Family Child Care Training
• The 30 Hour Introduction to Child Care Training
  for Child Care Center personnel does not
  replace/substitute for this training.
• 10 Hour Specialized Training
• You may choose one of the following courses
• Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices
• Preschool Appropriate Practices
• School-Age Appropriate Practices
• Special Needs Appropriate Practices

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Large Family Child Care Homes

• Must have a
• Child Development Associate Credential (CDA)
• OR
• Equivalent for one year prior to licensure as a
  large family child care home
• Must be licensed as a
• Family Child Care Home for 2 consecutive years in
  Florida prior to licensure as a large family
  child care home

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Large Family Child Care Homes

• Must have
• One additional staff person at least 18 years of
  age
• And
• Who has completed the 30 Hour Family Child Care
  Training course

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Large Family Child Care Homes

• Substitutes
• Who works 40 hours or more a month will need to
  take the 30 Hour Family Child Care course
• Who works less than 40 hours a month will need to
  take the 3 Hour Fundamentals of Child Care course
• First Aid and CPR
• One person on the premises during all hours of
  operation who has completed First Aid and CPR