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Rule 67:42:03:07.02 Training.

          67:42:03:07.02.  Training. A family day care provider and helper must participate in a minimum of six hours of training every year. Three of the six hours of annual training may be from reading sources or televised or video programming. The training must be obtained from at least three of the following areas:

          (1)  Basic first aid. This must occur during the first year of registration;

          (2)  Program health and safety;

          (3)  Learning environments;

          (4)  Child growth and development;

          (5)  Guidance and behavior management;

          (6)  Detecting and reporting child abuse and neglect;

          (7)  Communication and relations with staff;

          (8)  Food handling techniques;

          (9)  The identification and prevention of communicable diseases;

          (10)  Cultural diversity;

          (11)  Nutrition for children;

          (12)  Age appropriate activities and planning;

          (13)  Professionalism;

          (14)  Partnerships with parents;

          (15)  Inclusion of all children; and

          (16)  Program management and regulation.

          Before an initial registration is issued, the applicant must complete and become certified in infant-child cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) through either the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross or another entity that provides the applicant with hands-on skills testing as part of the training. The CPR certification must remain valid at all times.

          Any individual supervising children around a body of water must meet the training and certification requirements for CPR as contained in this section.

          Before the department renews the registration certificate, the family day care provider must supply the department with documented evidence that the provider and helper have completed the required training.

          Source: 15 SDR 162, effective May 4, 1989; 21 SDR 206, effective June 4, 1995; 31 SDR 40, effective September 29, 2004.

          General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.

          Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16.

          Cross-Reference: Water safety, § 67:42:03:20.


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