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N.D. Admin. Code 75-03-11.1-08.4
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NORTH DAKOTA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 75. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
ARTICLE 3. COMMUNITY SERVICES
CHAPTER 11.1. SCHOOL-AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAM EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES
Date:
08/31/2009
Document:
75-03-11.1-08.4. Minimum qualifications for all school-age child care program staff members responsible for caring for or teaching children.
1. Each staff member shall be at least sixteen years of age, shall be an individual of good physical, cognitive, social, and emotional health, and shall use mature judgment when making decisions impacting the quality of child care.
2. Each staff member shall certify the staff member's own annual completion of department-approved training related to child care as set forth below:
a. Staff members working more than thirty hours per week shall certify a minimum of thirteen hours of department-approved training annually;
b. Staff members working fewer than thirty hours and at least twenty hours per week shall certify a minimum of eleven hours of department-approved training annually;
c. Staff members working fewer than twenty hours and at least ten hours per week shall certify a minimum of nine hours of department-approved training annually; and
d. Staff members working fewer than ten hours per week shall certify a minimum of seven hours of department-approved training annually.
3. The director shall provide newly hired staff members with responsibilities for caring for or teaching children a two-day onsite orientation to the child care program during the first week of employment. The director shall document orientation of each staff member on an orientation certification form. The orientation must address:
a. Emergency health, fire, and safety procedures for the school-age child care program;
b. The importance of handwashing and sanitation procedures to reduce the spread of infection and disease among children and staff members;
c. Any special health or nutrition problems of the children assigned to the staff member;
d. Any special needs of the children assigned to the staff member;
e. The planned program of activities at the school-age child care program;
f. Rules and policies of the school-age child care program; and
g. Child abuse and neglect reporting laws.
4. Staff members shall ensure safe care for children under supervision. For the school-age child, supervision means a staff member responsible for caring for or teaching children being available for assistance and care so that the child"s health and safety are protected.
5. A staff member may not place a child in an environment that would be harmful or dangerous to the child's physical, cognitive, social, or emotional health.
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