Many programs that underwent their 50% inspection this past quarter had violations related to staff training. Please review the School Age Care Regulation 414.14 Training to ensure you are in compliance.  

  

(a) Each person responsible for developing, directing and supervising the daily activity programs for children (director) and each employee working an average of twenty (20) or more hours a week must complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training every two years. Fifteen hours of such training must be received during the first six months of the program's first year of registration or during the person's first six months of employment by the program. This initial fifteen (15) hours applies toward the total thirty (30) hour minimum requirement for each registration period. Employees working an average of fewer than twenty (20) hours a week must complete a pro-rated portion of training pursuant to guidelines issued by the Office. Such training requirements shall also apply to any volunteer in such school-age child care programs who has the potential for regular and substantial contact with children.

 

Training must address the following topics:

(1) principles of childhood development, including the appropriate supervision of children, meeting the needs of children enrolled in the program with physical or emotional challenges and behavior management and discipline;

(2) nutrition and health needs of children;

(3) child day care program development;

(4) safety and security procedures, including communication between parents and staff;

(5) business record maintenance and management;

(6) child abuse and maltreatment identification and prevention;

(7) statutes and regulations pertaining to child day care; and

(8) statutes and regulations pertaining to child abuse and maltreatment.

 

(b) Training received after the application has been submitted but before the application has been approved and the registration granted may be counted towards the initial 15 hours required in subdivision (a) above.

 

(c) For the thirty (30) hours of training that must be received every two years after the first year of registration, any person responsible for developing, directing and supervising the daily activity programs for children who can demonstrate basic competency in a particular topic to the Office may determine in which of the specified topics he or she needs further study. The Office also may exempt any person responsible for developing, directing and supervising the daily activity programs for children from participating in training on a particular topic upon demonstration of substantially equivalent knowledge or experience related to that topic. All persons with such exemptions must still complete a minimum of thirty (30) hours of training during each registration period.

 

(d) Each person responsible for developing the school-age child care program, employee, and/or assistant must submit verification of completion of the training requirements to their program's designated registration office on forms provided by the Office.

 

(e) At the time of admission, the director must furnish parents with appropriate instructional materials which will assist them in evaluating the facilities, the program and the staff. Such materials must include information concerning child abuse and maltreatment, and guidance on the steps they may take if they suspect their child has been abused or maltreated.

  

Cost: Free            Modality/Age: All
Description:Free session-These free sessions provide the basics on School Age Child Care and regulations.  Please call (914) 761-3456 ext. 137 to register.