8. Annual In-Service Training

Question 1

Annual In-Service Training

Answer 1

~ in order to develop additional skills and grow professionally, all child care personnel must complete 10 hours of training or 1 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) related to early childhood education upon completion of the 40-hour introductory training requirements
~ training must be completed annually between July 1 and June 30 and documented on the Department’s In-Service Training Record form
~ training must focus on topics related to early childhood education or program management for children birth through 12 years old
~ specific topics are listed on the annual in-service training record
~ child care personnel who change employment from one program to another within the fiscal year must complete the annual in-service training requirement
~ child care personnel not in compliance with the annual in-service training requirement must complete the remaining in-service training requirement within 30 days of the noncompliance finding by the licensing authority
~ those hours cannot be used to meet the current year’s in-service training requirement