Staff Qualifications and Training 1.2.0.2 Background Screeningġ.3.1.1 General Qualifications of Directorsġ.3.2.2 Qualifications of Lead Teachers and Teachersġ.3.2.3 Qualifications for Assistant Teachers, Teacher Aides, and Volunteersġ.3.2.4 Additional Qualifications for Caregivers/Teachers Serving Children Birth to Thirty-Five Months of Ageġ.3.2.7 Qualifications and Responsibilities for Health Advocatesġ.3.3.1 General Qualifications of Family Child Care Caregivers/Teachers to Operate a Family Child Care Homeġ.4.2.2 Orientation for Care of Children with Special Health Care Needsġ.4.3.1 First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training for Staffġ.4.5.2 Child Abuse and Neglect Educationħ.4.0.2 Staff Education and Policies on Enteric (Diarrheal) and Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infectionsħ.7.1.1 Staff Education and Policies on Cytomegalovirus (CMV)Ĭonsultants 1.6.0.1 Child Care Health Consultants Staffing, Consultants, and Supervision 1.6.0.1 Child Care Health Consultantsġ.6.0.2 Frequency of Child Care Health Consultation Visitsġ.6.0.3 Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultantsġ.6.0.4 Early Childhood Education Consultantsġ.1.1.1 Ratios for Small Family Child Care Homesġ.1.1.2 Ratios for Large Family Child Care Homes and Centersġ.1.1.3 Ratios for Facilities Serving Children with Special Health Care Needs and Disabilitiesġ.1.1.4 Ratios and Supervision During Transportationġ.1.1.5 Ratios and Supervision for Swimming, Wading, and Water PlayĢ.2.0.1 Methods of Supervision of ChildrenĤ.5.0.6 Adult Supervision of Children Who Are Learning to Feed Themselves Enrollment and Admission 1.1.2.1 Minimum Age to Enter Child Careĩ.2.1.3 Enrollment Information to Parents/Guardians and Caregivers/Teachersĩ.4.2.3 Contents of Admission Agreement Between Child Care Program and Parent/Guardian

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