Below is the section of the Texas Rules book that pertains to day care center annual training. To read the entire book, click here: Texas Minimum Standards Rules for Childcare §746.1309 How many clock hours of annual training must be obtained by caregivers?
Subchapter D, Personnel Division 4, Professional Development 09/01/03 (a) Each caregiver must obtain at least 15 clock hours of training each year. The 15 clock
hours of annual training are exclusive of orientation, pre-service training
requirements, CPR and first aid, and high school child-care work-study classes.
(b) At least six clock hours of annual training must be in one or more of the following
topics: | | (1) Child growth and development;
(2) Guidance and discipline;
(3) Age-appropriate curriculum; and
(4) Teacher-child interaction. |
(c) The remaining clock hours of annual training must be in one or more of the following
topics: | | (1) Care of children with special needs;
(2) Adult and child health;
(3) Safety;
(4) Risk management;
(5) Identification and care of ill children;
(6) Cultural diversity for children and families;
(7) Professional development (for example, effective communication, time and
stress management);
(8) Preventing the spread of communicable diseases;
(9) Topics relevant to the particular age group the caregiver is assigned (for
example, caregivers assigned to an infant or toddler group should receive
training on biting and toilet training);
(10) Planning developmentally appropriate learning activities; and
(11) Minimum standards and how they apply to the caregiver. |
(d) If a caregiver provides care for children younger than 24 months of age, one hour of
that caregiver’s annual training must cover the following topics:
| | (1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome;
(2) Preventing sudden infant death syndrome; and
(3) Understanding early childhood brain development. |
A caregiver may obtain no more than one-half of the required 15 clock hours of annual
training from self-instructional materials. §746.1311 How many clock hours of training must my child-care center director obtain each year?
Subchapter D, Personnel Division 4, Professional Development 09/01/03
(a) The child-care center director must obtain at least 20 clock hours of training each
year. The 20 clock hours of annual training are exclusive of CPR and first aid,
orientation, and pre-service training requirements.
(b) At least six clock hours of the annual training must be in one or more of the
following topics:
| | (1) Child growth and development;
(2) Guidance and discipline;
(3) Age-appropriate curriculum; and
(4) Teacher-child interaction. |
(c) A director with five or fewer years of experience as a qualified director of a childcare
center must also complete at least six clock hours of the annual training in
management techniques, leadership, or staff supervision.
(d) A director with more than five years of experience as a qualified director of a childcare
center must complete at least three clock hours of the annual training in
management techniques, leadership, or staff supervision.
(e) If the center provides care for children younger than 24 months of age, one hour of
the annual training must cover the following topics:
| | (1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome;
(2) Preventing sudden infant death syndrome; and
(3) Understanding early childhood brain development. |
(f) The remainder of the 20 clock hours of annual training must be selected from the
training topics specified in §746.1309(c) of this title (relating to How many clock
hours of annual training must be obtained by caregivers?).
(g) The director may obtain clock hours or CEUs from the same sources as caregivers,
with the following exceptions:
| | (1) Training hours may not be earned for presenting training to others; and
(2) No more than ten of the required 20 clock hours of annual training may be
obtained through self-instructional training. |
§746.1313
When must annual training for my caregivers and director be obtained?
Subchapter D, Personnel Division 4, Professional Development 09/01/03
Each caregiver and director must obtain their annual training within 12 months from the
date of their employment and during each subsequent 12-month period. If they obtain
more than the minimum number of annual training clock hours required, they may not
carry the additional clock hours over to the next year.
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