OAR 414-310-0350: Training Criteria

(1) All staff employed by a school-age center must have an active account with ORO. Staff training must meet the following requirements: (a) Be approved by ORO; and (b) Be at least 1 hour in duration. (2) Staff training that is a component of a staff meeting may be counted toward the required training hours. (3) The following core knowledge categories (CKC) are accepted for the child development and early childhood education requirement: Diversity, Family and Community Systems, Human Growth and Development, Health Safety and Nutrition, Learning Environments and Curriculum, Observation and Assessment, Special Needs, and Understanding and Guiding Behavior. (4) A school-age center may count the following initial required staff training toward the 15 clock hours of annual training during the first year of employment. These hours, with the exception of (g) cannot be applied toward the requirement of 8 hours in child development or early childhood education: (a) Up to 2 hours of orientation at the first renewal period after the staff person’s hire date; (b) First aid and pediatric CPR training; (c) Food handler’s training; (d) CCLD approved training on recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect; (e) CCLD Introduction to Child Care Health and Safety training; (f) One hour of training in the category of Health, Safety and Nutrition; and (g) CCLD approved child development training (5) During subsequent years of employment, a school-age center may count the following repeated training as part of the 15 clock hours of training: (a) 5 hours of first aid and pediatric CPR training; (b) Food handler's training; (c) Recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect but only repeated every 3 years; and (d) A Set 2 (intermediate) or Set 3 (advanced) training as described by the ORO can be repeated once, provided it was not taken within the previous 2 years.