1) What is Child Care
Links?
- Harford and Cecil Counties' Resource and Referral Center. We provide
resource and referral services to parents to help them find
child care and provide training and support services to
potential and current child care providers.
2) What training will I
need to become a Family Child Care Provider?
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You will need to complete the 6 four hour pre-service
modules for a total of 24 hours of training. These modules
cover each of the Core of Knowledge areas.In addition, you must obtain skills-based CPR and
First Aid Certification suitable for the child age-ranges for
which you will provide care. Any provider caring for children
under the age of 2 years must attend a Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
workshop. All the training Child Care Links offers has been
approved by the OCC.
3) How often does a
family child care provider need to take training?
- Within the first year of becoming a Family Child
Care Provider you must complete:
- 3 hours in Child Development
- 3 hours in Working with Mixed Age Groups
- 3 hours in Health, Safety, and Nutrition
- 3 hours in Emergency Preparedness
- 6 hours in the other Core of Knowledge areas, Elective Subjects,
or any other approved training
- After the first year of registration Family Child Care
Provider are required to take 12 hours of OCC approved
training a year
- All 12 hours can be in the Core of Knowledge areas
OR
- 6 hours in the Core of Knowledge areas
- 6 hours in elective training
4) What continued
training does a Child Care Center/Preschool Director need to take?
-
12 hours per year. **Hours can be broken down
as shown above.
- Training must be completed by their anniversary date
5) What continued
training does a Child Care Teacher Infant/Toddler, Child
Care Teacher Preschool, and Child Care Teacher School-age
need to take?
-
12 hours per year. **Hours can be broken down
as shown above.
- Training must be completed by their anniversary date
6) What continued
training does a Child Care Assistant and Aide need to take?
-
6 clock hours of OCC approved training
- Training must be completed by their anniversary date
