Section 1596.87 Of Article 2. Administration Of Child Day Care Licensing From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 2. >> Chapter 3.4. >> Article 2.
1596.87
. The department shall institute a staff development and
training program within the organizational structure to develop among
staff the knowledge, understanding of children and child care, and
regulatory administration necessary to successfully carry out this
act. Specifically, the department shall do all of the following:
(a) Provide staff with 36 hours of training per year that reflect
the unique needs of children. The training shall include training
relating to regulation administration, including communication
skills, writing skills, and human relations skills.
(b) Find ways to encourage applications from individuals with
child care provider experience or educational backgrounds applicable
to the provision of child care.
(c) Provide new staff with comprehensive training within the first
six months of employment. This training shall, at a minimum, include
the following core areas: administrative action process, client
populations, conducting facility visits, cultural awareness,
documentation skills, facility operations, human relation skills,
interviewing techniques, investigation processes, and regulation
administration.
This program shall also provide new staff who have earned fewer
than 16 semester units in child development or early childhood
education from an accredited college at least 40 hours of preservice
training in child development or early childhood education.
(d) Submit for approval to the advisory committee established in
Section 8286 of the Education Code a plan for meeting the provisions
of subdivisions (a) and (c).