Required Health and Safety Training for CCDBG Reauthorization

The following CCDBG required trainings must to be completed in order to meet the federal training requirements:

  • NJ Health, Safety and Child Growth and Development: Basic Requirement for Licensing
  • Identifying Child Abuse and Neglect - Mandated Reporting
  • First Aid and CPR Training (staff/providers may be required to maintain certification to meet Office of Licensing requirements and regulations)

 
Individuals who completed the previous NJ Health and Safety Basics module that was 6 hours and the 2-hour Foundations of Child Development modules, or the Better Kid Care 8-hour NJ Health and Safety Basics training (released April 2018), do not need to take the new NJ Health, Safety and Child Growth and Development: Basic Requirement for Licensing. Both previous modules meet the CCDBG training requirements. The Identifying Child Abuse and Neglect - Mandated Reporting training (2 hours) has not changed.
 
If you repeat the training modules for CCDBG required training, you will not receive additional training hours or a new certificate. Staff transitioning from school year care to summer care or vice versa are not required to repeat CCDBG training requirements listed above.
 
New Jersey’s CCDBG training provides basic information on health and safety. Early childhood professionals are encouraged to take progressive training that will provide information that builds on their basic knowledge of health and safety and enhances their own professional development.
 
For information regarding Office of Licensing training requirements please contact them directly at 1-877-667-9845.

Center-Based Programs

(if you need to take any of these trainings in person, contact your local CCR&R)

All staff working in center based programs must complete training to meet the CCDBG reauthorization requirements for health and safety. The following trainings topics are required: First Aid and CPR, Health and Safety, Child Abuse and Neglect, and Child Development. For some of the training topics, participants have a choice on training modality. The total number of training hours for Center Based Programs is ten hours plus CPR and First Aid Training.

PLEASE NOTE: Only the health and safety training courses linked to below or the courses offered through your CCR&Rs will be counted towards your required training hours for DFD’s Subsidy Assistance Program Health and Safety Requirements.

Health, Safety and Child Growth and Development: Basic Requirements for Licensing

Hours: 8 hours

Cost: Free

Link: Available online

Description: Health, Safety, and Child Growth and Development provides an overview of nine of the required health and safety topics plus basic child development information for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). Participants will access important health and safety information and resources, view and reflect upon videos and animations, engage in interactive activities, complete quick knowledge checks, and make plans to apply what they've learned in their work with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, or school-age children.

Salud, seguridad, crecimiento y desarrollo infantil: requisitos básicos para obtener una licencia

Tiempo: 8 hora

Costo: Gratis con código de prepago

Enlace:     Disponible en línea

Descripción: Salud, seguridad, crecimiento y desarrollo infantil proporciona una visión general de nueve de los temas de salud y seguridad requeridos, además de información básica sobre desarrollo infantil para el Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). Los participantes accederán a información y recursos importantes sobre salud y seguridad, verán y reflexionarán sobre videos y animaciones, participarán en actividades interactivas, completarán evaluaciones rápidas de conocimientos y harán planes para implementar lo que han aprendido en su trabajo con bebés, niños pequeños, niños en edad preescolar o niños en edad escolar.

Identifying Child Abuse and Neglect - Mandated Reporting in Early Care and Education

Hours: 2 hours. IMPORTANT NOTE: You must complete the training in one sitting. Progress will not be saved if you exit, close or refresh the training.

Cost: Free

Link: Available online

Description: Step-by-Step Instructions. Topics include Child Abuse and Neglect, Discipline, Mandated Reporting, and Child Maltreatment. Please Note: There is no registration required to take this training - in order for you to receive credit you must complete the Attendance Confirmation Form on the last slide of the training. There are WARNINGS about this feature in the first few slides of the training, at the end of the training and in the instruction guides above. Once you complete and submit the attendance confirmation form you will receive an email confirming your completion. This will take the place of a certificate. If you provided your NJ Workforce Registry ID# in the form, your certificate will be uploaded into the system within 2-3 weeks. The training platform is compatible with PCs, tablets and phones.

​Identificando el Abuso y Descuido Infantil - Reportador Mandatorio en el Cuidado y Educacion de la edad temprana

Tiempo: 2 horas NOTA IMPORTANTE: Debe completar la capacitación en una sola sesión. El progreso no será guardado si sale de, cierra o actualiza la ventana de la capacitación.

Costo: Gratis

Enlace: Disponible en línea

Descripción: Haga clic aquí para instrucciones de cómo acceder la capacitación en línea. Los temas incluyen Abuso y Descuido Infantil, Disciplina, Reportador Mandatorio, y Maltrato Infantil. Por favor Note: Ninguna registración es requerida para tomar esta capacitación – para poder recibir crédito debe completar el Formulario de Confirmación de Asistencia en la última diapositiva. Hay AVISOS sobre esta funcionalidad en las primeras diapositivas de la capacitación, al final de la capacitación y en las guía de instrucciones arriba. Una vez complete y envíe el formulario de confirmación de asistencia, recibirá un correo electrónico confirmando la finalización. Este tomará el lugar de un certificado. Si usted proporcionó su ID del NJ Workforce Registry, su certificado será subido al sistema dentro de 2-3 semanas. La plataforma de capacitación es compatible con PCs, tabletas y teléfonos celulares.

First Aid and CPR Training

Hours: Varies

Cost: Varies

Link: Available only in person at your local CCR&R or through an authorized training vendor.

Description: Topics include First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Child care center staff have the option to attend a CPR/First Aid training course offered through the local CCR&R or attend/hire a certified trainer/vendor. The trainer/ vendor must be certified by a recognized health organization. The CPR training course must offer a hands-on-skills practice. Examples of a few of the recognized health organizations are: American Safety and Health Institute, American Red Cross, and the American Heart Association.

Home-Based Programs

(if you need to take any of these trainings in person, contact your local CCR&R.)

All providers (FCC and FFN) must complete training to meet the CCDBG reauthorization requirements for Health and Safety. The total number of training hours for Home Based Programs is twelve hours plus CPR and First Aid Training.

Home based programs must take the following steps to meet the requirements:

  1. Orientation Training 2-hour training. Available at your local CCR&R. Topics include Office of Licensing (OOL) policy review, Business Practices, and Program Management;
  2. Complete items needed to meet CCDBG reauthorization;
    Begin application for FCC Registration (if applicable);
    Complete the required Health and Safety Training Topics as listed below;
    Complete FCC Registration including home inspection.

PLEASE NOTE: Only the health and safety training courses linked to below or the courses offered through your CCR&Rs will be counted towards your required training hours for DFD’s Subsidy Assistance Program Health and Safety Requirements.

Health, Safety and Child Growth and Development: Basic Requirements for Licensing

Hours: 8 hours

Cost: Free

Link: Available online

Description: Health, Safety, and Child Growth and Development provides an overview of nine of the required health and safety topics plus basic child development information for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). Participants will access important health and safety information and resources, view and reflect upon videos and animations, engage in interactive activities, complete quick knowledge checks, and make plans to apply what they've learned in their work with infants, toddlers, preschoolers, or school-age children.

Salud, seguridad, crecimiento y desarrollo infantil: requisitos básicos para obtener una licencia

Tiempo: 8 horas

Costo: Gratis con código de prepago

Enlace: Disponible en línea

Descripción: Salud, seguridad, crecimiento y desarrollo infantil proporciona una visión general de nueve de los temas de salud y seguridad requeridos, además de información básica sobre desarrollo infantil para el Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). Los participantes accederán a información y recursos importantes sobre salud y seguridad, verán y reflexionarán sobre videos y animaciones, participarán en actividades interactivas, completarán evaluaciones rápidas de conocimientos y harán planes para implementar lo que han aprendido en su trabajo con bebés, niños pequeños, niños en edad preescolar o niños en edad escolar.

Identifying Child Abuse and Neglect - Mandated Reporting in Early Care and Education

Hours: 2 hours. IMPORTANT NOTE: You must complete the training in one sitting. Progress will not be saved if you exit, close or refresh the training.

Cost: Free

Link: Available online

Description: Step-by-Step Instructions. Topics include Child Abuse and Neglect, Discipline, Mandated Reporting, and Child Maltreatment. Please Note: There is no registration required to take this training - in order for you to receive credit you must complete the Attendance Confirmation Form on the last slide of the training. There are WARNINGS about this feature in the first few slides of the training, at the end of the training and in the instruction guides above. Once you complete and submit the attendance confirmation form you will receive an email confirming your completion. This will take the place of a certificate. If you provided your NJ Workforce Registry ID# in the form, your certificate will be uploaded into the system within 2-3 weeks. The training platform is compatible with PCs, tablets and phones.

​Identificando el Abuso y Descuido Infantil - Reportador Mandatorio en el Cuidado y Educacion de la edad temprana

Tiempo: 2 horas NOTA IMPORTANTE: Debe completar la capacitación en una sola sesión. El progreso no será guardado si sale de, cierra o actualiza la ventana de la capacitación.

Costo: Gratis

Enlace: Disponible en línea

Descripción: Haga clic aquí para instrucciones de cómo acceder la capacitación en línea. Los temas incluyen Abuso y Descuido Infantil, Disciplina, Reportador Mandatorio, y Maltrato Infantil. Por favor Note: Ninguna registración es requerida para tomar esta capacitación – para poder recibir crédito debe completar el Formulario de Confirmación de Asistencia en la última diapositiva. Hay AVISOS sobre esta funcionalidad en las primeras diapositivas de la capacitación, al final de la capacitación y en las guía de instrucciones arriba. Una vez complete y envíe el formulario de confirmación de asistencia, recibirá un correo electrónico confirmando la finalización. Este tomará el lugar de un certificado. Si usted proporcionó su ID del NJ Workforce Registry, su certificado será subido al sistema dentro de 2-3 semanas. La plataforma de capacitación es compatible con PCs, tabletas y teléfonos celulares.

First Aid and CPR Training

Hours: Varies

Cost: Varies

Link: Available only in person at your local CCR&R or through an authorized training vendor.

Description: Topics include First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). FCC providers must be certified through one of the following recognized health organizations: American Heart Association; American Red Cross; National Safety Council or the Medic Pediatric Course or through your local CCR&R.