1. A. Within 10 calendar days of the starting date of employment or volunteer service, a licensee shall provide, and each staff member who provides child care services shall complete, training for new staff members that includes all of the following:

   1. 1. Facility philosophy and goals;
   2. 2. Names and ages of and developmental expectations for enrolled children for whom the staff member will provide child care services;
   3. 3. Health needs, nutritional requirements, any known allergies, and information about adaptive devices of enrolled children for whom the staff member will provide child care services;
   4. 4. Lesson plans;
   5. 5. Child guidance and methods of positive discipline, including separation;
   6. 6. Hand washing techniques;
   7. 7. Food preparation, service, sanitation, and storage, if assigned to food preparation;
   8. 8. Recognition of signs of illness and infestation;
   9. 9. Child abuse or neglect detection, prevention, and reporting;
   10. 10. Accident and emergency procedures;
   11. 11. Staff responsibilities as required by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1 and this Chapter;
   12. 12. Sun safety policies and procedures;
   13. 13. Safety in outdoor activity areas;
   14. 14. Transportation procedures, if applicable;
   15. 15. Field trip procedures, if applicable; and
   16. 16. Prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma and child maltreatment.

2. B. A licensee shall ensure that:

   1. 1. Each staff member who provides child care services completes 24 or more clock hours of training every 12 months after the effective date of this Chapter or the staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service in at least two topics listed below:

      1. a. Child growth and development, including:

         1. i. Brain development;
         2. ii. Basic child development, including cognitive, social, emotional, and physical, as well as approaches to learning;
         3. iii. Language development;
         4. iv. Observation and child assessment;
         5. v. Developmentally-appropriate activities;
         6. vi. Child guidance and methods of positive discipline which may include techniques to promote healthy social-emotional development and reduce challenging behaviors; or
         7. vii. Developmentally-appropriate activity areas.

      2. b. Health and safety issues, including:

         1. i. Accident and emergency procedures, including CPR and first aid for children;
         2. ii. Recognition of signs of illness and infestation;
         3. iii. Nutrition and developmentally-appropriate eating habits;
         4. iv. Child abuse detection, reporting, and prevention;
         5. v. Safety of indoor and outdoor activity areas;
         6. vi. Sun safety policies and procedures;
         7. vii. Water safety;
         8. viii. Prevention and control of infectious diseases, including immunization:
         9. ix. Prevention and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions, including anaphylactic shock;
         10. x. Building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic;
         11. xi. Emergency preparedness, response, and recovery planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a human-caused event;
         12. xii. Administration of medication, consistent with standards for parental or guardian consent;
         13. xiii. Handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants;
         14. xiv. Prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma and child maltreatment; or
         15. xv. Physical restraint techniques.
      3. c. Program administration, planning, development, or management; and
      4. d. Availability of community services and resources, including those available to children with a special health care need or a disability; and

   2. 2. As part of the required 24 hours of training in subsection (B)(1):

      1. a. A staff member who has less than 12 months of child care experience before the staff member’s starting date, completes at least 12 hours in one or more of the topics in subsection (B)(1)(a) in the staff member’s first 12 months at the facility;
      2. b. A staff member who has 12 months or more of child care experience, completes at least six hours in one or more of the topics in subsection (B)(1)(a) every 12 months after the staff member’s starting date;
      3. c. A facility director completes at least six hours in subsection (B)(1)(c) every 12 months after the facility director’s starting date.
      4. d. A child educator for school-aged children shall complete six of the 24 hours of training within the first three months of hire.
3. C. A licensee shall ensure that documentation of a staff member’s completion of training required by subsection (A) is signed by the facility director and dated.
4. D. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member submits to the licensee documentation of training received as required by subsection (B) to the licensee as the training is completed.

5. E. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member, as required by R9-5-301(G):

   1. 1. Obtains adult and pediatric first aid certification;
   2. 2. Obtains adult and pediatric CPR certification, which includes a demonstration of the staff member’s ability to perform CPR;
   3. 3. Maintains current certification in adult and pediatric first aid and CPR; and
   4. 4. Provides the licensee with a copy of the front and back of the current card issued to the staff member upon completing adult and pediatric first aid and CPR training as proof of completion of the requirements of this subsection.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 2015 (June 27, 2025), effective August 3, 2025 (Supp. 25-2).