Authority: IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17.2-4

Sec. 35. (a) In addition to first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), universal precautions, and life saving certification, all directors and persons counted in staff to child ratios shall have, on an annual basis, at least twelve (12) clock hours of in-service training as follows:

(1) The director shall receive training in each of the following categories:

(A) Administrative issues.

(B) Curriculum and developmentally appropriate practices.

(C) Health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety.

(2) Caregivers shall receive training in each of the following categories:

(A) Positive classroom management and discipline.

(B) Developmentally appropriate practices and curriculum.

(C) Child development.

(D) Health, nutrition, sanitation, and safety.

(3) Training may include, but is not limited to:

(A) workshops;

(B) formal education;

(C) videos;

(D) training by consultants; or

(E) educational programs provided for staff by the director or director-designated training facilitators.

(4) The documentation of reading of early childhood educational literature shall require a written summary and not count as more than two (2) hours of training per year.

(5) Lead caregivers, who do not meet the educational qualifications, shall have an additional eight (8) hours of in-service training per year.

(6) Training must be appropriate to the age group with which the caregiver is working.

(7) Caregivers shall measure training on an annual basis. New caregivers shall average one (1) hour of training per month during the first year of service.

(8) Each caregiver's file, or a separate staff training file, must contain the following written documentation of the in-service training:

(A) Date of the training.

(B) Number of clock hours of the training.

(C) Type of training.

(D) Content of the training.

(E) Name and credentials of the trainer.

(b) Child care centers that have a swimming pool or built-in wading pool shall have at least one (1) person present, whenever the pool is in use, who is trained in age-appropriate CPR and basic water safety, and has a valid Red Cross advanced life saving certificate. Caregivers shall maintain documentation of training in the appropriate person's file at the child care center for three (3) years.

(c) Caregivers in child care centers serving children with special needs shall have orientation and continuing training based on the special needs of the children in their care. If applicable, this training must be in accordance with the child's IFSP (birth to two (2) years of age) or IEP (three (3) years of age or older).

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-4.7-35; filed Aug 11, 2003, 3:00 p.m.: 27 IR 128; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA; filed Oct 31, 2025, 10:48 a.m.: 20251126-IR-470250369FRA)