1. (1) All staff employed by a certified ONB program must have an active account with ORO. Staff training must meet the following requirements:
   (a) Be approved by ORO; and
   (b) Be at least 1 hour in duration.
   (2) Staff training that is a component of a staff meeting for the certified ONB program may be counted toward the required training hours.
   (3) The following core knowledge categories (CKCs) will only meet the child development and early childhood education requirement (see OAR 414-320-0380, Annual Training): Diversity, Family and Community Systems, Human Growth and Development, Health Safety and Nutrition, Learning Environments and Curriculum, Observation and Assessment, Special Needs, and Understanding and Guiding Behavior.
   (4) A certified ONB program may count the following initial required staff training toward the 15 clock hours of annual training during the first year of employment.  These hours, with the exception of (g), cannot be applied toward the requirement of 8 hours in child development or early childhood education:
   (a) Up to 2 hours of orientation at the first renewal period after the staff person’s hire date;
   (b) Pediatric first aid and CPR training;
   (c) Wilderness first aid;
   (d) Food handler’s training;
   (e) DELC approved training on recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect;
   (f) DELC Introduction to Child Care Health and Safety training; and
   (g) DELC approved Foundations for Learning child development training.
   (5) During subsequent years of employment of staff members, a certified ONB program may count the following repeated training as part of the 15 clock hours of training for that staff member:
   (a) Up to 5 hours of pediatric CPR and first aid training, wilderness first aid training, and food handler's training;
   (b) Recognizing and reporting child abuse and neglect, but only repeated for credit to the training requirement once every 3 years; and
   (c) A Set 2 (intermediate) or Set 3 (advanced) training as described by ORO can be repeated once, provided it was not taken within the previous 2 years.
   

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 329A.260

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 329A.280

History

DELC 2-2025, adopt filed 03/26/2025, effective 07/01/2025