(1) be consistent with the center’s child care program plan; (2) meet the training needs of individual staff persons as specified in each staff person’s annual evaluation report; (3) provide training, at least one-fourth of which is by a resource not affiliated with the license holder; (4) include Minnesota Rules, parts 9503.0005 to 9503.0170, relevant to the staff person’s position and must occur within two weeks of initial employment; (5) provide that at least one-half of the annual in-service training completed by a staff person each year pertains to the age of children for which the person is providing care; (6) provide that no more than four hours of each annual in-service training requirement relate to administration, finances, and records training for a teacher, assistant teacher, or aide; and (7) provide that the remainder of the in-service training requirement be met by participation in training in child growth and development; learning environment and curriculum; assessment and planning for individual needs; interactions with children; families and communities; health, safety, and nutrition; and program planning and evaluation. (b) For purposes of this subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given them. (1) “Child growth and development training” has the meaning given it in subdivision 2, paragraph (a). (2) “Learning environment and curriculum” means training in establishing an environment that provides learning experiences to meet each child’s needs, capabilities, and interests, including early childhood education methods or theory, recreation, sports, promoting creativity in the arts, arts and crafts methods or theory, and early childhood special education methods or theory. (3) “Assessment and planning for individual needs” means training in observing and assessing what children know and can do in order to provide curriculum and instruction that addresses their developmental and learning needs, including children with special needs. (4) “Interactions with children” means training in establishing supportive relationships with children and guiding them as individuals and as part of a group, including child study techniques and behavior guidance. (5) “Families and communities” means training in working collaboratively with families, agencies, and organizations to meet children’s needs and to encourage the community’s involvement, including family studies and parent involvement. (6) “Health, safety, and nutrition” means training in establishing and maintaining an environment that ensures children’s health, safety, and nourishment, including first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, child nutrition, and child abuse and neglect prevention.
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