SECTION .1100 – CONTINUING EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

10A NCAC 09 .1101         NEW STAFF ORIENTATION REQUIREMENTS

(a)  Each center shall ensure that each new employee and volunteer who is expected to have contact with children receives 16 hours of orientation within the first six weeks of employment. As part of this orientation, each new employee and volunteer shall complete six hours of orientation within the first two weeks of employment.

(b)  New staff orientation shall include an overview of the following topics, focusing on the operation of the center:

New staff orientation within first two (2) weeks of employment	New staff orientation within first six (6) weeks of employment
Information regarding recognizing, responding to, and reporting child abuse, neglect, or maltreatment pursuant to G.S. 110-105.4 and G.S. 7B-301	Overview of child development, including the five major domains of learning: Approaches to Play and Learning. Emotional and Social Development, Health and Physical Development, Language Development and Communication, and Cognitive Development.
Review of the center's operational policies, including the center's safe sleep policy for infants, the center's policy for transportation, the center's identification of building and premises safety issues, the Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, and the emergency medical care plan	Instruction in the employee's assigned duties
Adequate supervision of children in accordance with 10A NCAC 09 .1801	Instruction in the maintenance of a safe and healthy environment
Information regarding prevention of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma and child maltreatment	Instruction in the administration of medication to children in accordance with 10A NCAC 09 .0803
Prevention and control of infectious diseases, including immunization	Review of the center's purposes and goals
Firsthand Observation of the center's daily operations	Review of the child care licensing law and rules
	Review of Quality Rating Improvement System standards if the center has a two-through five- star license at the time of employment
	An explanation of the role of State and local government agencies in the regulation of child care, their impact on the operation of the center, and their availability as a resource
	An explanation of the employee's obligation to cooperate with representatives of State and local government agencies during visits and investigations
	Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions
	Review of the center's handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants

History Note:        Authority G.S. 110-85; 110-91(11); 143B-168.3;

                Eff. October 1, 2017;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2026; March 1, 2019.