| License Description |
1. Applicants for licensure in family child care or for certification as an assistant
must attend a five-hour, in-person orientation to family child care delivered by an
EEC-approved trainer within one year prior to application for licensure or
certification. (This training is approved for 5 EEC Professional Development
hours or .5 CEUs.)
2. Applicants for a license to serve 7 - 10 children in family child care or for
certification as an assistant to serve 7 - 10 children must complete the on-line
training Maintaining Quality While Expanding Your Capacity, posted on EEC's
website at http://www.mass.gov/edu/docs/eec/20101015-fcc-expansiontraining.
Ppt before receiving a capacity increase. (This training is approved for 2
EEC Professional Development hours.)
3. Regular assistants in family child care must complete the on-line training entitled
An Introduction to Early Education and Care in Massachusetts, posted on EEC's
website at
http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/regs_policies/FCCAssistOrient/FCCAssistantOri
ent.htm, prior to approval as a regular family child care assistant. (This training is
approved for 2 EEC Professional Development hours.)
4. All educators first licensed, certified or approved following promulgation of this
policy must complete the on-line training Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child
Care posted on EEC's website at
http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/Workforce_Dev/SIDS%20revised%20selfstudy.
Pps prior to licensure, certification or approval as an assistant. Educators
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licensed, certified or approved before promulgation of this policy must complete the training by January 15, 2013. (This training is approved for 1 EEC Professional Development hour.)
5. All educators must complete the on-line transportation training entitled Look Before You Lock, posted on EEC's website at http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/Workforce_Dev/20120502-look-before-lock.pps within 60 days of licensure, certification or approval, or by January 15, 2013; whichever is later. (This training is approved for 1 EEC Professional Development hour.)
6. Educators who administer prescription or non-prescription medication to a child must complete the on-line training entitled Medication Administration: The Five Rights, posted on EEC's website at http://www.eec.state.ma.us/docs1/regs_policies/FiveRightsMedAdmin/The5RightsofMedicationAdminis.htm before administering any medication to a child. All educators, including those who do not administer medications, must receive training within 60 days of hire in recognizing the common side effects and adverse interactions among various medications, and potential side effects of specific medications being administered in the program. Training in recognizing common side effects and adverse interactions can be achieved by completing the on-line training listed above. (This training is approved for 1 EEC Professional Development hour.)
7. Family child care licensees and certified assistants first licensed or certified after August, 2010, must complete Module Two of the Family Child Care Orientation within their first six months of licensure or certification. (Note: Any family child care licensee or assistant who completes Orientation Module Two will receive 5 EEC Professional Development Hours or .5 CEUs regardless of his/her date of first licensure.)
Must have at least six additional credits or equivalent CEU (Continuing Education Units) credits in courses covering at least two of the following areas: administration, staff supervision, child care policy, or business management, AND
Must have at least six additional months of work experience as a Lead Teacher in a licensed child care facility or family day care home.
Exam required.
Continuing education required.
No fees.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Executive Office of Human Services
Office of Child Care Services
1 Ashburton Place, Room 1105
Boston, MA 02108-1618
(617) 626-2010 |