Child Care Provider Training

     The Cuyahoga County Board of Health offers childcare providers required classes for state licensing.  Available courses include Child Abuse, First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, Communicable Disease, and CPR.  For state licensure, one person on staff must be trained in all courses.  All courses must be repeated every 3 years except CPR.  CPR certification is for 2 years.   Childcare providers taking Child Abuse, First Aid, Bloodborne Pathogens, and Communicable Disease classes for the first time must take the 6 hour course.  Childcare providers repeating the courses can take the 3 hour refresher courses.    All classes are taught by Public Health Nurses at the CCBH Parma location or on-site at the childcare facility.  

Class Availability

• Child abuse, communicable disease, and first aid classes are available for groups of five or more people on-site at the requesting childcare facility.
• Bloodborne pathogens class is available for a flat fee regardless of the number of participants.
• CPR is available on-site for groups of five or more participants or individuals can register for classes at our Parma location.

Child Abuse

Course Topics

• Identification of different forms of child abuse
• Mandatory reporting

Pricing

Three hour course     $30.00/person      

Six hour course         $45.00/person

First Aid

Course Topics

• Prevention of accidents
• Response to varying emergencies
• Activation of Emergency Medical Response 

Pricing

Three hour course     $30.00/person     

Six hour course         $45.00/person

Bloodborne Pathogens

Course Topics

• Work hazards
• Review of Hepatitis B and HIV transmission
• Cleaning Spills

Pricing

• There is a flat fee cost of $100 per class.  There is no limit on the number of providers that may attend the class. 
• There is also a train-the-trainer course.  The cost of the course is $250 per class.  There is no limit on the number of providers may be trained in the class.  Trained trainers can then provide training for the childcare center as necessary.

Communicable Disease

Course Topics Include:

• Immunization updates
• Risk factors for childcare centers
• Cleaning guidelines
• Handwashing/glo-germ demonstration

Each participant receives a resource manual with information about communicable diseases, prevention, and disinfection.

Pricing

Three hour course     $40/person        

Six hour course         $50/person

CPR

American Heart Association CPR certification is for 2 years.  Childcare Providers can attend classes at the CCBH Parma location.  Classes can be set-up on-site at the childcare facility with a minimum of 5 participants and an on-site of $50.   The cost of the class is $50 per person and includes the CPR manual and CD.  Click here to learn more about the CPR program. 

For more information about Childcare provider training please contact Romona Redding at 216-201-2001 ext 1317 or rredding@ccbh.net .

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