Tribal Health and Safety Standards, Training, and Monitoring

Through the review of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020–2022 Tribal CCDF Plans, the Office of Child Care (OCC) determined that a number of Tribal Lead Agencies submitting Plans had conditions in Section 2 – Establish Standards and Monitoring Processes to Ensure the Health and Safety of Child Care Settings. These sessions engage Tribal Lead Agencies in a gradual learning experience focused on the health and safety requirements, specifically standards, training, and monitoring, to develop an effective and approvable CCDF Plan. These sessions will support Tribal Lead Agencies in identifying all the direct services offered by their Tribal Lead Agency and apply health and safety standards to all categories of care funded by CCDF.

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Introduction to Health and Safety

This session provides foundational information about the CCDF health and safety requirements, and includes systems building approaches. The focus is on the standards, training, and monitoring.

Health and Safety Standards by Provider Category

This session takes a deeper look at Direct Services, categories of care (provider categories), provider agreements, and §98.41(d) group size, ratios, and teacher qualifications.

Health and Safety Standards

This session explores how standards can be adopted, adapted, or aid in assisting the Tribal Lead Agency in creating its own standards. This session incorporates all provider categories including relatives.

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Health and Safety Training

This session takes a deeper dive into health and safety training requirements, and includes examples, strategies, and sample training plans.

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Health and Safety Monitoring

This session takes close look at monitoring, and includes identifying the monitoring staff and standards, monitoring qualifications, monitor training, and monitoring practices.

Temporary Operating Standards

This session explores developing temporary health and safety operating standards before, during, and after a disaster.

Health and Safety System Policies and Procedures

This session explores the development of policies and procedures, and provides samples of each. Strategies for developing policies and procedures for staff, families, and providers, are discussed.

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Health and Safety Reflection and Closing Session

This session discusses next steps for implementation, provides the systems management framework blank worksheet, and explores CCDF Plan Amendments.

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