Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers
1. Program staff, except for substitute teachers and unsupervised volunteers, shall complete 16 clock hours of professional development in a calendar year on topics relevant to job responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, any of the following subjects:
- Child development and learning.
- Health, safety, and nutrition.
- Family and community collaboration.
- Program management.
- Teaching and learning.
- Observation, documentation, and assessment.
- Interactions and guidance.
- Updates to topics covered in R 400.8216.
- Child care center rules R 400.8101 to R 400.8840, as applicable to the center.
2. Program staff of small capacity centers, except for substitute teachers and unsupervised volunteers, shall complete 10 clock hours of professional development in a calendar year on topics relevant to job responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, any of the topics in subrule (1) of this rule.
3. Substitute teachers that work an average of 20 hours a week in a calendar year shall complete 10 clock hours of professional development in a calendar year on topics relevant to job responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, any of the topics in subrule (1) of this rule.
4. Substitute teachers that work less than an average of 20 hours a week in a calendar year shall complete 5 clock hours of professional development in a calendar year on topics relevant to job responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, any of the topics in subrule (1) of this rule.
5. Unsupervised volunteers shall complete 2 clock hours of professional development in a calendar year on topics relevant to job responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, any of the topics in subrule (1) of this rule.
6. A center may count CPR and first aid training or certification hours toward the professional development hours in the calendar year taken.
7. Hours from MiRegistry may be used to meet the professional development requirements in subrules (1) to (5) of this rule.
8. A center may count emergency preparedness and response planning training toward professional development hours and is available at MiRegistry.
9. An on-going professional development plan must be implemented to include all the training and professional development required by these rules.
10. On-line trainings and correspondence courses must have an assessment of learning.
11. Verification of all professional development required by this rule must be maintained on file at the center or at the central office until 2 years after the effective date of this rule, after which qualifications must be reflected as verified in MiRegistry. Verification must be issued from the training organization or trainer and include the date of the course, the name of the training organization or trainer, the topic covered, and the number of clock hours. Verification of professional development for a program staff member must be conducted by reviewing the 2 previous calendar years from the current license renewal year.
12. Two years after the effective date of this rule, all training to meet professional development requirements must be approved in MiRegistry.
13. When the department publishes a notice that a new health and safety update document or a new health and safety update training activity is published on MiRegistry, the licensee shall ensure that all identified staff or volunteers in the notice read and acknowledge the document or complete the activity within the timeframe indicated in the notice.
Staff training improves the quality of care. Child care staff members who are trained are better able to prevent, recognize and correct health and safety problems and promote children's healthy development. This rule ensures that center staff receive on-going training related to the functions and responsibilities of their role as a child care staff member.
Implementation of a training plan ensures that all staff receive specific and basic training for the work they will be doing and are aware of their responsibilities.
Training ensures that staff are challenged and stimulated, have access to current knowledge and have access to education that will qualify them for new roles.
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“Who work directly with children” means that the person spends time in the classroom and may interact with children. This does not include (for example) a kitchen aid, who only drops off food and then leaves, or the custodian who may come in the classroom to change the trash. All program staff who are in a classroom and are counted in the staff member-to-child ratio must complete this professional development. Professional development records of program staff employed less than 1 year will not be reviewed at licensing inspections unless needed as a follow up of a previous inspection or a special investigation. Documentation of 16 clock hours each calendar year for all program staff is required. Documentation of 5 clock hours each calendar year for all substitute teachers is required. Documentation of 2 clock hours each calendar year for all unsupervised volunteers is required. If the center license expires on 10/02/2025, you will need to provide documentation of training hours from calendar years 2024 and 2023. Equivalencies:
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The Michigan Core Knowledge and Core Competencies (CKCCs) for the Early Care and Education Workforce outlines what adults who work with young children need to know, understand, and be able to do in order to provide quality early learning.
The CKCCs should be used to:
The CKCC document and a related webinar are on the Office of Great Start website at MiLEAP Office of Great Start Training opportunities are available through a variety of sources, including, but not limited to:
