Essential Orientation Manual

THIS ORIENTATION MANUAL IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED, THE NEW VERSION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE FALL OF 2011.  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OBTAINING THE  UPDATED VERSION, PLEASE EMAIL  BARBIE@AZCCA.ORG 

Essential Orientation for New Early Care and Education Employees: A new employee orientation package for licensed child care facilities.

• Endorsed by the Department of Health Services Office of Child Care Licensure.
• Meets the licensing requirements for initial training within the first 10 days of employment and provides 4 hours of training.
• Help your new employees start out with the essential information needed to begin providing quality care to the children you serve.

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ESSENTIAL ORIENTATION for EARLY CARE & EDUCATION TEACHERS
Funding Provided By: THE VIRGINIA G. PIPER CHARITABLE TRUST

Special Thanks to Debra White, Valley Child Care and Learning Centers, who researched, edited, and wrote that vast majority of the information provided.

• Essential Orientation was designed to improve the quality of care provided in licensed child care facilities by providing a model initial training manual that provides consistent and effective on site training at the earliest stages of employment.
• The Essential Orientation training package meets basic licensing requirements and provides additional essential information for those working in early care and education.
• Essential Orientation for Early Care and Education training manual and modules address all of the areas required by regulation for new employees or volunteers in licensed child care facilities.
• The Department of Health Services, Office of Child Care Licensing will recognize four hours of training for its completion.
• Essential Orientation provides easy to use and quality information and materials, resulting in more productive time dedicated to initial orientation and an overall positive initial training experience for new employees.
• The direct involvement of center owners, operators, and directors guided the development of the Essential Orientation manual.

ACCA appreciates the involvement of all the centers that participated in the initial orientation survey, piloted the manual with pre and post tests, and provided invaluable feedback.

ESSENTIAL ORIENTATION MODULES
1. Welcome to Your New Center

2. Serving Nutritious Snacks and Meals

3. Child Development

4. Creating a Safe Place for Children

5. Creating an Environment Where Children Learn

6. Creating a Nurturing Environment

7. Creating a Successful Experience

The Arizona Department of Health Services regulations in ARS R9-5-403,  identify the initial and ongoing training requirements that child care centers must meet.

THIS ORIENTATION MANUAL IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED AND WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE FALL OF 2011. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN OBTAINING THE UPDATED VERSION Contact Us Today