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   Communicable Disease Training for Child Care Center
and Type A Home Personnel

Communicable Disease Training for child care providers working in licensed centers or Type A Homes is required by Rules 5101:2-12-27 and 5101:2-13-27.

  • Trainers who conduct communicable disease training for child care providers must meet the qualifications stated in Rule 5101:2-12-27, OAC. Trainers must be a licensed physician, registered nurse, or an authorized communicable disease trainer from an approved health organization that specifically provides Communicable Disease training.
  • The only approved communicable disease curriculums are the Common Childhood Illnesses for Child Care Centers (Approved Training Curriculum developed by Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Ohio Department of Health) and communicable disease training classes offered by an approved health organization.
  • At a glance - Rule 5101:2-12-27 Training Requirements for First Aid, Communicable Disease, Child Abuse and CPR

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Trainer Information - Training Curriculum

2009 Common Childhood Illnesses for Child Care Centers Approved Training Curriculum 
                                           
The Communicable Disease Curriculum is available on CD-Rom.  The CD includes the curriculum, PowerPoint presentation with embedded videos and additional materials for trainers.  In order to receive a copy of the training CD, trainers must fill out a trainer registration application.  Upon submission of the registration form and verification of qualifications to ODJFS, the training curriculum will be sent out.

Trainer Application for CD-Rom

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Resources for Childhood Diseases and Conditions

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