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The latest in child care in Missouri...

New Child Care Training Information

• Child care providers visit Immunizations 411, for free online training. NEW
• New information about clock hour training is available online.

Child care providers visit http://health.mo.gov/safety/childcare/training.php for more information about the Missouri Professional Development ID (MOPD ID) and other clock hour training information.

Child care trainers visit http://health.mo.gov/safety/childcare/trainerinfo.php for more information about child care training approval.

Disaster and Emergency Preparedness Online Training

The Section for Child Care Regulation presents a 1-hour training on Disaster and Emergency Preparedness in child care. This training is free to participants.

This training is designed to increase awareness of disasters and emergencies should they occur in your area and develop a written plan on how your facility would deal with these events.

New Requirements for Crib Safety

Beginning December 28, 2012, any crib used at child care facilities and family child care homes must meet new and improved federal safety standards. The Section for Child Care Regulation will need to see the following information during inspections, to assure that cribs in child care facilities comply with 16 C.F.R. part 1219 or 16 C.F.R. part 1220.

• A tracking label or registration form for each crib indicating that the crib was manufactured after June 28, 2011.
• If a crib was manufactured prior to June 28, 2011, a Children’s Product Certificate (CPC) or test report from a Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)-accepted third party lab is the preferred way to demonstrate compliance with 16 C.F.R. part 1219 or 16 C.F.R. part 1220.

For more information on federal crib safety standards, go to U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s website at: www.cpsc.gov/cribs.

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