| Personnel of every child care center must be | | | | and sanitation principles. They should be familiar with |
| competent enough to provide the services necessary | | | | the commonly accepted principles in health precautions |
| to cater to the individual needs of the children. The | | | | so as not to expose the children to health risks like |
| number of personnel of the daycare center must be | | | | diseases and infections.o Child care and supervision. |
| able to provide the services needed and must be | | | | Daycare center personnel must be provided training in |
| commensurate with the number of children being | | | | order to make them competent in supervising and |
| cared for. The number of the staff shall be determined | | | | caring for children in the facility. They must know how |
| by the following:o Needs of the client children.o Extent | | | | to handle problem children, especially those with |
| and kinds of services provided by the daycare | | | | disabilities and other health concerns.o Assistance with |
| center.o Physical management of the daycare | | | | medication. Daycare center employees must be |
| center.o Presence of an emergency or disaster. | | | | trained on how to provide assistance to the children |
| The daycare center may avail of the services of | | | | when they have to take self-administered medications. |
| volunteers in order to meet the personnel need as long | | | | They must be trained to know the proper dosages of |
| as such volunteers are supervised and will not be left | | | | medication that the children will be taking.o Recognition |
| alone with the client children. Volunteers who will | | | | of early signs of illness. Staff members must be |
| provide any element of care to children must be at | | | | trained on how to recognize signs when the children |
| least 18 years of age. | | | | are sick and they should know when it is time to call |
| All staff members of a daycare center must undergo | | | | for professional or emergency assistance.o Availability |
| an on-the-job training and must possess relevant | | | | of community resources and services. Employees of |
| experience and skills in the following areas:o Principles | | | | a daycare center must be trained how to utilize the |
| of nutrition, menu planning, and food preparation and | | | | help of the community when there is a need for such. |
| storage. Children in the daycare center must be fed at | | | | In times of disaster or natural calamities, they should |
| the prescribed time with specific meal requirements, | | | | know where to ask for help or assistance or where to |
| staff members of the daycare center must have a | | | | go in the case of an evacuation. |
| working knowledge of food preparation and food | | | | A well-designed on-the-job training can prepare |
| handling. They should be given basic training on meal | | | | daycare center staff members on how to handle |
| planning and must know basic principles of nutrition | | | | different situations that could be involve a life or death |
| which will be very important in the health and physical | | | | situation for the children. The training will prepare the |
| well being of the children they care for.o Universal | | | | members of the staff for any eventuality that could |
| health precautions. Staff members of a daycare | | | | arise in the daycare center. |
| center must be given training on basic housekeeping | | | | |