Annual Preservice Renewal/Update

From RULES AND REGULATIONS, Title 55--PUBLIC WELFARE [55 PA. CODE CHS. 4225 AND 4226] Early Intervention Services
§ 4226.30. Annual training. (a) Early intervention personnel who work directly with at-risk children and infants and toddlers with disabilities, including personnel hired through contract, shall have at least 24 hours of training annually, in addition to any preservice training, relevant to early intervention services, child development, community resources or services for children with disabilities. Specific areas shall include cultural competence, mediation, procedural safeguards and universal health procedures.

(b) The training specified in § 4226.29(a)(9) (relating to preservice training) shall be renewed annually, unless there is a formal certification for first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation by a recognized health source that is valid for more than 1 year, in which case the time period specified on the certification applies.

Sample resources for early intervention training that needs to be updated annually
Child Abuse Reporting Cultural Competence Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA) Mediation & Procedural Safeguards Transition Universal Precautions
  • OCDEL Announcement - EI-13 #01 (1/30/13): Transition of Toddlers to Preschool or other Community Services
  • PA Code - Transition from early intervention services
  • Zero-to-Three - resources for parents and providers to facilitate a smooth transition to preschool or child care