Pre-service bundle

New teachers are required to have a minimum amount of training hours before being given the responsibility of a group of children and to be counted in the staff/child ratio.

This bundle includes the required areas of pre-service training (Texas Minimum Standards 746.1305)

Each course includes a training script and required activities. Upon completion of all courses, you are ready to take your Pre-Service quiz and will be able to print out your certificate showing 24 clock hours.

Total Course Credit: 24 hours

Minimum Standards Requirements

§746.1305. What must be covered in pre-service training for caregivers? 	          

Subchapter D, Personnel Division 4, Professional Development

(a) Pre-service training for caregivers must cover the following areas:  	          

(1) Developmental stages of children; 	          

(2) Age-appropriate activities for children;  	          

(3) Positive guidance and discipline of children; 

(4) Fostering children’s self-esteem; 	          

(5) Supervision and safety practices in the care of children;  	          

(6) Positive interaction with children;  	          

 (7) Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations. 

(b)If a caregiver provides care for children younger than 24 months of age, one hour of that caregiver’s pre-service training must cover the following topics:

(1) Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma; 	          

(2) Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS); and 	          

(3) Understanding early childhood brain development