Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Certification Policy Manual
In October 2020, an online AHT Prevention Training for Child Care Providers became available. The online training is free, takes approximately 30-45 minutes to complete and results in a certificate of completion. Prior to the launch of the online training providers were allowed to complete a “pre-training” in SBS/AHT by watching a department-approved video or complete a department-approved online pre-training SBS course, and then were to complete an in-person training within 6 months. The information in this section of the manual has been maintained for historical reference for only for any providers who met the requirement using pre-service training.
Effective 4/1/18 new applicants for certification must complete department-approved pre-service training (Introduction to the Child Care Profession, Fundaments of Family Child Care and CPR training) within 3 months of provisional certification. The Introduction to the Child Care Profession includes SBS training if taken after 7/1/05 and must include AHT Prevention training by 9/1/20.
The certification worker verified the individual completed the pre-training before granting certification approval for children under age five (5) or before approving a substitute / employee.
The qualified pre-training videos were:
Portrait of Promise
The 11 minute video is in English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali and is available
from Midwest Children’s Resource Center—call Melinda at 651-220-6651—and
the National
Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome or in their training
section.
Never Shake a Baby – What Parents and Caregivers
Need to Know
View Parts 1 and 2 on YouTube. Also see
the DCF website FAQ
about Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Training for Child Care Providers.
New York Loves Safe Babies
The 30-minute video is in English and Spanish and also includes information
on SIDS. It can be ordered from New York State or watched as a webcast (fast internet
connection needed).
The approved online pre-training SBS Course is offered by Work and Family Consulting and may have been used as a pre-training option.
See the AHT/SBS Prevention Training FAQs on the Wisconsin Child Care Information Center page for more information.
If applicants for certification or other providers (substitutes, employees, etc.) completed the AHT/SBS pre-training requirement independently, certifiers may have required the Continuing Education Record – Independent Reading / Video Viewing form be completed by the operator / provider to document the individual’s review of the AHT/SBS materials.
If the certification worker entered the AHT/SBS pre-training date into WISCCRS, the certification worker had to manually track the 6-month deadline with which the operator (or other individual) must complete the in-person training. Note: Effective 4/1/18 completion of pre-service training is required within 3 months of granting provisional certification and the Introduction to the Child Care Profession course includes SBS training if taken after July 1, 2005 and must include the new AHT training by 9/1/20. If the operator failed to complete the in-person training within the required time frame, the certification worker must modify the Ages Served in WISCCRS to not include children under age five (5) years. If the training was required for another individual, such as a substitute or employee, and the individual failed to complete the training, the certification worker may no longer approve this individual to work in the certified program (if the program is approved to care for children under age 5).
This page last updated 01/2020.