Training Certificates

This is a question from a provider:

Can certificates given at the VPK conference or VPK standards be used towards documentation for curriculum training?

Hand Washing - Dryer

A provider requested to post the question below:

Can air dryers be used to dry hands? If so, how does this impact the hand washing procedure?

Curriculum Approval

A provider would like information regarding the question below.

For schools that need to submit their curriculum for approval, who should they contact if the have questions while completing the form?

Curriculum training

Anita, In a response to a previous post, you responded, "Curriculum training is expected to be ongoing, at least annually, so this will change for programs that continue participating in QRIS." Does this mean that certificates for curriculum training that are currently over 12 months old are not counted towards the two and three star levels?

Provider Questions

A provider has the following questions for the QRIS blog:

i) For those programs that do not use one of the pre-approved curriculums and must submit the approval form and supporting documentation, will they have the opportunity to respond to questions and/or denial of their curriculum?

ii) How long will it take to review a curriculum that is submitted for approval?

iii) Once the portfolio is submitted, how long will the review process take if everything is in order?

iv) Once the portfolio is approved, how long will it be before the assessors arrive to complete their observations?

v) Upon completion of the assessment, how long should a provider expect to wait before the results are announced?

7.1 states that convenient means that routine car funiture is located w/in the room and is easily accesible. Children's cubbies should be located in the room so that children have easy access to space for their belongings and work.

I have a center that is concerned. The children's cubbies are not located in the general classroom but ar located where they take nap. Will they receive credit for 7.1?

Curriculum training

For centers that are interested in obtaining curriculum training - can all staff members attend generic training such as frameworks, lesson planning, or assessment, or should they attend separate, age-appropriate trainings such as lesson planning for infants and toddlers, assessment for preschool, etc.?