14 U.S.C. § 2924: Child development center employees

The Commandant shall establish a training program for Coast Guard child development center employees and satisfactory completion of the training program shall be a condition of employment for each employee of a Coast Guard child development center. The Commandant shall require each employee of a Coast Guard child development center to complete the training program established under paragraph (1) not later than 6 months after the date on which the employee is hired. early childhood development; activities and disciplinary techniques appropriate to children of different ages; child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency medical procedures. The Commandant may use Department of Defense training programs, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, for purposes of this subsection. The Commandant shall require that at least 1 employee at each Coast Guard child development center be a specialist in training and curriculum development with appropriate credentials and experience. special teaching activities; daily oversight and instruction of other child care employees; daily assistance in the preparation of lesson plans; assisting with child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and advising the director of the center on the performance of the other child care employees. Each specialist described in paragraph (1) shall be an employee in a competitive service position.