We hold our staff to high expectations to ensure high quality care.

• - Must be 18 or older
• - Must have High School Diploma or GED
• - Level 2 screening is required for all childcare personnel and includes a criminal record check (both national and statewide), a sexual predator and sexual offender registry search, and child abuse and neglect history of any state in which an individual resided during the preceding 5 years. Person must be deemed eligible by DCF through the Clearinghouse to gain employment.
• - Each staff person must agree with and sign ACSI’s Statement of Faith and LGCDC’s Staff Behavioral Standards. 

Minimum Training Requirements

- Each staff person must successfully complete 45 hours of DCF childcare training in the following areas:

• - Child Care Facility Rules and Regulations
• - Health, Safety, and Nutrition
• - Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
• - Child Growth and Development
• - Behavioral Observation and Screening
• - Special Needs Appropriate Practices
• - Early Literacy 

- Each staff person must also successfully complete training in Infant/Child/Adult CPR and First Aid, Fire Extinguisher Use, and Bloodborne Pathogens. Staff that work in our Before & Afterschool program must also complete training in Transportation Safety.