§ 2924. Child development center employees

• (a)
  • (1) 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.
  • (2) 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.
  • (3) The training program established under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum, instruction with respect to—
    • (A) early childhood development;
    • (B) activities and disciplinary techniques appropriate to children of different ages;
    • (C) child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and
    • (D) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency medical procedures.
  • (4) The Commandant may use Department of Defense training programs, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, for purposes of this subsection.
• (b)
  • (1) 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.
  • (2) The duties of the specialist described in paragraph (1) shall include—
    • (A) special teaching activities;
    • (B) daily oversight and instruction of other child care employees;
    • (C) daily assistance in the preparation of lesson plans;
    • (D) assisting with child abuse and neglect prevention and detection; and
    • (E) advising the director of the center on the performance of the other child care employees.
  • (3) Each specialist described in paragraph (1) shall be an employee in a competitive service position.