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

(a) Training.—(1) In general.—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) Timing for new hires.—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) Minimum requirements.—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) Use of department of defense programs.—The Commandant may use Department of Defense training programs, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, for purposes of this subsection. (b) Training and Curriculum Specialists.—(1) Specialist required.—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) Duties.—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) Competitive service.—Each specialist described in paragraph (1) shall be an employee in a competitive service position.