Utah Addendum
Utah Employee Addendum
Background Checks & Required Documentation
All covered individuals — owners, directors, employees, volunteers, and household members age 12 or older — must clear a background check through Utah's Office of Background Processing (OBP) before having unsupervised access to children. Fingerprint-based checks are required for covered individuals age 16 and older (18 and older for certain categories). See Utah Admin. Code R381-100-7(9)(d)/(13) and R430-8-5. No one may work unsupervised with children until OBP issues an eligible determination. Check with your Center Director and the Office of Licensing (DLBC) for current TB screening requirements, which vary by facility type.
Staff Training & Professional Development
The company supports and encourages the professional growth and development of each of their employees and provides both internal and external opportunities for you to achieve the best continuing education and training.
Required Training:
• If you are a caregiver providing any care to children, you are required to complete 20 hours of annual training (per Utah Admin. Code R381-100-7), including the required training for licensing. Annual training hour requirements vary by license type (for example, 10 hours/year for hourly centers under R381-60); confirm with your Center Director which rule applies to your location. • Any new director designee must also complete Designee training prior to taking on designee responsibilities. • If you work for a childcare program, but do not provide direct care to children, you are only required to complete preservice training. External Training Opportunities
As an employee of ABC Great Beginnings, you must Create a Care About Childcare profile. By doing so, early learning professionals, teachers, caregivers and program administrators can browse training opportunities, register for courses, track and record professional development, apply for scholarships and more.
Utah Career Ladder Courses
Utah’s Career Ladder provides supportive coursework, a registry to track training hours and education and a system of professional recognition for youth and early learning professionals across the state
There are 12 different levels you can earn based on your continued education and training. Incentives are based on the Career Ladder level you achieve. We encourage continuing education in Early Childhood and Career Ladder Classes. After your 90-day training and evaluation period, ABC Great Beginnings will reimburse up to 2 in-person or 1 online Care about Childcare Career Ladder courses per quarter. Prior administration approval is required for reimbursement.
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Scholarship Opportunities for Those Working in Early Childhood
T.E.A.C.H.
T.E.A.C.H. is a research-based, comprehensive strategy to educate and retain early childhood practitioners positively impacting outcomes for the children in their care. The T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Scholarship Program is a three-way partnership for those working in childcare centers. This involves a partnership between the scholarship recipient, their sponsoring employer, and UAEYC. For those working as family providers, the partnership is between the scholarship recipient and UAEYC.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Utah provides scholarships for those working in licensed childcare centers and licensed family providers in Utah.
Scholarships are available for teachers, administrators, and assistants.
Eligibility for T.E.A.C.H.
• Must be employed for 6 months prior to requesting sponsorship from ABC Great Beginnings.
• Must agree to remain employed during attendance of scholarship and 1 year after finishing.
• Sponsors commit to pay 10% of tuition each semester the recipient is enrolled in class.
If the recipient is a classroom teacher, sponsors also commit to pay 3 hours of released time per week of the 16-week semester
Scholarship recipients will be paid a raise of a minimum of 2% or a bonus of a minimum of $300 at the end of each education contract.
Scholarship Opportunities for Those Working in Early Childhood
Scholarships and Financial Support
The Office of Child Care (OCC) and the Utah Registry for Professional Development (URPD) provide financial support for individuals working towards professional development goals in the youth and early childhood fields. You can learn more about these opportunities here
Higher Education Opportunities
The Office of Child Care (OCC) and the Utah Registry for Professional Development (URPD) support higher education programs and provide resources to assist youth and early learning professionals with earning college credits and pursuing a degree in the field.
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Each employee has an opportunity to receive 8 hours of Holiday Pay to be used on Presidents Day each year, as the centers are closed, but it is not a paid holiday. This benefit is available for achieving the state’s required amount of Career Ladder training required for the CCQS Program. Employees must complete 20 hours of Registered Career Ladder training, between the payroll following Presidents Day
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each year, to the Friday prior to Presidents Day each year.
Employees must be employed for a minimum of 90 days to receive this benefit.
Travel Pay — State-Specific Requirements (Utah)
Utah has no travel pay or overtime law beyond the federal FLSA. All federal rules apply in full.
• Minimum wage: $7.25/hr (federal rate). • No daily overtime — only the federal 40-hour weekly threshold applies. • Tip credit: Permitted per federal rules. • Payroll record retention: minimum 3 years (to align with the Utah Minimum Wage Act and the controlling federal FLSA requirement). • If a separate written travel rate is used, it must be documented before the trip and must equal or exceed $7.25/hr.