Accessing the Service

Caregiver Qualifications

The U-M Work/Life Resource Center has contracted with a nationally accredited (JCAHO) home health care agency to provide this service. The caregivers are carefully screened and have received training in childhood illnesses, child development, and CPR. The agency is bonded, and all caregivers have had state and FBI criminal background checks.

Many of the caregivers are students in nursing or education, and some have completed their degrees.  Other caregivers are retirees with formal and informal experience with children. 

Caregivers receive 8-10 hours of combined classroom and self-led training. Qualifications and required training courses are as follows:

QUALIFICATIONS OF CAREGIVERS:

• FBI clearance with fingerprint card
• Valid drivers license
• Physical
• Verifiable child care experience
• CPR and first aid certification
• All employees are bonded and insured

CHILD CARE TRAINING COURSES:

• Communication with parents
• Child growth and development
• Caring for an Ill Child
• Preventing childhood injuries
• Preventing infectious disease
• Infant and child first aid
• Recognizing and reporting child abuse