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The general pre-service training must include the following curriculum components:(1) Topics appropriate to the needs of children for whom the caregiver will be providing care, such as developmental stages of children, fostering children's self-esteem, constructive guidance and discipline of children, water safety, strategies and techniques for monitoring and working with these children, and age-appropriate activities for the children;(2) Measures to prevent, recognize, and report suspected occurrences of child abuse (including sexual abuse), neglect, and exploitation;(3) Procedures to follow in emergencies, such as weather-related emergencies, volatile persons, and severe injury or illness of a child or adult;(4) Preventing the spread of communicable diseases;(5) The location and use of fire extinguishers and first-aid equipment;(6) Trauma informed care; and(7) Normalcy.