Who is responsible for hiring, training, and supervising personnel at a Creative World School?
Creative_World_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 11.12 Personnel. You are solely responsible for hiring, training and supervising School personnel and must hire sufficient personnel to fully staff the School to operate in accordance with System Standards. All personnel must meet and maintain every requirement imposed by applicable federal, state and local law. You must carefully screen prospective employees before employing them to ascertain their fitness for employment in the child care industry. Specifically, you must use your best efforts to ensure that no person is employed who has a record of child molestation or abuse, immoral conduct, criminal behavior, or a pattern of conduct which might jeopardize the welfare of attended children in your School or reflect adversely on the safety or concern of your staff for these children. You agree to expressly address these issues with each prospective employee in accordance with applicable law before approval for employment and to take all reasonable measures necessary to confirm suitability of each employee based on inquiries with references and past employers. If you learn any of your employees does not meet the foregoing standards or those imposed by applicable laws or regulations, you agree to promptly investigate the situation and take such action as is necessary to remedy the situation. Nevertheless, you are solely responsible for the selection, training and conditions of employment and compensation of all employees at your School.
- 11.13 First Aid and Safety. You must constantly be alert for unsafe conditions within your School. You must require all employees to assist in observing and reporting these conditions. You must insure that all personnel utilized within your School and who are involved in supervising children are properly licensed and adequately trained and competent in first aid measures. You agree to conduct and require all such personnel to participate in safety and first aid refresher training on at least a quarterly basis.
Source: Item 23 — RECEIPTS (FDD pages 80–247)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 Creative World School Franchise Disclosure Document, the franchisee is solely responsible for hiring, training, and supervising all school personnel. This includes ensuring that the school is adequately staffed to meet system standards. The franchisee must also ensure that all personnel meet the requirements of federal, state, and local laws.
Creative World School requires franchisees to carefully screen prospective employees to determine their fitness for working in the childcare industry. This screening process includes making efforts to ensure that no employee has a record of child molestation or abuse, immoral conduct, criminal behavior, or any pattern of conduct that might jeopardize the welfare of children or reflect negatively on the safety and concern for children. Franchisees must discuss these issues with potential employees and confirm their suitability through reference checks and past employer inquiries.
Furthermore, the franchisee is responsible for the selection, training, conditions of employment, and compensation of all employees at their Creative World School location. Franchisees must also ensure that all personnel involved in supervising children are properly licensed, adequately trained, and competent in first aid measures, with refresher training conducted at least quarterly. This highlights the significant responsibility placed on the franchisee for all aspects of personnel management and safety within the school.