The child care center or group child care home shall maintain documentation on site that there is a qualified designated director.
[19a-79-4a(d)(1)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
When a child care center or group child care home provides either meals or snacks, menus shall be prepared at least one (1) week in advance, dated and copies posted in a conspicuous place, accessible to the public. Changes shall be documented by the end of the program day. A copy of what was served shall be kept on file for three (3) months.
[19a-79-3a(e)(5) and/or 19a-79-6a(a)(4)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
The facility shall maintain at least one (1) portable, readily available first aid kit wherever children are in care, including field trips, outdoor play areas and one to remain at the facility if all the children do not attend the field trip. Each kit shall be a closed container for storing first aid supplies, accessible to staff at all times but out of the reach of children. The first aid kit shall contain specified items and be restocked after use, and an inventory shall be conducted at least monthly.
[19a-6a(c) and/or 19a-6a(d)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
At least every two (2) years, the local health director shall make unannounced visits, inspections or investigations of the licensed child care center or group child care home.
[19a-79-2a(c)(7)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
The operator shall be responsible for the overall management and operation of the child care center or group child care home in accordance with applicable state and local laws and regulations and shall assure annual training for all current staff on the child care center or group child care home policies, plans and procedures. A file shall be kept on the licensed premises for each employee of the child care center or group child care home which shall include documentation of professional development for each program staff person who cares for the children, including documentation of annual training for current staff on the child care center or group child care home policies, plans and procedures.
[19a-79-3a(b)(7) &/or 19a-79-4a(3)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
The operator shall have on staff a designated head teacher, approved by the Office who is 20 years of age or older and has the personal qualifications needed to supervise people. A designated head teacher shall be on site for sixty percent (60%) of the time the child care center or group child care home is in operation on a weekly basis. A program providing care for one (1) or more hours between the hours of ten (10) P.M. and five (5) A.M. shall have a person on the licensed premises designated as the person in charge who shall meet the head teacher qualifications.
[19a-79-4a(e)(2),(c)(1)-11(f) &/or19a-79-12(b)(1)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
The operator of a child care center or group child care home is responsible for maintaining on the licensed premises a current record for each child enrolled. A copy of the record shall be available and provided upon request to the Office of Early Childhood, the child's parent(s) and the local health director. The record shall include enrollment information and permission forms signed and dated by the parent(s).
[19a-79-5a(a)(1)(A)-(C)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
Hardware such as air conditioners, water heaters or fuse boxes shall be inaccessible to children. The playground shall be free of glass, debris, holes and other hazards.
[19a-79-7a(g)(4) and/or 19a-79-7a(h)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
Where swings, seesaws or climbing apparatus are used, the surface in the space shall be protected with a minimum of eight (8) inches of impact absorbing materials.
[19a-79-7a(h)(2)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
Except for nonprescription topical medications, no medication shall be administered to a child without the written order of an authorized prescriber and the written permission of the child's parent(s) which shall be on file at the facility. Individual written medication administration records for each child shall be written in ink, reviewed prior to administering each dose of medication and kept on file at the facility for at least two (2) years after the child is no longer attending the program.
[19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
All unused or expired medication shall be returned to the parent(s) or disposed of if it is not picked up within one (1) week following the termination of the order, in the presence of at least one witness. The facility shall keep a written record of the medications destroyed which shall be signed by both parties. The facility shall require the parent(s) of a child who has a prescription for an automatic prefilled cartridge injector, or similar automatic injectable equipment used to treat an allergic reaction or injectable equipment used to administer glucagon or inhalant medication to treat asthma, to provide the injector or equipment labeled with the information from the prescriber upon enrollment and attendance of such child at the facility, and replace such medication and equipment prior to its expiration date.
[19a-79-9a(b)(5)(D) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(E)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
The operator shall post the current fire marshal certificate in a conspicuous place, accessible to the public.
[19a-79-3a(e)(2)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
A file shall be kept on the licensed premises for each employee of the child care center or group child care home which shall include an acceptable medical statement and a written report of a negative tuberculin test.
[19a-79-4a(a)(1) and/or 19a-79-4a(a)(2)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
Child care centers and group child care homes that utilize combustible fuel shall be equipped with at least one (1) operable carbon monoxide (CO) detector on each occupied level of the facility.
[19a-79-7a(e)(18)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
The operator of a child care center or group child care home is responsible for maintaining on the licensed premises a current record for each child enrolled. A copy of the record shall be available and provided upon request to the Office of Early Childhood, the child's parent(s) and the local health director. It shall include an individual plan of care for any child with special health care needs or disabilities, developed with the child's parent(s) and health care provider and updated, as necessary.
[19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
A nutritionally adequate meal shall be provided by the child care center or group child care home, or the parent(s) whenever a child remains on the premises for five (5) hours or more. Children who stay on the premises less than five (5) hours shall have a nutritious snack. Children who stay on the premises longer than five (5) but less than eight (8) hours shall have one (1) meal and one (1) nutritious snack. Children who stay on the premises eight (8) hours or more shall have one (1) meal plus two (2) nutritious snacks, or two (2) meals plus one (1) nutritious snack.
[19a-79-6a(a)(2)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023
The operator shall implement and annually review specific written policies, plans and procedures that include, but not necessarily be limited to discipline, when a child is not picked up as planned, emergencies, supervision of children, general operating policies, and personnel policies. The operator shall notify the parent(s), staff and the Office of Early Childhood within five (5) days of changes in these policies, plans and procedures. Where toilets and sinks are shared by children and adults, a written policy shall be developed and implemented that requires supervision of children when using the shared toilet room.
[19a-79-3a(d)(2) thru (8) &/or19a-79-7a(d)(11)(A)] · Corrected Jan 6, 2023