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Corrected Corrected by Jan 25, 2024

Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-3a(d)(1)] · The operator shall implement and annually review specific written policies, plans and procedures that include daily attendance records for both children and staff showing the specific times of arrival and departure. 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.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 25, 2024

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-4a(c)(2)] · There shall be at least two (2) staff eighteen (18) years of age or older on the premises when one (1) or more children are in attendance. The staff shall be available to care for the children.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 25, 2024

Category: physical safety. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-4a(e)(2),(c)(1)-11(f) &/or19a-79-12(b)(1)] · 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.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 25, 2024

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-5a(a)(1)(A)-(C)] · 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).

Corrected Corrected by Jan 25, 2024

Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-5a(a)(2)(A) through (E)and/or19a-79-6a(e)] · 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 a health record that shall include date of birth, a physical examination form, an immunization record, and information regarding disabilities or special health care needs.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 25, 2024

Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-6a(a)(9)] · The kitchen in child care centers or group child care homes shall not be used as a playroom, but may be used for a specific program activity room under supervision. It shall be separated by a door or a gate from the rooms used by the children in the child care center or group child care home to prevent them from entering the kitchen except under supervision.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 25, 2024

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4)] · 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.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 25, 2024

Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-3a(e)(5) and/or 19a-79-6a(a)(4)] · 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.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 3, 2023

Category: other. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-4a(e)(2),(c)(1)-11(f) &/or19a-79-12(b)(1)] · 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.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 3, 2023

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-9a(b)(3) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(4)] · 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.

Corrected Corrected by Jan 3, 2023

Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-3a(d)(1)] · The operator shall implement and annually review specific written policies, plans and procedures that include daily attendance records for both children and staff showing the specific times of arrival and departure. 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.

Corrected Corrected by Mar 1, 2022

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-4a(a)(3) and/or 19a-79-4a(g)] · 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 new employee orientation and annual training for current staff on programs policies, plans and procedures. Professional development for program staff shall be required for one (1) per cent of the total annual hours worked. The operator of the child care center or group child care home shall develop, implement and maintain a written plan for professional development in child care. The operator shall have documentation of a professional development plan for each program staff member which shall be maintained on site at the facility and made available for review.

Corrected Corrected by Mar 1, 2022

Category: recordkeeping. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-4a(e)(2),(c)(1)-11(f) &/or19a-79-12(b)(1)] · 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.

Corrected Corrected by Mar 1, 2022

Category: supervision. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-5a(a)(2)(E)] · 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.

Corrected Corrected by Mar 1, 2022

Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.

[19a-79-9a(b)(5)(D) and/or 19a-79-9a(b)(5)(E)] · 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.

Corrected Corrected by Mar 1, 2022

Category: health medication. Marked corrected in the state record.