04-08 · Supervision SACCF Handbook

The Licensing Specialist observed two vans that are used by the facility to transport, returning from a field trip. In each van was a staff member and 14 children. There was not an additional adult attending the field trip. The Licensing Inspector discussed this standard with the Director. The Director made arrangements with their other facility to have an additional staff person attend each field trip moving forward. The School Aged Child Care Facility Handbook states on page 12 that: H. In addition to the number of child care personnel required to meet the staff-to-child ratio, for the purpose of safety, one additional adult must be present on all field trips away from the school-age child care program to assist in providing direct supervision. The individual could be a parent volunteer as long as that person is under direct and constant supervision of a screened and trained child care personnel of the school-age child care program