The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire and safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.

414.4(h) · Corrected Apr 1, 2025

School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: The information necessary to complete the criminal history review and background clearance requirements as outlined in this Part. This information must be submitted to the Office on forms provided by the Office.

414.13(b)(6) · Corrected Apr 1, 2025

All child care programs must have at least one staff person who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the program during the program's operating hours.

414.14(k) · Corrected Apr 1, 2025

The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a copy of a certificate of insurance from an insurance company showing the intent to provide general liability insurance to the program upon registration and a copy of the insurance policy issued after licensure;

414.15(c)(28) · Corrected Apr 1, 2025

Age of children: A school-age child care program may provide care for school- age children of any age. If the program provides care for children over 13 years of age, the program must meet all regulatory standards in regard to such children just as if the children were under 13 years of age. No child may be admitted unless the child is enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade or is at least six years of age. Children may receive care through the conclusion of high school.

413.2(b)(4)(i) · Corrected Mar 7, 2024

for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children;

414.8(k)(1)(i) · Corrected Mar 7, 2024

There must be a director, group teacher or assistant teacher supervising all applicants, volunteers and persons in the process of approval.

414.8(m) · Corrected Mar 7, 2024

The initial medical statement for staff and volunteers must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application.

414.11(b)(6) · Corrected Mar 7, 2024

The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: personnel information including a list of all staff with job assignments and schedules; each staff and volunteer's final and, if applicable, provisional criminal history review and background check approval letter(s); staff resumes; medical statement; acceptable references and other information required by section 414.13 of this Part;

for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children;

414.8(k)(1)(i) · Corrected Mar 4, 2024

for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: the maximum group size is twenty children.

414.8(k)(1)(ii) · Corrected Mar 4, 2024

Methods of discipline or interaction which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited.

414.9(m) · Corrected Mar 4, 2024

Each school age child care program must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations.

414.15(a)(1)(ii) · Corrected Mar 4, 2024

The provisions specified on the registration are binding and the school-age child care program must operate in compliance with the terms of the registration. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the school-age child care program at any one time.

414.15(a)(4) · Corrected Mar 4, 2024

When a school-age child care program is in operation, an adequate number of qualified staff must be on duty to protect the health and safety of the children in care.

414.8(j) · Corrected Mar 4, 2024

The medical statement must give satisfactory evidence that the individual is physically fit to provide child day care and has no diagnosed psychiatric or emotional disorder which would preclude such individual from providing child day care.

414.11(b)(4) · Corrected Dec 19, 2023

The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act in accordance with a schedule developed by the Office for any existing operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a group family day care home or family day care home:

413.4(b) · Corrected Dec 19, 2023

Age of children: A school-age child care program may provide care for school- age children of any age. If the program provides care for children over 13 years of age, the program must meet all regulatory standards in regard to such children just as if the children were under 13 years of age. No child may be admitted unless the child is enrolled in kindergarten or a higher grade or is at least six years of age. Children may receive care through the conclusion of high school.

413.2(b)(4)(i) · Corrected Nov 14, 2023

Methods of discipline or interaction which frighten, demean or humiliate a child are prohibited.

414.9(m) · Corrected Nov 14, 2023

Each school age child care program must operate in compliance with the regulations of the Office and all other applicable laws and regulations.

414.15(a)(1)(ii) · Corrected Nov 14, 2023

The staff and volunteers must be in good health and be of good character and habits.

414.15(b)(4) · Corrected Nov 14, 2023

The provisions specified on the registration are binding and the school-age child care program must operate in compliance with the terms of the registration. The number and age range of children specified thereon are the maximum number and age range of children who may be in the care of the school-age child care program at any one time.

414.15(a)(4) · Corrected Nov 14, 2023

The following criminal history review and background clearances shall be conducted pursuant to and consistent with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act for any prospective operator, director, employee or volunteer at a child day care center, small day care center, school-age child care program, group family day care home or family day care home, as defined in section (2) of this part, and any person age eighteen (18) or older living in a prospective, or who begins to live, in a group family day care home or family day care home:

413.4(a) · Corrected Oct 17, 2023

The medical statement must give satisfactory evidence that the individual is physically fit to provide child day care and has no diagnosed psychiatric or emotional disorder which would preclude such individual from providing child day care.

414.11(b)(4) · Corrected Oct 17, 2023

The initial medical statement for staff and volunteers must include the results of a Mantoux tuberculin test or other federally approved tuberculin test performed within the 12 months preceding the date of the application.

414.11(b)(6) · Corrected Oct 17, 2023

CPR and first aid certifications must be appropriate to the ages of the children in care. All certifications in CPR and first aid must contain an in-person competency component.

414.14(l) · Corrected Aug 23, 2023

All child care programs must have at least one staff person who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the program during the program's operating hours.

414.14(k) · Corrected Aug 23, 2023

School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following:

414.13(b) · Corrected Jul 18, 2023

Mid-point requirements for four-year registration holders. At the two-year calendar date in a four year registration cycle, a program must be in compliance with the following mid-point requirements and be able to show proof of compliance to the Office when requested, as follows: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 414.14;

414.15(b)(29)(i) · Corrected Jul 18, 2023