Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 892.1 - LICENSING OF GROUP CHILD CARE CENTERS AND GROUP CHILD CARE HOMES
Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 17-892.1-6 - Statement of operation policies
Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-892.1-6
Current through February, 2024
(a) A child care facility shall have written operation policies. Written policies shall be available to the department, caregiver staff, and parents or guardians of children for whom care is, or may be, available, and shall cover the following areas:
(1) Ages of children
accepted;
(2) Maximum number of
children permitted by license;
(3)
Specific hours of day, night, holiday, and vacation operation;
(4) Whether or not meals are
served;
(5) Type of child care
services to be offered;
(6)
Provisions which may be made for special needs of individual
children;
(7) Admission
requirements and enrollment procedures;
(8) Fees and the plan for payment, including
fees for different types of service and refund policy;
(9) Policy and plan for emergency medical
care;
(10) Insurance coverage each
center shall inform parents or relatives in writing of its policy relating to
liability insurance; should a center which has liability insurance at the time
of a child's enrollment subsequently cancel or terminate its liability
insurance, the center shall provide written notice to each parent or guardian
of a child in its center, no later than seven working days of the cancellation
or termination of its liability insurance coverage;
(11) Rules concerning personal belongings
brought to the facility;
(12)
Transportation arrangements;
(13)
Parental permission for trips and related activities outside the
facility;
(14) Fund raising
campaigns children and staff shall not be exploited in activities which would
be detrimental to the children or the program;
(15) Admission of sick, moderately sick, or
handicapped children; and
(16)
Other policies which may be required by the Department.
(b) Written operation policies shall be reviewed with each caregiver in the facility.
(c) Written policies shall be made available for review by parents or guardians at the time of enrollment of a child.
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