Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 896 - LICENSING OF BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CHILD CARE FACILITIES
Subchapter 2 - ADMINISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Section 17-896-6 - Statement of operation policies

Universal Citation: HI Admin Rules 17-896-6

Current through February, 2024

(a) A before and after school child care facility shall have written operation policies, which shall be available to the department, caregiver staff, and parents or guardians of children for whom care is, or may be, available.

(b) The policies shall be reviewed with each caregiver in the facility and with parents or guardians at the time of enrollment of a child.

(c) Policies 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 meals or snacks 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 services and refund policy;

(9) Policy and plan for emergency medical care;

(10) Insurance coverage each facility shall inform parents or guardians in writing of its policy relating to liability insurance; should a facility, which has liability insurance at the time of a child's enrollment, subsequently cancel or terminate its liability insurance it shall provide written notice to each parent or guardian of a child in its facility, no later than seven working days of the cancellation or termination of its liability insurance coverage.

(11) Rules concerning personal belongings brought I to the facility;

(12) Transportation arrangements;

(13) Parental permission for trips and related activities outside the facility;

(14) Disclosure of information on the child, or parents or guardians of the child;

(15) Fund raising campaigns children and staff shall not be exploited in activities which would be detrimental to the children or the program;

(16) Admission or non-admission of sick, moderately sick, or handicapped children;

(17) Brief written description of the facility's program goals; and

(18) Other policies which may be required by the department.

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