Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 3 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 4.7 - Child Care Centers; Licensing
- Section 4.7-1 - General definitions
- Section 4.7-2 - Licensing requirements
- Section 4.7-3 - Child care center license
- Section 4.7-4 - Application required
- Section 4.7-5 - Application for change of license
- Section 4.7-6 - Revocation or denial of license
- Section 4.7-7 - Civil penalties
- Section 4.7-8 - Criminal history check; required actions
- Section 4.7-9 - Inspections
- Section 4.7-10 - Emergency closure of child care centers
- Section 4.7-11 - Reporting requirements; general
- Section 4.7-12 - Reporting requirements; serious occurrences
- Section 4.7-13 - Reporting child abuse or neglect
- Section 4.7-14 - Reporting communicable disease
- Section 4.7-15 - Personnel policies
- Section 4.7-16 - Enrollment policies
- Section 4.7-17 - Admission, discharge, arrival, and departure policies
- Section 4.7-18 - Parent communication
- Section 4.7-19 - Posted items
- Section 4.7-20 - Insurance
- Section 4.7-21 - Director qualifications
- Section 4.7-22 - Director responsibilities
- Section 4.7-23 - Administrator responsibilities
- Section 4.7-24 - Caregiver qualifications
- Section 4.7-25 - Lead caregiver qualifications
- Section 4.7-26 - Lead caregiver responsibilities
- Section 4.7-27 - Support staff
- Section 4.7-28 - Substitutes
- Section 4.7-29 - Volunteers
- Section 4.7-30 - Early childhood practicum students
- Section 4.7-31 - Visitors
- Section 4.7-32 - Staff orientation
- Section 4.7-33 - Basic first aid training
- Section 4.7-34 - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training
- Section 4.7-35 - In-service staff training
- Section 4.7-36 - Children's admission records
- Section 4.7-37 - Signed consent forms
- Section 4.7-38 - Children's health records
- Section 4.7-39 - Children's injury records
- Section 4.7-40 - Children's medication records
- Section 4.7-41 - Staff, substitutes, and volunteer records
- Section 4.7-42 - Emergency information file
- Section 4.7-43 - General records
- Section 4.7-44 - Confidentiality of records
- Section 4.7-45 - Attendance records
- Section 4.7-46 - Record retention
- Section 4.7-47 - Child/staff ratio chart
- Section 4.7-48 - Child/staff ratios and supervision
- Section 4.7-49 - Child grouping policies
- Section 4.7-50 - Grouping of children under 30 months of age
- Section 4.7-51 - Implementation of continuity of care
- Section 4.7-52 - Alternative mixed age groupings
- Section 4.7-53 - Rest periods
- Section 4.7-54 - Positive discipline
- Section 4.7-55 - Inappropriate discipline
- Section 4.7-56 - Discipline documentation
- Section 4.7-57 - General program components
- Section 4.7-58 - Basic schedule of activities
- Section 4.7-59 - General program planning
- Section 4.7-60 - Written program plans
- Section 4.7-61 - Literacy development
- Section 4.7-62 - Coping with separation
- Section 4.7-63 - Educational equipment and materials
- Section 4.7-64 - Television
- Section 4.7-65 - Pets
- Section 4.7-66 - Playground and outdoor safety
- Section 4.7-67 - Critical height chart
- Section 4.7-68 - Playground design
- Section 4.7-69 - Playground and outdoor environment
- Section 4.7-70 - Water play areas
- Section 4.7-71 - Field trips
- Section 4.7-72 - Transportation in child care center owned or leased vehicles
- Section 4.7-73 - Transportation in other vehicles
- Section 4.7-74 - Transportation to school
- Section 4.7-75 - Food program
- Section 4.7-76 - Menus
- Section 4.7-77 - Meal times
- Section 4.7-78 - Meal components
- Section 4.7-79 - General meal guidelines
- Section 4.7-80 - Home style food service
- Section 4.7-81 - Picnics
- Section 4.7-82 - Special diets
- Section 4.7-83 - Vendor service
- Section 4.7-84 - Health program
- Section 4.7-85 - Adult health requirements
- Section 4.7-86 - Child health requirements
- Section 4.7-87 - Ill child procedures
- Section 4.7-88 - Medication
- Section 4.7-89 - Communicable disease
- Section 4.7-90 - Universal precautions supplies
- Section 4.7-91 - Emergency equipment and procedures
- Section 4.7-92 - Evacuation procedures
- Section 4.7-93 - Child hygiene
- Section 4.7-94 - Diapering
- Section 4.7-95 - Disposable diapers
- Section 4.7-96 - Cloth diapers
- Section 4.7-97 - Toilet training
- Section 4.7-98 - Staff hygiene
- Section 4.7-99 - Building maintenance
- Section 4.7-100 - Poisons, chemicals, and hazardous items
- Section 4.7-101 - Electrical safety
- Section 4.7-102 - Combustible materials
- Section 4.7-103 - Emergency drills
- Section 4.7-104 - Furnace room
- Section 4.7-105 - Prohibited heat sources
- Section 4.7-106 - Heat, light, ventilation, and air conditioning
- Section 4.7-107 - Hallways, stairways, and exits
- Section 4.7-108 - Doors
- Section 4.7-109 - Garbage and refuse
- Section 4.7-110 - Indoor space
- Section 4.7-111 - Indoor furnishings
- Section 4.7-112 - Holiday decorations
- Section 4.7-113 - Bathrooms
- Section 4.7-114 - Water supply and plumbing
- Section 4.7-115 - Drinking water
- Section 4.7-116 - Kitchen and food preparation areas
- Section 4.7-117 - Manual dish washing
- Section 4.7-118 - Pest prevention
- Section 4.7-119 - Office and staff areas
- Section 4.7-120 - Infant/toddler requirements
- Section 4.7-121 - Infant/toddler room personnel
- Section 4.7-122 - Infant/toddler charts and records
- Section 4.7-123 - Infant physical care
- Section 4.7-124 - Toddler physical care
- Section 4.7-125 - Infant/toddler program; general
- Section 4.7-126 - Infant program
- Section 4.7-127 - Toddler program
- Section 4.7-128 - Infant/toddler room furnishings; general
- Section 4.7-129 - Infant room furnishings
- Section 4.7-130 - Toddler room furnishings
- Section 4.7-131 - Infant/toddler equipment; general
- Section 4.7-132 - Infant equipment
- Section 4.7-133 - Toddler equipment
- Section 4.7-134 - Infant feeding
- Section 4.7-135 - Infant food preparation and storage
- Section 4.7-136 - Breast milk
- Section 4.7-137 - Infant milk
- Section 4.7-138 - Bottle sterilizing procedures
- Section 4.7-139 - Infant solid foods
- Section 4.7-140 - Toddler feeding
- Section 4.7-141 - Infant/toddler sleeping
- Section 4.7-142 - Infant room size
- Section 4.7-143 - Infant/toddler rooms; general
- Section 4.7-144 - School age staffing
- Section 4.7-145 - School age grouping
- Section 4.7-146 - School age program and equipment
- Section 4.7-147 - Special needs staffing
- Section 4.7-148 - Special needs program
- Section 4.7-149 - Extended hours of operation
- Section 4.7-150 - Night care approval
- Section 4.7-151 - Night care staffing
- Section 4.7-152 - Night care
- Section 4.7-153 - Night care program and equipment
- Section 4.7-154 - Night care food service
- Section 4.7-155 - Ill child care space requirement
- Section 4.7-156 - Existing licensed child care centers
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