Indiana Administrative Code
Title 470 - DIVISION OF FAMILY RESOURCES
Article 3 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 4.7 - Child Care Centers; Licensing
Section 4.7-24 - Caregiver qualifications
Universal Citation: 470 IN Admin Code 4.7-24
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.2-4
Sec. 24.
All caregivers counted in child/staff ratios shall meet the following qualifications:
(1) They shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.
(2) They shall have a high school diploma or shall have passed an equivalency test.
(3) They shall have reading skills to be able to read the following:
(A) Emergency information.
(B) Prescription labels.
(C) First aid and emergency evacuation directives.
(D) Menus.
(E) Medical information.
(F) Special dietary information.
(G) Intake information on children.
(4) They shall have writing skills to be able to document the following:
(A) Accident reports and significant occurrences.
(B) The time and administering of medication.
(C) Diapering and feeding information.
(D) The developmental progress of children.
(5) All early childhood professionals who were employed as a caregiver prior to December 1, 1985, are exempt from the specific educational requirements for this position provided that his or her position continues as an early childhood professional at that child care center.
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