Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 28 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT
Article 4 - MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
Section 28-4-428 - Staff requirements
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
Each licensee shall ensure that all of the following requirements are met:
(a) Minimum staff-child ratio.
Age of children | Minimum staff-child ratio | Maximum number of children per unit |
Infants | 1 to 3 | 9 |
Infants and other children | 1 to 4 | 8 |
under the age of 6 | (including | (including |
not more than | not more than | |
2 infants) | 4 infants) | |
Toddlers | 1 to 5 | 10 |
Children at least 2 years of | 1 to 7 | 14 |
age but under the age of 3 | ||
Children at least 2½ years of | 1 to 10 | 20 |
age but under school-age | ||
Children at least 3 years of | 1 to 12 | 24 |
age but under school-age | ||
Kindergarten enrollees | 1 to 14 | 28 |
School-age | 1 to 16 | 32 |
(b) Substitute staff. Each preschool and each child care center shall have two additional adults who are available to work in case of illness or emergency. These adults' names and phone numbers shall be posted and these individuals' health certificates shall be on file at the preschool or child care center.
(c) Volunteers. Each volunteer shall be at least 14 years of age. Any volunteer may be counted in the staff-child ratio if the individual is at least 16 years of age, completes the education and training requirements for a volunteer specified in K.A.R. 28-4-428a, and is supervised at all times by a staff member who is not a volunteer.
(d) Program director.
(e) References. Each staff member shall provide work references to the licensee at the time of application for employment.