Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Exemptions for drop-in and
school-age child care programs.
A license holder operating a drop-in or school-age child care
program as defined in part
9503.0015 must comply with parts
9503.0005 to
9503.0170 with the following
exceptions:
A. The staff ratios and
group size restrictions in part
9503.0040 do not apply and are
replaced by the requirements in subparts
2 to
6.
B. Part
9503.0045, subpart
1, items F and G, of the
child care program plan do not apply.
C. The requirement in part
9503.0050, subpart
6, that separate bedding be
provided for each child in care applies only to those children in care who are
less than 30 months old. The provisions in part
9503.0050, subpart
6, requiring washing and
cleaning of bedding and blankets remain in effect and apply to all bedding or
blankets used by the drop-in child care program.
D. Half the furnishings, equipment,
materials, or supplies specified by the following subparts of part
9503.0060 are required:
(1) subpart
4, item A, subitems (2), (5),
and (8);
(2) subpart
5, item A, subitems (2), (3),
and (7); and
(3) subpart
6, item A, subitems (3) and
(6).
E. Part
9503.0070, regarding night care
programs, does not apply.
F. Part
9503.0090, subpart
2, regarding parent
conferences and daily reports, does not apply.
Subp. 2.
Supervision.
A drop-in and school-age child care program must:
A. be operated under the supervision of a
person who qualifies both as a director under part
9503.0031 and as a teacher under
part
9503.0032; and
B. have at least two staff persons present at
the center whenever the program is operating even when the ages and numbers of
children present are such that the staff-to-child ratio requirements
established in subpart
3 could be met by having only
one staff person.
Subp.
3.
Staff ratios; drop-in programs.
The minimum ratio of staff persons to children that a license
holder may maintain in a drop-in program is:
A. for infants ages six weeks through 16
months, one staff person for every four infants;
B. for children ages 17 months through 29
months, one staff person for every seven children; and
C. for children ages 30 months through 12
years, one staff person for every ten children.
Subp. 3a.
Staff ratios; school-age
programs.
A school age program must maintain a minimum staff ratio as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
245A.14,
subdivision 6, paragraph (f).
Subp.
4.
Exception to staff ratio for ages 30 months through 12
years in a drop-in program.
The number of children per staff person specified in subpart
3 for a drop-in program may
be increased only with children ages 30 months through 12 years, only by a
maximum of four children, and only for a time period, not to exceed 20 minutes,
required for additional staff to arrive at the center. A center that exceeds
the ratio in subpart
3, item C, must be able to
document having staff persons who, as a condition of their employment, are on
call to come to the center as needed and arrive at the center within 20 minutes
after receiving notification to report.
Subp. 5.
Age category grouping; drop-in
programs.
Whenever the total number of children present to be cared for
at a drop-in child care center is more than 20, the center shall comply with
Minnesota Statutes, section
245A.14,
subdivision 6, paragraph (e).
Subp.
5a.
Care provided to siblings.
A drop-in child care program may group siblings together as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
245A.14,
subdivision 6, paragraph (k).
Subp.
6.
Staff distribution.
Staff distributions for drop-in child care programs must meet
the requirements in items A and B.
A.
If a drop-in child care program serves both infants and older children, the
following minimum staff distribution pattern applies for the supervision of
infants ages six weeks through 16 months and children ages 17 months through 29
months:
(1) The first staff person needed to
meet the staff-to-child ratios required in subpart
3, items A and B, must have
at least the qualifications of an assistant teacher as specified in part
9503.0033.
(2) The second staff person needed to meet
the staff-to-child ratios required in subpart
3, items A and B, must have
at least the qualifications of an aide as specified in part
9503.0034, subpart
1.
(3) The third staff person needed to meet the
staff-to-child ratios required in subpart
3, items A and B, must have
at least the qualifications of an assistant teacher as specified in part
9503.0033.
(4) The fourth staff person needed to meet
the staff-to-child ratios required in subpart
3, items A and B, must have
at least the qualifications of an aide as specified in part
9503.0034, subpart
1.
(5) The fifth staff person needed to meet the
staff-to-child ratios required in subpart
3, items A and B, must have
at least the qualifications of an assistant teacher as specified in part
9503.0033.
(6) The sixth staff person needed to meet the
staff-to-child ratios required in subpart
3, items A and B, must have
at least the qualifications of an aide as specified in part
9503.0034, subpart
1.
B. The following minimum staff distribution
pattern applies for the supervision of children 30 months and older.
(1) The first staff person needed to meet the
required staff-to-child ratio specified in subpart
3, item C, must meet the
qualifications for teachers specified in part
9503.0032.
(2) The second, third, and fourth staff
persons needed to meet the required staff-to-child ratio specified in subpart
3, item C, must have at least
the qualifications of an aide as specified in part
9503.0034, subpart
1.
(3) The fifth staff person needed to meet the
staff-to-child ratio required in subpart
3, item C, must have at least
the qualifications of an assistant teacher as specified in part
9503.0033.
(4) The sixth, seventh, and eighth staff
persons needed to meet the staff-to-child ratio required in subpart
3, item C, must have at least
the qualifications of an aide as specified in part
9503.0034, subpart
1.
(5) For any additional staff persons needed
after the eighth staff person to meet ratio requirements, the pattern of
required staff qualifications established in subitems (3) and (4)
applies.
Statutory Authority: MS s
14.386;
14.388; c
245A; 252.28; L 1989 c 282 art 2 s
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