Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 5 - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Division 25 - Office of Childhood
Chapter 400 - Licensing Rules for Family Child Care Homes
Section 5 CSR 25-400.155 - Nighttime Care
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 18, September 16, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment incorporates the Overlap Request form and specifies that overlap approval is not available to those facilities licensed exclusively for before- and after-school care.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: The secretary of state has determined that the publication of the entire text of the material which is incorporated by reference as a portion of this rule would be unduly cumbersome or expensive. This material as incorporated by reference in this rule shall be maintained by the agency at its headquarters and shall be made available to the public for inspection and copying at no more than the actual cost of reproduction. This note applies only to the reference material. The entire text of the rule is printed here.
The Child Care Facility Overlap Request form that is incorporated by reference has been updated based on the comment.
(1) There may be situations (for example, to accommodate parents' work shifts or before-and after-school care) when the number of children in care over two (2) years of age may exceed the licensed capacity of the home. The number in care shall never be more than one-third (1/3) over the licensed capacity of the home at the time of overlap. The overlap period(s) shall not exceed two (2) hours total in any twenty-four (24)-hour child-care day. The two (2) hours of available overlap time may be utilized in smaller time periods.
(2) Overlap care of children under two (2) years of age shall not be permitted.
(3) Overlap care shall not be provided until a Child Care Facility Overlap Request form has been submitted, including the hours overlap care will be provided, and written approval has been received from the department. The Child Care Facility Overlap Request form, promulgated 2021, is incorporated by reference in this rule, as published by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, PO Box 480, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480 and available by the department at https://dese.mo.gov/childhood/forms. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions.
(4) Any changes in the hours of overlap care shall require a new overlap request form be submitted and approved.
(5) All procedures for admitting children shall be followed if a provider chooses to enroll children for overlap care.
(6) Overlap approval shall not be granted to facilities licensed exclusively for before- and after-school child care programs.
