North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 09 - CHILD CARE RULES
Section .1700 - FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME REQUIREMENTS
Section 09 .1711 - SUPERVISION OF CHILDREN IN A FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
Universal Citation: 10A NC Admin Code 09 .1711
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Children shall be adequately supervised at all times in a family child care home. "Adequate supervision" shall mean that:
(1) For pre-school age children, the
family child care home operator shall be positioned in the indoor and outdoor
environment to maximize his or her ability to hear and see the children at all
times and render immediate assistance;
(2) For school-age children, the operator
shall be positioned in the indoor and outdoor environment to maximize his or
her ability to hear or see the children at all times and render immediate
assistance;
(3) The operator shall
interact with the children while moving about the indoor or outdoor area;
and
(4) For children of all ages:
(A) the operator shall know where each child
is located and be aware of children's activities at all times;
(B) the operator shall provide supervision
according to the individual age, needs, and capabilities of each
child;
(C) all of the conditions in
this Paragraph shall apply except when emergencies necessitate that adequate
supervision is impossible. Written documentation of emergencies stating the
date, time, and reason shall be maintained and available for review by Division
representatives upon request; and
(D) for children who are sleeping or napping,
the operator shall not be required to visually supervise them, but shall be
able to hear and respond without delay to them. Children shall not sleep or nap
in a room with a closed door between the children and the operator. The
operator shall be on the same level of the home where children are sleeping or
napping.
(b) Nothing contained in this Rule shall be construed to preclude a "qualified person with a disability, "as defined by G.S. 168A-3(9), or a "qualified individual," as defined by the Americans With Disabilities Act at 42 U.S.C. 12111(8), from working in a licensed child care facility.
Authority 110-85;
110-88; 143B-168.3;
Eff. October 1,
2017.
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