North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 09 - CHILD CARE RULES
Section .3000 - NC PRE-KINDERGARTEN SERVICES
Section 09 .3002 - FACILITY REQUIREMENTS
Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) Programs serving NC Pre-K children shall maintain a four-or five-star rated license in accordance with G.S. 110-90(4) and Section.2800 of this Chapter.
(b) All NC Pre-K licensed programs shall have an assessment completed every three years using the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale-Revised Edition assessment tool as a part of the rated license reassessment process as defined in Rule.0102(15), (25) and (40) of this Chapter. Classrooms that score below 5.0, shall be reassessed the following year and a minimum score of 5.0 must be achieved in order to continue to be approved as a NC Pre-K site. At least one NC Pre-K classroom shall be selected for an assessment during the reassessment process.
(c) During the NC Pre-K day, classrooms serving NC Pre-K children shall provide outdoor time, either as part of a small group, whole group, or individual activity, for no less than 45 minutes per day when weather conditions permit as defined in Rule.0102 of this Chapter.
Authority
G.S.
110-85;
110-88; S.L. 2011-145, s.
10.7(a);
Eff. November 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff. October
1, 2017.
