Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The provider shall ensure that employees
and volunteers are supervised, qualified, and trained to:
(a) meet the needs of the children as
required by rule; and
(b) be in
compliance with licensing requirements under Rule R381-100.
(2) The provider shall ensure that the center
has a qualified director as required by licensing rules.
(3) The provider shall ensure that the
director:
(a) is at least 21 years
old;
(b) is considered eligible by
a CCL background check before becoming involved with child care;
(c) if hired after January 1, 2023, has
completed the 2-1/2 hour preservice training offered by the
department;
(d) completes the new
director training offered by the department within 60 working days of assuming
director duties;
(e) knows and
follows any applicable laws and requirements under Rule R381-100; and
(f) completes at least 20 hours of child care
training each year based on the facility's license date, or at least 1-1/2
hours of child care training each month they work if hired partway through the
facility's licensing year.
(4) The provider shall ensure that each new
director has one of the following educational credentials:
(a) any bachelor's or higher education
degree, and at least 60 clock hours of coursework in child development, social
and emotional development, and the child care environment, or 60 clock hours of
equivalent training as approved by the department;
(b) at least 12 college credit hours of child
development courses;
(c) a
currently valid national certification including a Certified Childcare
Professional issued by the National Child Care Association, a Child Development
Associate issued by the Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition,
or other equivalent credential as approved by the department;
(d) at least an associate degree in early
childhood development or related field; or
(e) a National Administrator Credential and
at least 60 clock hours of course work in child development, social and
emotional development, and the child care environment; or 60 clock hours of
equivalent training as approved by the department.
(5) The provider shall ensure that the
director is on duty at the facility for at least 20 hours a week during
operating hours and has sufficient freedom from other responsibilities to
manage the center and respond to emergencies.
(6) The provider shall ensure that there is a
director designee with authority to act on behalf of the director in the
director's absence.
(7) The
provider shall ensure that the director designee:
(a) is at least 18 years old;
(b) is considered eligible by a CCL
background check before becoming involved with child care;
(c) if hired after January 1, 2023, has
completed the 2-1/2 hour preservice training offered by the department before
beginning job duties;
(d) knows and
follows any applicable laws and requirements under Rule R381-100;
(e) completes at least 20 hours of child care
training each year based on the facility's license date, or at least 1-1/2
hours of child care training each month they work if hired partway through the
facility's licensing year; and
(f)
has current first aid and cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
certification.
(8) The
provider shall ensure that the director or the director designee is present at
the facility when the center is open for care.
(9) The provider shall ensure that
caregivers:
(a) are at least 16 years
old;
(b) are considered eligible by
a CCL background check before becoming involved with child care;
(c) complete the 2-1/2 hour preservice
training offered by the department before caring for children;
(d) know and follow any applicable laws and
requirements under Rule R381-100;
(e) are introduced to other program staff and
to the caregiver's assigned group of children;
(f) review the information in each child's
health assessment in the caregiver's assigned group, including allergies, food
sensitivities, and other individual needs; and
(g) complete at least 20 hours of child care
training each year, based on the facility's license date, or at least 1-1/2
hours of child care training each month they work if hired partway through the
facility's licensing year.
(10) The provider shall ensure that any other
staff including drivers, cooks, and clerks:
(a) are considered eligible by a CCL
background check before becoming involved with child care;
(b) complete the 2-1/2 hour preservice
training offered by the department before beginning job duties; and
(c) know and follow any applicable laws and
requirements under Rule R381-100.
(11) The provider shall ensure that
volunteers are eligible by a CCL background check before becoming involved with
child care.
(12) The provider shall
ensure that student interns who are registered and participating in a high
school or college child care course and guests wear a guest nametag.
(13) The provider shall ensure that household
members who are:
(a) 12 to 17 years old are
considered eligible by a CCL background check; and
(b) 18 years old or older are eligible by a
CCL background check that includes fingerprints.
(14) The provider shall ensure that
individuals who provide Individualized Educational Plan or Individualized
Family Service plan services including physical, occupational, or speech
therapists:
(a) provide proper identification
before having access to the facility or to a child at the facility;
and
(b) have received the child's
parent's permission for services to take place at the
facility.
(15) The
provider shall ensure that individuals from law enforcement, Child Protective
Services, the department, and any similar entities provide proper
identification before having access to the facility or to a child at the
facility.
(16) The provider shall
ensure that each covered individual required to complete preservice training
receives the 2-1/2 hour preservice training offered by the department that
includes at least the following topics:
(a)
applicable laws and requirements under Rule R381-100;
(b) children whose special needs may include
a disability;
(c) recognizing the
signs of homelessness and available assistance;
(d) building and physical premises
safety;
(e) prevention, signs, and
symptoms of child abuse and neglect, including child sexual abuse, and legal
reporting requirements;
(f)
pediatric first aid and CPR;
(g)
emergency preparedness, response, and recovery plan;
(h) prevention of and response to emergencies
due to food and allergy reactions;
(i) safe handling and disposal of hazardous
materials and bio contaminants;
(j)
prevention and control of infectious diseases including
immunizations;
(k) administration
of medication;
(l) child and brain
development, including the social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and language
principles of child growth;
(m)
precautions in transporting children;
(n) prevention of shaken baby syndrome,
abusive head trauma, child maltreatment, and coping with crying babies;
and
(o) prevention of sudden infant
death syndrome and the use of safe sleeping practices.
(17) The provider shall ensure that annual
child care training includes at least the following topics:
(a) current department rule Sections
R381-100-7 through
R381-100-24; and
(b) each topic listed in Subsections
R381-100-7(16)(a) through
(o).
(18) The provider shall ensure that
documentation of each individual's annual child care training is on-site for
review by the department and includes the following:
(a) training topic;
(b) date of the training;
(c) name of the individual or organization
that presented the training; and
(d) total hours or minutes of
training.
(19) The
provider shall ensure that at least one staff member with a current Red Cross,
American Heart Association, or equivalent pediatric first aid and CPR
certification is present when children are in care:
(a) at the facility;
(b) in each vehicle transporting children;
and
(c) at each offsite
activity.
(20) The
provider shall ensure that CPR certification includes hands-on
testing.
(21) The provider shall
ensure that the following records for each covered individual are on-site for
review by the department:
(a) the date of
initial employment or association with the program;
(b) a current pediatric first aid and CPR
certification, if required in this rule; and
(c) a six-week record of the times worked
each day.
