Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R430 - Residential Child Care Licensing
Rule R430-90 - Licensed Family Child Care
Section R430-90-11 - Child Supervision and Security

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 430-90-11

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) The provider shall ensure that caregivers provide and maintain active supervision of each child, including:

(a) a caregiver is inside the home when a child in care is inside the home;

(b) a caregiver is in the outdoor area when a child younger than five years old is in the outdoor area;

(c) caregivers know the number of children in their care at any time; and

(d) caregivers' attention is focused on the children and not on caregivers' personal interests.

(2) The provider shall ensure that staff and household members who are 16 or 17 years old only have unsupervised contact with any child in care, including during offsite activities and transportation when:

(a) the provider or an eligible adult is physically present and available as needed; and

(b) they are not volunteers.

(3) The provider shall ensure that staff, volunteers, and household members who are younger than 16 years old are not assigned to care for or supervise any child in care.

(4) The provider shall ensure that guests do not have unsupervised contact with any child in care, including during offsite activities and transportation.

(5) The provider shall ensure that parents of children in care do not have unsupervised contact with any child in care, except with their own children.

(6) The provider may allow school-age children to be outdoors while caregivers are indoors if:

(a) a caregiver can hear the children when children are outdoors; and

(b) the children are in an area completely enclosed within a fence, wall, or solid natural barrier that is at least four feet high.

(7) The provider shall ensure that a caregiver monitors each sleeping infant by:

(a) placing each infant to sleep within the sight and hearing of a caregiver; or

(b) personally observing each sleeping infant at least once every 15 minutes.

(8) The provider may allow a child to participate in supervised offsite activities without a caregiver if:

(a) the provider has prior written permission from the child's parent for the child's participation; and

(b) the provider has clearly assigned the responsibility for the child's whereabouts and supervision to a responsible adult who accepts that responsibility throughout the period of the offsite activity.

(9) The provider shall ensure that parents have access to their child and the areas used to care for their child when their child is in care.

(10) To maintain security and supervision of children, the provider shall ensure that:

(a) each child is signed in and out in accordance with this section;

(b) only parents or individuals with written authorization from the parent may sign-out a child;

(c) photo identification is required if the individual signing the child out is unknown to the provider;

(d) individuals signing children in and out use identifiers, including a signature, initials, or electronic code;

(e) the sign-in and sign-out records include the date and time each child arrives and leaves; and

(f) there is written permission from the child's parent if school-age children sign themselves in or out.

(11) In an emergency, the provider shall accept the parent's verbal authorization to release a child if the provider can confirm the identity of:

(a) the individual giving verbal authorization; and

(b) the individual picking up the child.

(12) The provider shall ensure that a six-week record of each child's daily attendance, including sign-in and sign-out records, is on-site for review by the department.

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