West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 78 - Human Services
Title 78 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES BUREAU FOR SOCIAL SERVICES
Series 78-19 - Family Child Care Home Registration Requirements
Section 78-19-3 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
In addition to the following definitions, the definitions in W. Va. Code § 49-1-206 are applicable to this rule.
3.1. Approved Training -- Instruction or training approved by the secretary or provided by a trainer approved through or sponsored by the West Virginia State Training and Registry System (STARS).
3.2. Caregiver -- The person primarily responsible for child care in the family child care home.
3.3. Child Abuse and Neglect -- Physical injury, mental or emotional injury, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, the sale or attempted sale or negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child by a parent, guardian, or custodian who is responsible for the child's welfare.
3.4. Child Care -- The services performed by a caregiver for a part of a day outside the child's home in relation to the child's physical, emotional, psychological, social, and personal needs. Responsibility for the care and protection of the child are delegated by the parent and assumed by the caregiver.
3.5. Child Care Setting -- Any regulated setting providing child care services to children, typically between six weeks through 12 years of age to include relative and informal child care homes, family child care homes, family child care facilities, child care centers, and Out-of-School Time programs.
3.6. Core Knowledge/Core Competencies of Early Childhood Educators -- Skills and knowledge that represent common standards of practice in the early childhood field in areas including health, safety, nutrition, child growth and development, positive interactions and relationships, curriculum, child observation and assessment, family and community, program management, and professionalism.
3.7. Corrective Action Plan -- A written agreement between the department and the family child care home when deficiencies are identified during an inspection or investigation of a complaint that includes the plan and time frame for correction.
3.8. Criminal History Background Check -- A review of information pursuant to the provisions of the West Virginia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening Act (WV CARES), W. Va. Code § 16-49-1 et seq., 69CSR10, and an examination of protective service records to determine eligibility for employment or participation under this rule.
3.9. Disinfect -- Eliminate most germs from a contact surface through the use of heat or chemical disinfectants, such as the bleach solutions described in Appendix 78-19-A of this rule.
3.10. Infant -- A child less than 12 months of age.
3.11. Parent -- A parent by blood, marriage, or adoption, or a legal guardian or other person standing in loco parentis.
3.12. Pre-service Training -- Training completed by all child care staff and applicable volunteers as required by the S1086 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014, Section I. Health and Safety Requirements (Pre-Service training modules 1-10 Safe Spaces, Emergency Preparedness, Hazardous Materials, Shaken Baby, Safe Sleep/Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome (SUIDs), Infectious Diseases, Medication Administration, Food Allergies, Transportation, and Child Development must be completed to meet compliance).
3.13. Relative -- Grandparent, great grandparent, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, or adult sibling.
3.14. Revocation -- The termination of a certificate of registration when a family child care home fails to maintain the minimum requirements established by the department under this rule.
3.15. Secretary -- The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources or his or her designee.
3.16. School-Age Child -- A child aged five years to 13 years of age.
3.17. Serious Injury. -- An injury sustained while the child is in care that requires medical care beyond immediate first aid.
3.18. Substitute -- An individual who cares for children when the caregiver is absent and is responsible to the caregiver.
3.19. Toddler -- A child between the ages of 12 and 24 months.
3.20. Universal Precautions -- Procedures for infection control, as listed in Appendix 78-19-B of this rule, to use in all situations to prevent the transmission of blood borne germs that may be spread through blood and body fluids that might contain blood.
3.21. WV CARES Self-Disclosure Application and Consent Form - A signed declaration of criminal convictions, indictments, and court ordered supervision, and authorization to allow a criminal history background check.
