St Marys Preschool

Criminal background check requests must be successfully completed prior to an individual caring for children or allowing the individual unsupervised access to children in child care centers (less than 24-hour care), school-age child care facilities, family child care homes, and qualified exempt provider homes.

Rule 2.121.D.4.a. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Feb 2, 2026.

Health statements for children over two (2) years of age to seven (7) years of age must be updated in accordance with the American Academy of Pediatrics Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care schedule for routine well child exams.

Rule 2.219.B.4. CDEC’s category: Child Records. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 2, 2026.

A “small child care center” provides care for up to fifteen (15) children between the ages of two (2) and eighteen (18) years.

Rule 2.204.B.2. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 5, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 6, 2025.

Items labeled “keep out of reach of children” must be inaccessible to children.

Rule 2.229.C. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 5, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 6, 2025.

Toys, toy parts, furnishings, equipment, and any materials accessible to children under than three (3) years of age must not be a choke hazard or able to be inhaled. Any area of the facility accessible to children less than three (3) years of age must be free of any choke or inhalation hazards.

Rule 2.229.L. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 5, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 6, 2025.

A variety of play equipment and materials appropriate for children’s age, size, developmental needs, and activities must be provided for both indoor and outdoor structured and free play.

Rule 2.230.A. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 5, 2025. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 6, 2025.

The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: The procedure, including notification of parent(s)/guardian(s), for handling children’s illnesses, accidents, and injuries

Rule 2.206.B.10. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2024.

A record must be maintained, either written or electronic, for each staff member that includes the following: Immunization record or statement, and health history.

Rule 2.210.A.3. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 4, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Apr 15, 2024.

The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: The ages of children accepted

Rule 2.206.B.2. From a complaint. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 11, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 19, 2024.

For security purposes, a sign-in/sign-out sheet or other mechanism for parents/guardians, or staff if children are being transported, must be maintained daily by the center. It must include, for each child in care, the date, the child’s name, the time when the child arrived at and left the center, and the parent /guardian or staff member’s signature or other unique identifier. For children who are transported, parent(s)/guardian(s) must verify the accuracy of the sign-in/sign-out sheet at least weekly.

Rule 2.207.A. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 11, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 19, 2024.

The center must accept and care only for children of the ages for which it has been licensed. At no time shall the number of children in attendance exceed the number for which the center has been licensed.

Rule 2.218.A. From a complaint. CDEC’s category: General Requirement/Physical Care. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Mar 11, 2024. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Mar 19, 2024.

Emergency drills, lockdown and active shooter on premises drills must be held at least quarterly, but often enough so that all occupants are familiar with the drill procedure and their conduct during a drill is a matter of established routine. Fire drills must be held monthly and be consistent with local fire department procedures. Tornado drills must be held monthly from March to October. A record of all emergency drills held over the past twelve (12) months must be maintained by the facility or center, including date and time of drill, number of adults and children participating, and the amount of time taken to evacuate.

Rule 7.701.100.F.2.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

The request must be made within ten (10) calendar days of the first day of employment for each employee or facility on the State prescribed form, accompanied by the required fee paid by check or money order (for fee assessment see Section 7.000.73).

Rule 7.701.32.E.. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

Each owner or employee, who is eighteen (18) years of age or older, of a facility or agency must submit to CBI a complete set of fingerprints to obtain any criminal record held by the CBI and FBI. Payment of the fee for the criminal record check is the responsibility of the individual being checked or the facility or agency. The results of the criminal record check, the CBI and FBI clear letter, must be maintained at the home, center, facility, or agency and must be available for review upon request by a Licensing Specialist.

Rule 7.701.33.D.. CDEC’s category: General Rules. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: The procedure for diapering, toilet training, and toileting.

Rule 7.702.31.B.22. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 15, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: 5. The procedure concerning admission and registration of children including whether non-immunized or under immunized children are enrolled in the program;

Rule 7.702.31.B.5. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 15, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

The written policies and procedures must be developed, implemented, and followed, and must include at a minimum the following information: 7. The procedure for identifying where children are at all times.

Rule 7.702.31.B.7. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 15, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

All staff members must submit to the center a medical statement, signed and dated by a physician or other health care provider, verifying that they are in good mental, physical, and emotional health appropriate for the position for which they have been hired. This statement must be dated no more than six (6) months prior to employment or within thirty (30) calendar days after the first date of employment. Subsequent self-reported health histories must be submitted annually.

Rule 7.702.41.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 15, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

All staff must complete a Department-approved Standard Precautions training that meets current Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements prior to working with children. This training must be renewed annually and will be counted towards ongoing professional development.

Rule 7.702.42.B. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

For every thirty (30) or fewer children in attendance, there must be at least one (1) staff member on duty who holds a current Department-approved First Aid and Safety Certificate (including CPR for all ages of children) and is responsible for administering First Aid and CPR to children. Such individuals must be with the children at all times when the center is in operation. If children are at different locations, there must be a First Aid and CPR qualified staff member at each location.

Rule 7.702.42.E. CDEC’s category: Personnel. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees caring for children, not required by rule to be certified in First Aid and CPR, must complete the Department-approved Introduction to First Aid and CPR module. The module must be renewed every two (2) years.

Rule 7.702.42.F. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 15, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

Within thirty (30) calendar days of employment, all employees and regular volunteers must be trained using a Department-approved training about child abuse prevention, which includes common symptoms and signs of child abuse, how to report, where to report, and when to report suspected or known child abuse or neglect. This training must be renewed annually.

Rule 7.702.42.G. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

All staff who work with children must complete a minimum of fifteen (15) clock hours of ongoing professional development each year, beginning with the start date of the employee. At least three (3) clock hours per year must be in the focus of social-emotional development.

Rule 7.702.42.L. CDEC’s category: Staff Files. Correction due, as CDEC set it: Jun 15, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.

Staples must be inaccessible to children less than three (3) years of age.

Rule 7.702.71.D. CDEC’s category: Equipment/Materials. Correction due, as CDEC set it: May 16, 2023. Cleared, as CDEC recorded it: Jul 26, 2023.