Congregation K’tana of Waterbury

Background Checks- evidence of compliance: Staff who provide direct care to children or have unsupervised access to children shall have completed a comprehensive background check at least once every five years or whenever the OEC requires. Such comprehensive background check shall be conducted in accordance with 45 CFR 98.43, as amended from time to time. The operator shall maintain evidence of compliance with this section at the child care program.

Rule Staffing (n).

Immunization Attestation: The operator shall maintain in the child care program a written statement signed by the operator or the operator�s designee attesting to the fact that no child will be admitted to child care program unless such child’s parent(s) furnishes documentation of age-appropriate immunization, immunization-in-progress or exemption from immunization against the diseases for which vaccination is recommended in the current schedule for active immunization adopted by the commissioner of public health in accordance. No child shall be permitted to continue to attend a child care program for more than thirty days unless such child continues to meet said requirements.

Rule Record Keeping (b)-(d). From a complaint.

Ensuring Health and Safety of Children: The operator shall operate the program in a manner that ensures the safety, health and development of the children in care.

Rule Administration (d).

Cribs/beds used safely, snug mattress: Infants under twelve months of age shall be placed for in a supine (back) position for sleeping in a well constructed, free standing crib, bed or other piece of equipment designed for infant sleeping and appropriate for the particular child, with a snug fitting mattress unless the child has written documentation from a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse specifying a medical reason for an alternative piece of equipment.

Rule Infants/Toddlers (c)(1).

Crib/beds free of hazards, documentation for alternate sleep equipment: Soft surfaces and gas-trapping objects such as pillows, blankets, quilts, sheepskins, soft bumpers or stuffed toys shall not be placed under or with an infant for sleeping and shall be kept out of the infant’s crib or bed.

Rule Infants/Toddlers (c)(3).

Background Checks- evidence of compliance: Staff who provide direct care to children or have unsupervised access to children shall have completed a comprehensive background check at least once every five years or whenever the OEC requires. Such comprehensive background check shall be conducted in accordance with 45 CFR 98.43, as amended from time to time. The operator shall maintain evidence of compliance with this section at the child care program.

Rule Staffing (n).

Ratios: The ratio shall be at least one staff to ten children ages three to five, and one staff to fifteen children ages five to twelve. The ratio of staff to children shall be maintained at all times. When there is a mixed age group, the lower required ratio for the age of the youngest child shall prevail. During nap time, when all of the children in the group are sleeping, the overall staff child ratios shall be maintained on the premises.

Rule Staffing (c). From a complaint.

Policies, Plans and Procedures-Training: The operator shall implement specific written policies, plans and procedures which shall be maintained in the child care program and shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, discipline, child abuse and neglect including recognizing the signs of maltreatment, operating policies, personnel, procedures in case of illness, emergencies and supervision. The operator shall ensure all new staff complete an orientation, that all staff participate in an annual training, and shall document such trainings.

Rule Administration (b).

Cribs/beds used safely, snug mattress: Infants under twelve months of age shall be placed for in a supine (back) position for sleeping in a well constructed, free standing crib, bed or other piece of equipment designed for infant sleeping and appropriate for the particular child, with a snug fitting mattress unless the child has written documentation from a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse specifying a medical reason for an alternative piece of equipment.

Rule Infants/Toddlers (c)(1).

Crib/beds free of hazards, documentation for alternate sleep equipment: Soft surfaces and gas-trapping objects such as pillows, blankets, quilts, sheepskins, soft bumpers or stuffed toys shall not be placed under or with an infant for sleeping and shall be kept out of the infant’s crib or bed.

Rule Infants/Toddlers (c)(3).

Buildings-Equipment Sanitary & Hazard Free: The building and equipment shall be maintained in a state of good repair, sanitary, and free of health and safety hazards.

Rule Physical Plant (a).

Potentially hazardous substances, materials, bio-contaminants: Potentially hazardous substances and materials in the child care program shall be handled in a safe manner and stored in a separate locked area. Bio contaminants, including but not limited to, blood, bodily fluids or excretions that may spread infectious disease, shall be disposed of in a safe manner and in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, when applicable.

Rule Physical Plant (b).

Group Size: The group size shall not exceed twenty children. Group size for field trips exclusively for school age children, outdoor play exclusively for school age children, and activities organized by program staff exclusively for school age children shall not exceed thirty children. When there is a mixed age group, the smaller required group size shall prevail.

Rule Staffing (d).

Background Checks- evidence of compliance: Staff who provide direct care to children or have unsupervised access to children shall have completed a comprehensive background check at least once every five years or whenever the OEC requires. Such comprehensive background check shall be conducted in accordance with 45 CFR 98.43, as amended from time to time. The operator shall maintain evidence of compliance with this section at the child care program.

Rule Staffing (n).