Watertown Family YMCA, Inc.

School-age child care programs must review and evaluate the backgrounds of all applicants for staff and volunteer positions. All applicants whose backgrounds must be reviewed must be required to provide the following: a sworn statement by the applicant indicating whether, to the best of the applicant’s knowledge, such applicant has ever been convicted of a misdemeanor or felony in New York State or any other jurisdiction and fingerprint images as required to comply with the requirements of 413.4 of this Title;

Rule 414.13(b)(3).

The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a current daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each staff person and volunteers;

Rule 414.15(c)(12). Corrected during the inspection.

Criminal History Review and Background Clearances

Rule 413.4.

The registrant must prepare a health care plan on forms furnished by the Office. Such plan must protect and promote the health of children. The health care plan must be on site, followed by all staff and available upon demand by a parent or the Office. In those instances in which the program will administer medications, the health care plan must also be approved by the program’s health care consultant unless the only medications to be administered are:

Rule 414.11(c)(1).

Child’s first and last name for patient-specific prescriptions

Rule 414.11(f)(16)(i).

With the prior written approval of the Office, a staff person who is qualified to perform program supervision functions may perform such functions at up to four different programs operated by a single agency. In order to obtain Office approval, the agency will be required to demonstrate how the staff person will provide adequate supervision and program development support to each site.

Rule 414.13(d)(3).

The program must maintain on file at the program, available for inspection by the Office or its designees at any time, the following records in a current and accurate manner: a current daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each staff person and volunteers;

Rule 414.15(c)(12).

Suitable precautions must be taken to eliminate all conditions in areas accessible to children which pose a safety or health hazard.

Rule 414.5(a). Corrected during the inspection.

A written daily schedule of program activities and routines is required.

Rule 414.7(a).

for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: the maximum group size is twenty children.

Rule 414.8(k)(1)(ii).

Permissions needed from parent and/or health care provider in order to administer medications.

Rule 414.11(f)(7).

In hiring a director subsequent to issuance of a registration, a program: must submit to the Office within 15 days of the written notification of the change in director the name of any new director and the supporting documentation needed to complete the approval process including:

Rule 414.15(b)(11)(ii).

Evacuation drills must be conducted at least monthly during various hours of operation of the school age child care program.

Rule 414.4(b)(1).

The director or a designated qualified staff member must conduct monthly inspections of the premises to observe possible fire and safety hazards. Any such hazard must be corrected immediately.

Rule 414.4(h).

The school age child care program must post or display conspicuously in a place to which parents have free and daily access, the following: the address and telephone number of the appropriate regional office of the Office which may be contacted to lodge a complaint against the school age child care program for violations of statutory and regulatory requirements; and

Rule 414.15(b)(22)(iii).

Children cannot be left without competent direct supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher’s range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child’s age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.

Rule 414.8(a).