TINY INTELLIGENT MINDS DAYCARE

At the two-year calendar date in a four year licensing cycle, a program must be in compliance with the following mid-point requirements and be able to show proof of compliance to the Office when requested: proof of compliance with the training requirements of section 416.14.

Rule 416.15(b)(25)(iii).

Before the Office issues an initial license, the applicant must complete a health and safety training course approved by the Office relating to the protection of the health and safety of children and must demonstrate basic competency with regard to health and safety standards. Such training must comply with the federal minimum health and safety pre-service training requirements. Health and safety training received prior to issuance of the license, may be applied to the initial fifteen (15) hours of training required pursuant to section 416.14(c)(1) of this Part provided that such training was received within twelve (12) months of licensure. If an applicant does not become licensed or registered within two years of successfully completing the health and safety training, the coursework must be repeated.

Rule 416.14(b).

All child care programs must have at least one caregiver who holds a valid certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid on the premises of the child care program during the program’s operating hours.

Rule 416.14(m). Corrected during the inspection.

No person other than a caregiver may have unsupervised contact with a child in care at the program.

Rule 416.15(b)(20).

The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection: a daily schedule documenting the arrival and departure times of each caregiver, employees and volunteers;

Rule 416.15(c)(13).

The program must maintain on file at the group family day care home, available for inspection daily attendance records that are filled out at the time a child arrives and departs, and must include arrival and departure times;

Rule 416.15(c)(5).

Children cannot be left without competent 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 caregiver’s range of vision except as provided in section 416.8(b) of this Part and that the caregiver 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 416.8(a). Corrected during the inspection.

Only approved caregivers may be left unsupervised with day care children.

Rule 416.8(d).

One caregiver may care for a maximum of six children younger than school age, or eight children when at least two of the eight children are school aged.

Rule 416.8(j)(1). Corrected during the inspection.

Each group family day care home shall require visitors to the home to: indicate in writing the date of the visit and the time of entry to the home;

Rule 416.8(p)(1)(ii).

All paths of egress on the interior and exterior of the home, including corridors, aisles and approaches must be kept free of obstructions, impediments and debris at all times.

Rule 416.4(h)(4). Corrected during the inspection.