Just for Kids

The program must establish and implement a written daily schedule of an organized, informal and nonscholastic program activities appropriate to the age, needs and interests of the children, including children with disabilities. There must be physical activity, appropriate to the ages of the children in care, every day.

Resolution: Corrected

The program must obtain an individual health plan for any child identified as a child with special health care needs, prior to the child being in attendance at the program.

Resolution: Not Corrected

Staff must be aware of each child's special health care needs identified in the child's individual health care plan. This includes, but is not limited to, allergies, disabilities and medical conditions.

Resolution: Corrected

The program must obtain an individual health plan for any child identified as a child with special health care needs, prior to the child being in attendance at the program.

Resolution: Corrected

The parent must approve, in writing, the administration of the medication as prescribed by the health care provider and keep medications current;

Resolution: Corrected

for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children;

Resolution: Corrected

for a child of school-age through the age of nine years old: there must be one teacher for every ten children;

Resolution: Corrected

Failure to adhere to the terms of the waiver will result in rescission of the waiver and may constitute sufficient cause for OCFS to deny, revoke, suspend or limit a license or registration.

Resolution: Corrected

Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office- approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position.

Resolution: Corrected

Each applicant for, or individual in the position of director, teacher, or volunteer must complete Office- approved training that complies with federal minimum health and safety pre-service or three-month orientation period requirements. This training must be obtained pre-service or within three months of starting such position.

Resolution: Corrected

When a school-age child care program cares for children in groups including children both over and under 10 years of age, the teacher/child ratio used must be that ratio applicable to the youngest child in the group.

Resolution: Corrected

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;

Resolution: Corrected

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.

Resolution: Corrected

Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home.

Resolution: Corrected

The Emergency Evacuation Diagram, as approved by the Office, must be posted in a conspicuous place in every room used by the school age child care program.

Resolution: Corrected