Family Child Care
True or False
The following individuals are exempt from the requirement to submit fingerprints:
(1) A volunteer who is a relative, legal guardian, or foster parent of a child in the facility
True
There shall be one teacher to every _ sleeping infants
12
If the infant classroom is over ratio by one 18 month child, can the director or teacher move the child to the toddlers classroom for the day?
No, the center shall obtain written permission from the child's authorized representative for the placement of the child in the toddler program.
Common towels or washcloths allowed?
No
As an alternative to satisfying the educational requirements of teachers, teacher may substitute how many units?
12 units
The volunteer spends no more than _ hours per week at the facility.
16
To be a fully qualified infant care teacher, a teacher shall have the following:
Completion, with passing grades, of 12 postsecondary semester or equivalent quarter units in early childhood or child development education at an accredited or approved college or university and at least three of the units required shall be related to the care of infants or shall contain instruction specific to infants.
At least six months of experience in a licensed infant care center or comparable group child care program for children under five years of age.
What are the ages for toddler component ?
18-36 months
One toilet and one sink per every _ pre school children?
15
School age Toilet facilities are they allowed to simultaneously use the restroom by children of both sexes.
No. Toilets used by school-age children shall provide individual privacy.
Are the assistants required to complete LIC 503 Health Screening Report?
No
Moveable walls or partitions, to separate sleep room if used, shall be at least _ feet high
4 ft
Do the toddlers require a safe sleep plan?
Yes, for those under the age of 24 months.
Is fencing required for inflatable or other portable plastic wading pools with sides low enough for children using the pool(s) to step out unassisted.
Fencing is not required for inflatable or other portable plastic wading pools with sides low enough for children using the pool(s) to step out unassisted.
(1) These pools shall be emptied after each use.
What is the ratio for school-age?
1 teacher: 14 school age
1 Fully Qualified Teacher and 1 Aide: 28 Children
Infant Safe Sleep
Up to what age, is required to log the 15 min sleep log
age 2 or 24 months
How often should the needs and service plan should be updated?
The written infant needs and services plan shall be updated at least quarterly, or as often as necessary to assure its accuracy.
If the facility does not have extra space for outdoor play and need to share the yard space with the preschool children, what is the requirement for toddlers to utilize the yard space
A waiver request along with a staggered schedule will need to be submitted to the department and if approve, toddlers can use the yard space.
The licensee shall maintain the temperature in classrooms that children occupy minimum of _ degrees and a maximum of _ degrees.
The licensee shall maintain the temperature in rooms that children occupy between a minimum of 68 degrees F (20 degrees C) and a maximum of 85 degrees F (30 degrees C).
Is the licensee required to document immunizations of children?
No. The licensee is not required to document immunizations of children also enrolled in a public or private elementary school.
What are the requirements to apply for a FCC
LIC 279 , back ground clearance (applicant and adults living in the home),TB for applicant and adults living in the home (no more than a year old) FCC Orientation, Health & Safety 8 hours nutrition and lead, Pediatric First Aid-CPR, MMR, TDAP, Influenza or Declination, LIC 9151 Landlord Notification and LIC 9149 Landlord Consent for 8 or 14 if renting) , proof of lease (yearly) or mortgage statement, LIC 279B current children in your home, LIC 9108 Statement Acknowledging Requirement to Report Child Abuse, 610A Emergency Disaster Plan, LIC 9148 Earthquake Preparedness Checklist, Child Abuse Mandated Certificate, LIC 999 Facility Sketch
What is the ratio for infants?
1 teacher: 4 infants
1 Fully Qualified Teacher and 2 Aides: 12 Infants
What is the ratio for Toddlers?
1 teacher: 6 toddlers
1 fully qualified teacher and one aide: 12 toddlers
What is the ratio for preschool?
1 teacher:12 preschool children
1 teacher and 1 aide: 15 preschool
1 fully qualified teacher and qualified aide: 18 preschool
As an alternative to satisfying the educational requirements of teachers contained in the regulations, a teacher may substitute 12 units or 240 training hours in any combination of the following:
(1) Recreation, which includes, but is not limited to, art, music, and dance.
(2) Physical education, which includes, but is not limited to, indoor and outdoor sports activities.
(3) Human services and social welfare, which includes, but is not limited to, nursing, psychology, sociology, or home economics.
(4) Units earned toward an elementary or middle school teaching credential.
(5) Early childhood education, child development, or schoolage child units.