Family Child Care
True or False
If the sleeping arrangements are not situated in such a way that the provider can be assured of hearing a child in care wake up, a digital video and audio monitoring device shall be used?
True-The monitoring device shall be maintained in good working order at all times.
There shall be one teacher or one aid to every _ sleeping infants?
12
What is the ratio for toddlers?.
Toddlers (18 months to 36 months old) -
1 teacher with 6 toddlers
1 fully qualified teacher and 1 aid with 12 toddlers
indoor comfortable temperature for children shall be maintained at all times. What is the minimum and maximum?
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).
As an alternative to satisfying the educational requirements of teachers, teacher may substitute how many units?
12 units
Exempt from submitting fingerprints. A volunteer who is a relative, legal guardian, or foster parent of a child in the facility, spends no more than _ hours per week at the facility?
16
What are the requirements for infant teachers?
12 Child Dev units and 3 additional infant/toddler units.
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.
When licensee is not present and children are left alone with the assistant, does the assistant need to have a valid pediatric first aid/CPR certification?
Yes- shall ensure that at least one staff member who has a current course completion card in pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR issued by the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or by a training program that has been approved by the Emergency Medical Services Authority shall be onsite at all times when children are present at the facility, and shall be present with the children when children are offsite from the facility for facility activities.
Moveable walls or partitions, to separate sleep room if used, shall be at least _ feet high ?
4 ft
Do the toddlers require a needs and service plan and 15 min sleep logs?
Yes, for those under the age of 24 months.
Common towels or washcloths allowed?
No
Medical Assessments are they required to document for school-age ?
No- not required to document medical assessments on school-age children who are enrolled in a public or private school.
Infant Safe Sleep
Up to what age, is required to log the 15 min sleep log
age 24 months
How often should the needs and service plan should be updated?
The plan shall be updated as often as the authorized representative wants, or as necessary to reflect changes in any of the areas specified above.
If the facility does not have extra space for outdoor play and need to share the yard space with the preschool or infant children, what are the requirements 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.
Staffing for water activities. What is the ratio?
A ratio of not less than one adult, including teachers, to every six children, or fraction thereof, shall be maintained during water activities in or near any of the bodies of water
What is the ratio for School-Age?
1 Teacher: 14 Children
1 Fully Qualified Teacher and 1 Aide: 28 Children
Facility does not carry liability insurance or a bond in accordance with standards established by Family Child Care statute and licensee does not own premises or the licensee is a member of a condominium or Homeowner’s Association. Which form is provided to parents to complete.
LIC 282 AFFIDAVIT REGARDING LIABILITY INSURANCEFOR FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME
In addition to the director, an assistant director shall be present and on duty if the center has _ or more infants in attendance.?
25
No child in the toddler program shall be placed in the preschool program before the age of _ months without written permission from the child's authorized representative.
30 months
What is Title 5 staffing ratios for preschool?
Preschool (36 months to enrollment in kindergarten) - 1:8 adult-child ratio, 1:24 teacher-child ratio.
True of False
Center staff shall sign out a school-age child whose authorized representative has agreed in writing to allow the child to leave the center on his/her own.
True- The director and the child's authorized representative shall sign and date the agreement allowing the child to leave the center on his/her own. The signed agreements shall be filed in the child's record.