Okolona Day Care

90 - Children Supervised (922 KAR 2:120 Section 2)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 2. Child Care Services. (3)(a) Each center shall maintain a child-care program that ensures each child shall be: 1. Provided with adequate supervision at all times by a qualified staff person who ensures the child is: a. Within scope of vision and range of voice; b. For a school-age child, within scope of vision or range of voice; and c. Accounted for during movement from one (1) location to another using name-to-face recognition by visually identifying each child;”

860 - Toys/Furniture (922 KAR 2:120 Section 13)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 13. Toys and Furnishings. (1) All toys and furniture contacted by a child shall be: (a) Kept clean and in good repair; and (b) Free of peeling, flaking, or chalking paint.”

85 - Employment Status (922 KAR 2:280 Section 11)

“922 KAR 2:280. Section 11. Status of Employment. (1) A child care provider shall maintain the employment or residential status of each child care staff member who has submitted to a fingerprint- based criminal background check by reporting the status using the NBCP Web-based system.”

795 - Playground Conditions (922 KAR 2:120 Section 4)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 4. Premises Requirements. (20) An outdoor play area shall have constant and active supervision and shall be: (d) Safe from foreseeable hazard; (e) Well drained; (f) Well maintained; (g) In good repair; (h) Visible to staff at all times; and (i) Protected by physical or natural barriers from: 1. Traffic; 2. Gullies; and 3. Other hazards.”

790 - Playground Clean (922 KAR 2:120 Section 4)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 4. Premises Requirements. (20) An outdoor play area shall have constant and active supervision and shall be: (c) Free from: 1. Litter; 2. Glass; 3. Rubbish; and 4. Flammable materials;”

760 - First Aid Supplies (922 KAR 2:120 Section 7)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 7. First Aid and Medicine. (1) First aid supplies shall: (a) Be available to provide prompt and proper first aid treatment; (b) Be stored out of reach of a child; (c) Be periodically inventoried to ensure the supplies have not expired; (d) If reusable, be: 1. Sanitized; and 2. Maintained in a sanitary manner; and (e) Include: 1. Liquid soap; 2. Adhesive bandages; 3. Sterile gauze; 4. Medical tape; 5. Scissors; 6. A thermometer; 7. Flashlight; 8. Cold pack; 9. First aid book; 10. Disposable gloves; and 11. A cardiopulmonary resuscitation mouthpiece protector.”

625 - Floors, Walls, Ceilings (922 KAR 2:120 Section 4)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 4. Premises Requirements. (9) Floors, walls, and ceilings shall be smooth, in good repair, and constructed to be easily cleaned.”

590 - Phone Requirement (922 KAR 2:120 Section 4)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 4. Premises Requirements. (1) The premises shall be: (c) Equipped with: 1. A working telephone accessible to a room used by a child; and 2. A list of emergency numbers posted by the telephone or maintained in the telephone's contact, including numbers for the: a. Police department; b. Fire department; c. Emergency medical care and rescue squad; and d. Poison control center.”

405 - TB Verification (922 KAR 2:090 Section 11)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 11. Staff Requirements. (1) Child-care center staff: (b) Shall provide, prior to employment and every two (2) years thereafter: 1. A statement from a health professional that the individual is free of active tuberculosis; or 2. A copy of negative tuberculin results.”

400 - Educational Requirements (922 KAR 2:090 Section 11)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 11. Staff Requirements. (1) Child-care center staff: (a) Hired after January 1, 2009, who have supervisory power over a minor and are not enrolled in secondary education, shall have a: 1. High school diploma: 2. GED or qualifying documentation from a comparable educational entity; or 3. Commonwealth Child Care Credential as described in 922 KAR 2:250;”

225 - Licensee Responsibility (922 KAR 2:090 Section 8)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 8. General. (1) A licensee shall: (a) Be responsible for the operation of the child-care center pursuant to this administrative regulation, 922 KAR 2:120, and 922 KAR 2:280; and (b) Protect and ensure the health, safety, and comfort of each child.”

160 - Liability Insurance (922 KAR 2:090 Section 6)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 6. License Issuance. (8) To qualify for a preliminary license, or maintain a regular license, a child-care center shall: (d) Provide written proof of liability insurance coverage of at least $100,000 per occurrence;”

137 - Written Procedure to Maintain Supervision/Ratio/Group Size (922 KAR 2:120 Section 2)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 2. Child Care Services. (2) For an operating child-care center, minimum staff-to-child ratios and group size shall be maintained as established in the table established in this subsection. (e) A child-care center shall develop a written procedure to always maintain supervision, ratios, and group size including during: 1. The beginning of the day; 2. Staff breaks; and 3. Movement from the classroom to another location.”

1325 - Daily Activities (922 KAR 2:090 Section 10)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 10. Director Requirements and Responsibilities. (1) A director shall: (h) Post a schedule of daily activities, to include dates and times of activities to be conducted with the children in each classroom;”

1307 - Written Reunification Plan (922 KAR 2:120 Section 3)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 3. General Requirements. (14) A written plan shall be in place to communicate reunification with families and accommodations in the event of a natural disaster, fire, shelter-in-place, lockdown, or other emergency for: (a) Infants and toddlers; (b) Children with disabilities; and (c) Children with chronic medical conditions.”

1245 - Immunization (922 KAR 2:090 Section 9)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 9. Records. (1) A child-care center shall maintain: (a) A current immunization certificate for each child in care within thirty (30) days of the child’s enrollment, unless an attending physician or the child’s parent objects to the immunization of the child pursuant to KRS 214.036;”

455 - Program of Activities Followed (922 KAR 2:120 Section 2)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 2. Child Care Services. (4) The child-care center shall provide a daily planned program: (a) Posted in writing in a conspicuous location with each age group and followed; (b) Of activities that are individualized and developmentally appropriate for each child served; (c) That provides experience to promote the individual child's physical, emotional, social, and intellectual growth and well-being; and (d) Unless the child-care center is a before- or after-school program that operates part day or less, that offers a variety of creative activities including: 1. Art or music; 2. Math or numbers; 3. Dramatic play; 4. Stories and books; 5. Science or nature; 6. Block building or stacking; 7. Tactile or sensory activity; 8. Multi-cultural exposure; 9. Indoor and outdoor play in which a child makes use of both small and large muscles; 10. A balance of active and quiet play, including group and individual activity; 11. An opportunity for a child to: a. Have some free choice of activities; b. If desired, play apart from the group at times;”

435 - Training (922 KAR 2:090 Section 11)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 11. Staff Requirements. (16) In accordance with KRS 199.896(15) and (16), a staff person with supervisory authority over a child shall complete the following: (a) Six (6) hours of cabinet-approved orientation completed within the first three (3) months of employment in a child-care program covering the following topics: 1. Federal minimum health and safety requirements established in 45 C.F.R. 98.41 related to: a. Prevention and control of infectious diseases, including immunization; b. Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices; c. Administration of medication, consistent with standards for parental consent; d. Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions; e. Building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic; f. Prevention of shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment; g. Emergency preparedness and response planning for emergencies resulting from a natural disaster or a human-caused event; h. Handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biological contaminants; and i. Precautions in transporting children; 2. Recognizing and reporting child abuse; and 3. Developmentally appropriate practices; (b) Nine (9) hours of cabinet-approved early care and education training within the first year of employment in a child care program, including one and one-half (1 ½) hours of cabinet-approved pediatric abusive head trauma training; and (c) Fifteen (15) hours of cabinet-approved early care and education training completed between July 1 and the following June 30 of each subsequent year of employment in a child care program, including one and one-half (1 ½) hours of cabinet-approved pediatric abusive head trauma training completed once every five (5) years. (17) A staff person's compliance with training requirements of this section shall be verified through the cabinet-designated database maintained pursuant to 922 KAR 2:240.”

405 - TB Verification (922 KAR 2:090 Section 11)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 11. Staff Requirements. (1) Child-care center staff: (b) Shall provide, prior to employment and every two (2) years thereafter: 1. A statement from a health professional that the individual is free of active tuberculosis; or 2. A copy of negative tuberculin results.”

400 - Educational Requirements (922 KAR 2:090 Section 11)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 11. Staff Requirements. (1) Child-care center staff: (a) Hired after January 1, 2009, who have supervisory power over a minor and are not enrolled in secondary education, shall have a: 1. High school diploma: 2. GED or qualifying documentation from a comparable educational entity; or 3. Commonwealth Child Care Credential as described in 922 KAR 2:250;”

225 - Licensee Responsibility (922 KAR 2:090 Section 8)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 8. General. (1) A licensee shall: (a) Be responsible for the operation of the child-care center pursuant to this administrative regulation, 922 KAR 2:120, and 922 KAR 2:280; and (b) Protect and ensure the health, safety, and comfort of each child.”

1250 - Enrollment Information (922 KAR 2:090 Section 9)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 9. Records. (1) A child-care center shall maintain: (b) A written record for each child: 1. Completed and signed by the child’s parent; 2. Retained on file on the first day the child attends the child-care center; and 3. To contain: a. Identifying information about the child, which includes, at a minimum, the child’s name, address, and date of birth; b. Contact information to enable a person in charge to contact the child’s: (i) Parent at the parent’s home or place of employment; (ii) Family physician; and (iii) Preferred hospital; c. The name of each person who is designated in writing to pick-up the child; d. The child’s general health status and medical history including, if applicable: (i) Allergies; (ii) Restriction on the child’s participation in activities with specific instructions from the child’s parent or health professional; and (iii) Permission from the parent for third-party professional services in the child-care center; e. The name and phone number of each person to be contacted in an emergency involving or impacting the child; f. Authorization by the parent for the child-care center to seek emergency medical care for the child in the parent’s absence;”

10 - Background check/submitted/frequency/re-employment/out of state (922 KAR 2:280 Section 3; 922 KAR 2:280 Section 4; 922 KAR 2:280 Section 5)