TC Tots Child Care Center

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;”

700 - Child Personal Care/Handwashing (922 KAR 2:120 Section 3)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 3. General Requirements. (4) A child shall: (a) Be helped with personal care and cleanliness based upon his or her developmental skills; (b) Except as established in paragraph (c) of this subsection, wash his or her hands with liquid soap and warm running water: 1. a. Upon arrival at the center; or b. Within thirty (30) minutes of arrival for school-age children; 2. Before and after eating or handling food; 3. After toileting or diaper change; 4. After handling animals; 5. After touching an item or an area of the body soiled with body fluids or wastes; and 6. After outdoor or indoor play time; and (c) Use hand sanitizer or hand-sanitizing wipes if liquid soap and warm running water are not available in accordance with paragraph (b) of this subsection. The child shall wash the child's hands as soon as practicable once liquid soap and warm running water are available.”

350 - Staff Management/Policy Development/Supervision (922 KAR 2:090 Section 10)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 10. Director Requirements and Responsibilities. (1) A director shall: (e) Manage the staff in their individual job descriptions; (f) Ensure the development, implementation, and monitoring of child-care center plans, policies, and procedures for staff, volunteers, and visitors; (g) Supervise staff, volunteers, and visitors conduct to ensure implementation of program policies and procedures;”

335 - Operation instruction/Regulation copy (922 KAR 2:090 Section 8)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 8. General. (2) Child-care center staff shall be: (a) Instructed by the child-care center’s director regarding requirements for operation; and (b) Provided with a copy of this administrative regulation, 922 KAR 2:120, and 922 KAR 2:280.”

292 - Precautions to Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome/Abusive Head Trauma/Child Maltreatment (922 KAR 2:120 Section 2)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 2. Child Care Services. (14) A child-care center shall ensure all staff members take precautions to prevent shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment.”

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.”

775 - Medication (922 KAR 2:120 Section 7)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 7. First Aid and Medicine. (6) Medication, including refrigerated medication, shall be: (a) Stored in a separate and locked place, out of the reach of a child unless the medication is: 1. A first aid supply and is maintained in accordance with subsection (1) of this section; 2. Diaper cream, sunscreen, or toothpaste. Diaper cream, sunscreen, or toothpaste shall be inaccessible to a child; 3. An epinephrine auto-injector. A licensed child-care center shall comply with KRS 199.8951 and 311.646, including: a. An epinephrine auto-injector shall be inaccessible to a child; b. A child-care center shall have at least one (1) person onsite who has received training on the administration of an epinephrine auto-injector if the child-care center maintains an epinephrine auto-injector; c. A child-care center shall seek emergency medical care for a child if an auto-injector is administered to the child; and d. A child-care center shall report to the child's parent and the cabinet in accordance with 922 KAR 2:090, Section 13(1)(b) if an epinephrine auto-injector is administered to a child; or 4. An emergency or rescue medication for a child in care, such as medication to respond to diabetic or asthmatic condition, as prescribed by the child's physician. Emergency or rescue medication shall be inaccessible to a child in care; (b) Kept in the original bottle; and (c) Properly labeled. (7) Medication shall not be given to a child if the medication's expiration date has passed.”

530 - Infant Sleep Position (922 KAR 2:120 Section 6)

“922 KAR 2:120. Section 6. Sleeping and Napping Requirements. (1) An infant shall sleep or nap on the infant’s back unless the infant’s health professional signs a waiver that states the infant requires an alternate sleeping position.”

360 - Staff Evaluation (922 KAR 2:090 Section 10)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 10. Director Requirements and Responsibilities. (1) A director shall: (j) Assess each staff person's interaction with children in care and classroom performance through an annual written performance evaluation;”

1280 - Professional Development (922 KAR 2:090 Section 9)

“922 KAR 2:090. Section 9. Records. (1) A child-care center shall maintain: (f) A written annual plan for child-care staff professional development;”