Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

Section 17-895-18
Staffing Patterns

        (a)  There shall always be a minimum of two caregiver    

staff in the center when children are in care.     

     (b)  When only one staff is required to supervise the    

children, as based on the staff-child ratio, the second    

caregiver shall be readily accessible and available to the    

caregiver who is supervising the children.   

        (c)  For every group, there shall always be one staff    

who meets the qualifications of a lead caregiver or    

caregiver.    

        (d)  When the group size requires three staff,  there    

shall minimally be one staff who meets the qualifications    

of a lead caregiver and one who meets the qualifications    

of a caregiver.     

        (e)  These staffing patterns shall be maintained at    

all times, excepting for the first hour and the last hour    

of the operational day when a caregiver can act in the    

position of a lead caregiver. 

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