(7) Be responsive to children, required to meet the staff to child of direct encouraging them to share ratio, you must be sure there is supervision; experiences, ideas and feelings; coverage for emergencies to meet (c) Have a (8) Respond to and investigate both ratios and worker qualifications mechanism on cries or other signs of distress by either: exit doors in the immediately; (a) Posting the name, licensed space to (9) Perform age or address, and telephone number of a alert providers developmentally appropriate person who meets the qualifications when an exit nurturing activities that: of at least a lead teacher, who has door is opened (a) Take into consideration the agreed in writing to be available to such as a bell, parent's own nurturing practices; provide emergency relief and who alarm, or other (b) Promote each child's can respond immediately; or device that can learning self-help and social skills; (b) Having a second be heard and person that meets the qualifications throughout the (c) Stimulate the child's of at least a lead teacher on the licensed space; development. premises who is not needed for the (d) Supervise 170-296A-6425 staff to child ration, but is available children when Off-site activity supervision. to provide emergency relief. the children: When on an off-site activity, the (9) Service staff, such as cooks, (i) Interact licensee and staff responsible for janitors, or bus drivers, may be with pets or the care of the children must at all counted in the required staff to child animals; times provide supervision, and be ratio if they meet all child care (ii) Engage in able to promptly assist or redirect worker qualifications. water or sand the children’s activities. 170-295-2110 play; 170-296A-6475 Are children allowed in the kitchen (iii) Play in an Transportation when they are doing supervised area in close When transporting children the activites? proximity to a licensee, staff, and volunteers (1) You must be sure that children body of water; must: are not in the kitchen except during (iv) Use a safe (6) Take attendance each time supervised activities. route to children are getting in or getting (2) When children are in the kitchen, access outdoor out of the vehicle you must: play area (7) Never leave children (a) Supervise food when the area
(7) Be responsive to children, encouraging them to share experiences, ideas and feelings; (8) Respond to and investigate cries or other signs of distress immediately; (9) Perform age or developmentally appropriate nurturing activities that: (a) Take into consideration the parent's own nurturing practices; (b) Promote each child's learning self-help and social skills; and (c) Stimulate the child's development. 170-296A-6425 Off-site activity supervision. When on an off-site activity, the licensee and staff responsible for the care of the children must at all times provide supervision, and be able to promptly assist or redirect the children’s activities. 170-296A-6475 Transportation When transporting children the licensee, staff, and volunteers must: (6) Take attendance each time children are getting in or getting out of the vehicle (7) Never leave children required to meet the staff to child ratio, you must be sure there is coverage for emergencies to meet both ratios and worker qualifications by either: (a) Posting the name, address, and telephone number of a person who meets the qualifications of at least a lead teacher, who has agreed in writing to be available to provide emergency relief and who can respond immediately; or (b) Having a second person that meets the qualifications of at least a lead teacher on the premises who is not needed for the staff to child ration, but is available to provide emergency relief. (9) Service staff, such as cooks, janitors, or bus drivers, may be counted in the required staff to child ratio if they meet all child care worker qualifications. 170-295-2110 Are children allowed in the kitchen when they are doing supervised activites? (1) You must be sure that children are not in the kitchen except during supervised activities. (2) When children are in the kitchen, you must: (a) Supervise food of direct supervision; (c) Have a mechanism on exit doors in the licensed space to alert providers when an exit door is opened such as a bell, alarm, or other device that can be heard throughout the licensed space; (d) Supervise children when the children: (i) Interact with pets or animals; (ii) Engage in water or sand play; (iii) Play in an area in close proximity to a body of water; (iv) Use a safe route to access outdoor play area when the area
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