Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-27 - DAY CARE LICENSURE - CHILD CARE LICENSING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, FAMILY NIGHTTIME HOMES, GROUP DAY CARE HOMES, AND GROUP NIGHTTIME HOMES › Section 660-5-27-.07 - Administration

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) General
			 administrative responsibilities of the applicant/licensee.
(a) The applicant/licensee shall apply for a
			 license to operate a child care home on the required form(s). (See Rule
			 660-5-27-.03, Licensing
			 Procedures, for additional information.)
(b) An application for renewal of the license
			 shall be submitted to the Department at least thirty (30) calendar days prior
			 to the expiration of the license on the required form(s). It is the sole
			 responsibility of the licensee to obtain the required form(s) and to submit the
			 form(s) to the Department as required.
(c) The applicant/licensee shall read and be
			 familiar with the Standards and assume final authority and responsibility for
			 meeting and maintaining Standards.
(d) There shall be financial resources
			 available to provide for the satisfactory care of the children in care in
			 regard to upkeep of the home and the provision of nutritious meals, safe play
			 equipment, and required arrangements for comfortable rest/sleep.
(e) The following documents shall be posted
			 in a place in the home easily seen by parent(s)/guardian(s):
1. the home's current license or
			 permit;
2. the most recent
			 licensing evaluation form;
3. the
			 most recent deficiency report form;
4. public notice form;
5. the name and telephone number for law
			 enforcement, fire department, hospital, poison control and the Department of
			 Human Resources;
6. Emergency
			 Preparedness and Response Plans;
7.
			 corrective/adverse action notices;
8. daily schedule.
(f) Any information regarding children and
			 facts learned about children and their relatives shall be kept confidential and
			 shall not be shared except:
1. with the
			 parent(s)/guardian(s) or person(s) authorized by parent(s)/guardian(s) to
			 receive such information, or
2.
			 with the Department. (See
Code of Ala. 1975
, Section
			 38-7-13.)
(g) The licensee shall provide the parent(s)/
			 guardian(s) and the Department with a written statement of the rules and
			 policies of the home. These rules and policies shall be given to
			 parent(s)/guardian(s) when the child is enrolled and shall include at least the
			 following:
1. A statement of child care
			 services to be provided including days and hours of care and fees;
2. Information about the substitutes and how
			 they will be used;
3. Information
			 about any animals on the premises;
4. Information about pools on the premises
			 and if the children will have access to the pool;
5. Parent(s)/guardian(s) shall be informed of
			 their right to visit and observe their child in the home at any time during the
			 hours of care;
6. Statement
			 regarding Standards requirements for illness and injury;
7. A daily schedule which includes a minimum
			 of sixty (60) minutes of moderate to vigorous active play and physical
			 activities indoors and outdoors;
8.
			 Disciplinary practices;
9. An
			 Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan that addresses situations covered on
			 pages 23-24 of The Standards.
(h) The licensee shall provide
			 parent(s)/guardian(s) and the Department in writing, of any changes in the
			 home's rules and policies.
(i) The
			 licensee's social security number or tax ID number shall be made available to
			 the parent(s)/guardian(s) on request.