Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 19a - Public Health and Well-being › 79 - Child Day Care Centers & Group Day Care Homes › Section 19a-79-3a - Administration

Current through July 10, 2024
(a) The operator of the child day care center
			 or group day care home shall be responsible for compliance with the
			 requirements of sections 19a-79-1 a to section
			 19a-79-9 a, inclusive,
			 and section
			 19a-79-13
			 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies and applicable endorsements in
			 sections
			 19a-79-10
			 to section
			 19a-79-12,
			 inclusive, in such a manner as to ensure the safety, health and development of
			 the children while in the operator's care.
(b) The operator shall be responsible for the
			 overall management and operation of the child day care center or group day care
			 home in accordance with applicable state and local laws and regulations and
			 shall:
(1) provide and maintain a safely
			 equipped physical plant,
(2)
			 provide programs and services to meet the needs of the children,
(3) employ staff and substitute staff in
			 accordance with section 19a-79-4 a of the Regulations of Connecticut State
			 Agencies,
(4) submit for the
			 commissioner's approval the required qualifications and experience of the head
			 teacher on the forms provided,
(5)
			 develop and implement a written organizational chart that establishes a clear
			 line of authority,
(6) define in
			 writing and ensure the performance of the duties and responsibilities of all
			 staff classifications,
(7) require
			 participation by new staff in employee orientation, and assure annual training
			 for all current staff on the child day care center or group day care home
			 policies, plans and procedures, and
(8) be responsible for managing child
			 behavior using techniques based on developmentally appropriate practice and
			 communicate acceptable techniques to all staff.
(A) The operator and staff shall manage child
			 behavior using techniques based on developmentally appropriate practice,
			 including positive guidance, redirection and setting clear limits that
			 encourage children to develop self-control, self-discipline and positive
			 self-esteem.
(B) The operator shall
			 document that the techniques used to manage child behaviors in the facility
			 have been discussed with the child's parent(s) prior to enrollment and reviewed
			 as needed during the period of the child's enrollment.
(C) While children are in attendance at the
			 program the operator and staff shall not engage in, nor allow, abusive,
			 neglectful, physical, corporal, humiliating or frightening treatment or
			 punishment, and shall not tie nor bind children and shall not physically
			 restrain children except for the protection and safety of the child or others,
			 using least restrictive methods, as appropriate.
(D) The operator and staff shall not engage
			 in, nor allow, anyone else to engage in any sexual activity with the day care
			 children while in attendance at the program.
(E) The operator and staff shall report
			 actual or suspected child abuse or neglect, or the imminent risk of serious
			 harm of any child to the Department of Children and Families as mandated by
			 section
			 17a-101
			 to section
			 17a-101e,
			 inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes.