Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health › Part 11 - Bureau of Child Care Facilities › Subpart 55 - Child Care Facilities Licensure › Chapter 1 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES FOR 12 OF FEWER CHILDREN IN THE OPERATOR'S HOME › Subchapter 2 - LICENSURE › Rule 15-11-55-1.2.2 - Types of Licenses

Current through June 25, 2024
1. Temporary
					 License The licensing agency may issue a temporary license to any child care
					 facility. This license will allow the child care facility to operate pending
					 the issuance of a regular license. The temporary license will reflect the date
					 of issuance of the license, the expiration date, and the number of children for
					 which the facility is licensed. The license issue date is the actual date
					 documentation is received and approval for initial temporary license is
					 granted; the expiration date is the last day of the sixth month following the
					 issue date; examples: January 01 through June 30 or January 15 through June 30.
NOTE:
Before a Temporary License is issued
						and the facility allowed to begin operation the following items must be
						submitted to and/or verified by the licensing authority, i.e., Mississippi
						State Department of Health:
a.
					 License Application and $100.00 application fee.
b. License fee - the amount of fee is
					 determined by the licensed capacity of the facility.
c. Documentation that the facility has a
					 qualified director for the child care program that meets the standards set
					 forth in Rule 1.5.3.
d. "Letter of
					 Suitability for Employment" for every employee or volunteer as appropriate that
					 is to begin work when the facility starts operation. The "Letter of Suitability
					 for Employment" issued by the Mississippi State Department of Health verifies
					 that a criminal records check, sex offender registry, and child abuse central
					 registry check has been conducted on an individual.
e. An MSDH Immunization Form #121 for every
					 employee or volunteer that is to begin work when the facility starts operation
					 and/or have documentation indicating that they comply with the immunization
					 requirements of the Mississippi State Department of Health.
f. Valid MSDH Fire Inspection Form
					 #333.
g. Verification of passing an
					 American National Standards Institute Conference for Food Protection (ANSI-CFP)
					 Accredited food manager training. Currently the following providers are
					 authorized by the MSDH to provide the required training:
i. National Restaurant Association, Inc.,
					 i.e., ServSafe,
ii. Environmental
					 Health Testing, Inc., i.e., National Registry of Food Safety Professionals,
iii. Prometic, Inc., or
iv. Mississippi State University Extension
					 Service, i.e., TummySafe.
NOTE:
For information on ServSafe or
						TummySafe contact the Mississippi State University Extension Service at
www.msucares.com
. In addition, the
						Mississippi Restaurant Association (MRA) also provides ServSafe training. The
						MRA can be contacted at
www.msra.org
.
						For information on the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals or
						Prometric, contact the MSDH Office of Environmental Heath at
						601-576-7690.
h.
					 Wastewater disposal approval.
i.
					 Potable water source approval - drinking water.
j. Zoning approval.
k. Lead Testing approval.
l. Building - if constructed before
					 1965.
m. Playground.
n. Adult, Child and Infant CPR and First Aid
					 certification as required for a person or persons who will be present at the
					 facility during all hours of operation.
o. Approved Menu if applicable.
p. Floor Plan.
q. MSDH Maximum Capacity Worksheet (Form
					 #28).
r. MSDH Child Care Facility
					 Inspection Report (Form #281).
s.
					 MSDH Child Care Facility Data Sheet (Form #286).
t. MSDH Food Service Inspection (Form
					 #301-302) - if applicable.
u. Daily
					 Schedule of Activities - developed by provider.
v. Arrival and Departure Procedures -
					 developed by provider.
w. Emergency
					 Policy developed by provider.
x.
					 Verification of Two Emergency Relocation Sites developed by provider.
y. One site must be a minimum of one mile
					 distant from the facility.
z. One
					 site must be a minimum of five miles distant from the facility.
aa. Transportation Policy not required if
					 facility does not transport children.
NOTE:
An emergency transportation policy is
						required even if the facility does not plan to transport children. An emergency
						transportation policy shall encompass such events as emergency evacuation of
						the facility and emergency transporting of a child to receive medical
						attention.
bb. Proof of
					 Vehicle Insurance not required if facility does not transport
					 children.
cc. Verification, in
					 writing, that the operator has or does not have accident/liability insurance
					 covering the business.
dd.
					 Verification that the owner/operator and director have completed mandatory
					 training on:
i.
Regulations Governing
					 Licensure of Child Care Facilities.
ii. Directors Orientation.
iii. Playground Safety.
NOTE:
Contact the Mississippi State
						Department of Health, Child Care Facilities Licensure Division at 601-364-2827
						for more information on the availability and location of the above referenced
						training. Information on available training classes and approved training
						providers is listed on the MSDH website at
www.HealthyMS.com
. Training
						classes provided by the Child Care Licensing Division are listed under the
						heading "MSDH Child Care Provider Training Calendar." Other approved providers
						of training for child care facility operators and staff are listed under the
						headings "MSDH Approved Staff Development Trainers" and "Approved Child Care
						Staff Development Providers."
ee. Discipline Policy developed by the
					 provider.
NOTE:
The discipline policy developed by the
						provider shall not allow any of the prohibited behaviors listed in Subchapter
						14 of these regulations.
ff. Verification that the owner/operator and
					 director have completed mandatory training on:
i.
Regulations Governing Licensure of
					 Child Care Facilities.
ii.
					 New Directors Orientation.
iii.
					 Playground Safety.
NOTE:
Contact the Mississippi State
						Department of Health, Child Care Facilities Licensure Division at 601-364-2827
						for more information on the availability and location of the above referenced
						training.