North Dakota Administrative Code › Title 75 - Department of Human Services › Article 75-03 - Community Services › Chapter 75-03-09 - Group Child Care Early Childhood Services › Section 75-03-09-08 - Duties of group child care provider

Current through Supplement No. 393, July, 2024
1.
				The provider of a group child care is responsible for compliance with
				requirements set forth in the standards and North Dakota Century Code chapter
				50-11.1. The provider shall:
a. Establish the
				group child care;
b. Apply for a
				license for the group child care;
c. Possess knowledge or experience in
				management and interpersonal relationships;
d. Formulate written policies and procedures
				for the operation of the group child care. Policies must include:
(1) An explanation of how accidents and
				illnesses will be handled;
(2) The
				methods of developmentally appropriate discipline and guidance techniques that
				are to be used;
(3) The process for
				a parent or staff member to report a complaint, a suspected licensing
				violation, and suspected child abuse or neglect;
(4) Hiring practices and personnel policies
				for staff members;
(5) Informing
				parents that they may request daily reports for their child, including details
				regarding eating, napping, and diapering;
(6) Procedure for accountability when a child
				fails to arrive as expected at the group child care; and
(7) Transportation procedures, if the
				provider provides transportation;
e. Notify the department of any major changes
				in the operation or in the ownership of the group child care, including staff
				member changes;
f. Maintain records
				of enrollment, attendance, health, and other required records;
g. May select an emergency
				designee;
h. Maintain necessary
				information to verify staff members' qualifications and to ensure safe care for
				the children in the group child care;
i. Ensure the group child care is
				sufficiently staffed at all times to meet the child and staff ratios for
				children in attendance and that no more children than the licensed capacity are
				served at any one time;
j. Ensure
				preadmission visits for children and their parents are offered so the group
				child care, fees, operating policies, and procedures can be viewed and
				discussed;
k. Ensure that there are
				signed written agreements with the parents of each child that specify the fees
				to be paid, methods of payment, and policies regarding delinquency of
				fees;
l. Provide parents, upon
				request, with progress reports on their children, and provide unlimited
				opportunities for parents to observe their children while in care. Providing
				unlimited access does not prohibit a group child care from locking its doors
				while children are in care;
m.
				Provide parents with the name of the group child care provider, the group child
				care supervisor, staff members, and the emergency designee;
n. Report, as a mandatory reporter, any
				suspected child abuse or neglect as required by North Dakota Century Code
				section 50-25.1-03;
o. Ensure that
				children do not depart from the group child care premises unsupervised, except
				when the parent and provider consent that an unsupervised departure is safe and
				appropriate for the age and development of the child. The provider shall obtain
				written parental consent for the child to leave the group child care premises
				unsupervised, which must specify the activity, time the child is leaving and
				length of time the child will be gone, method of transportation, and parental
				responsibility for the child once the child leaves the group child care
				premises; and
p. Ensure that each
				child is released only to the child's parent, legal custodian, guardian, or
				individual who has been authorized by the child's parent, legal custodian, or
				guardian.