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Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-36 - Additional requirements for children's crisis care facilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As used in Chapters 5101:2-5 and 5101:2-9
			 of the Administrative Code, a "children's crisis care facility" means a
			 facility that has as its primary purpose the provision of residential and other
			 care to the children described in paragraph (A)(1) or (A)(2) of this rule:
(1) One or more pre-teens voluntarily placed
			 in the facility by the pre-teen's parent or other caretaker who is facing a
			 crisis that causes the parent or other caretaker to seek temporary care for the
			 pre-teen and referral for support services;
(2) One or more pre-teens placed in the
			 facility by a public children services agency (PCSA) or private child placing
			 agency (PCPA) that has legal custody or permanent custody of the pre-teen and
			 determines that an emergency situation exists necessitating the pre-teen's
			 placement in the facility rather than an institution certified under section
			 5103.03 of the Revised Code or
			 elsewhere.
(3) "Children's crisis
			 care facility" does not include either of the following:
(a) Any organization, society, association,
			 school, agency, child guidance center, detention or rehabilitation facility,
			 residential infant care center, or children's
			 clinic licensed, regulated, approved, operated under the direction of, or
			 otherwise certified by  the department of education, a local board of
			 education, the department of youth services, the department of mental health
			 and addiction services, or the department of
			 developmental disabilities;
(b) Any
			 individual who provides care for only a single-family group, placed there by
			 their parents or other relative having custody.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-37 - Information to be provided by residential facilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A new
			 residential facility shall, within ten days after obtaining certification,
			 provide the following information to all county, municipal, or township law
			 enforcement agencies, emergency management agencies and fire departments with
			 jurisdiction over the facility:
(1) A written
			 notice that a facility will be operating in the agency's or department's
			 jurisdiction including:
(a) The address of
			 the facility.
(b) The type of
			 residential facility.
(c) The
			 contact information for the facility.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-38 - Community engagement plan for residential facilities

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) A residential
			 facility  shall have a written community engagement plan which shall
			 include:
(1) Protocols for the community in
			 which a residential facility is located to communicate concerns or other
			 pertinent information directly to the facility which shall include at a
			 minimum:
(a) A contact phone number for the
			 facility.
(b) If the facility has
			 an email address, the email address shall also be provided.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-40 - Private, nonprofit therapeutic wilderness camps

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) As used in this rule:
(1) "Base camp" means the permanent or
			 semi-permanent structure at which the basic needs for camp operation, such as
			 resident housing, water supply and septic systems, permanent toilet and cooking
			 facilities, are provided.
(2)
			 "Mobile camp" means a portion of the base campsite premises or another site at
			 which the basic needs for camp operation, such as water supply systems,
			 permanent toilet and cooking facilities or other permanent structures, are not
			 provided and in which a child stays no longer than twenty-one days before
			 returning to the base camp.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-43 - Residential infant care center

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(A)
								Residential
			 infant care center (RICC) means a facility that has as its primary purpose the
			 provision of residential services for infants affected by substance use and the
			 preservation of families through infant diversion practices and
			 programs.
(B)
								A residential infant care center can not be licensed as
			 a children's crisis care center.
(C)
								An infant, from
			 birth to twelve months old, is eligible to be placed in a residential infant
			 care center if one of the following applies:
(1)
									The infant was
			 born substance exposed and affected requires additional care.
(2)
									The infant's
			 parent or caretaker requires additional education and support services
			 regarding care for the infant.
(3)
									A public children
			 services agency (PCSA) or private child placing agency (PCPA) requires
			 additional time to determine placement of the infant.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-44 - Family preservation center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A family
			 preservation center (FPC) certificate is obtained by a facility actively being
			 licensed first as either a children's crisis care facility, or a residential
			 infant care center, and by meeting the qualifications outlined in this
			 rule.
(B)
								A FPC is to obtain and maintain accreditation under one
			 of the following:
(1)
									The commission on accreditation of rehabilitaiton
			 facilities.
(2)
									The joint commisson on accreditation of healthcare
			 organizations.
(3)
									The council on accreditation for children and family
			 services.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-9 - Children's Residential Centers, Group Homes, and Residential Parenting Facilities › Section 5101:2-9-45 - Scholars residential center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								A scholars
			 residential center (SRC) is a center that meets all of the following:
(1)
									The center is a
			 certified affiliate in good standing of a national organization with a mission
			 to help underserved children in middle school and high school in a
			 comprehensive manner that:
(a)
										Is academically focused and service-oriented and in a
			 family-like setting.
(b)
										Is voluntary and uses a competitive selection
			 process.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-01 - Definitions for licensed child care centers

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Administrator" means the person
			 responsible for the daily operation of the center. The administrator and the
			 owner may be the same person. The administrator is also a child care staff
			 member.
(B) "Adult" means an
			 individual who is at least eighteen years of age.
(C) "Advanced practice registered nurse
			 (APRN)" means a certified registered nurse anesthetist, clinical nurse
			 specialist, certified nurse midwife or certified nurse practitioner under
			 Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code. This was previously called advanced practice
			 nurse (APN).
(D) "Authorized
			 representative" means an individual employed by a center that is owned by a
			 person other than an individual and who is authorized by the owner to do all of
			 the following:
(1) Communicate on the owner's
			 behalf.
(2) Submit on the owner's
			 behalf applications for licensure or approval.
(3) Enter into on the owner's behalf provider
			 agreements for publicly funded child care.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-02 - Application and amendments for a child care center license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What is the
			 application process to establish or operate a licensed child care center?
The owner or owner's representative is to:
(1) Complete a professional registry profile
			 through the Ohio professional registry (OPR) at
https://www.occrra.org/opr
.
(2) Register online through the OPR and
			 complete the required 
									center prelicensing training. The
			 prelicensing training shall have been taken within the
			 five years
			 prior to application for a license.
(3) Complete an initial application online in
			 the Ohio child licensing and quality system (OCLQS) at
https://oclqs.force.com
and submit
			 the fee of fifty dollars to the Ohio department of job and family
			 services (ODJFS).
(a) The application fee
			 submitted with an application is nonrefundable and shall not be credited or
			 transferred to any other application.
(b) The application is considered filed with
			 the ODJFS as of the date it is received electronically and the payment has
			 cleared.
(c) The application will
			 be deleted from the system after one hundred  twenty days if the fee payment is not
			 received.
(d) Any application
			 submitted without complete and accurate information will need to be amended
			 with complete and accurate information before being licensed.
(e) The application will be deleted and the
			 fee forfeited if the center is not ready to be licensed after twelve
			 months.
(4)
									Notify in OCLQS if the owner or owner's representative
			 wants to voluntarily withdraw the application. This results in a forfeiture of
			 the application fee.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-03 - Compliance inspection and complaint investigation of a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What compliance inspections are required
			 for child care centers?
(1) At least one
			 inspection prior to the initial issuance of a provisional license.
(2) At least two inspections during the
			 provisional period.
(3) At least
			 one inspection each state fiscal year after the issuance of the continuous
			 license. Compliance inspections completed in the state fiscal year pursuant to
			 paragraph (A)(2) of this rule meet this requirement.
(4) Any complaint investigations involving
			 the center.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-04 - Building department inspection, fire inspection and food service requirements for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the requirements for building
			 inspections ?
(1) A certificate of occupancy for the
			 purpose of operating a child care center is required in accordance with
			 Chapters 3781. and 3791. of the Revised Code and shall be obtained from
			 the local certified building
			 department
			 or in the absence of a local certified building department, the Ohio department
			 of commerce, and be available onsite for review.
(2) The center shall comply with any
			 stipulations or limitations noted on the certificate of occupancy.
(3) A certificate of occupancy is required in
			 the following circumstances:
(a) At the time
			 of application for a child care center license.
(b) At the time a child care center requests
			 a license amendment for a change of location, including
			 a temporary change of location.
(c) Prior to the use of any areas of the
			 structure not previously inspected and approved for child care use.
(d) At the time of major repair, modification
			 or alteration of any existing structure presently being used for child care but
			 prior to the continued use of modified or altered parts of the structure. Major
			 repair, modification or alteration includes:
(i) Cutting away of any wall, partition or
			 portion thereof, the removal of or cutting of any structural beam or bearing
			 support or the removal or change of any required means of escape, or
			 rearrangement of parts of the structure affecting the exit
			 requirements.
(ii) Addition to,
			 alteration of, replacement or relocation of any gas, oil, water, soil, waste or
			 vent piping, electrical wiring or heating, ventilating or air-conditioning
			 equipment.
(iii) Any modification
			 that would otherwise need a plan
			 approval as required by the rules of the Ohio
			 board of building standards.
(4) A new or revised certificate
			 of occupancy is not required for the following:
(a) A change in ownership with no change of
			 use.
(b) Child care is provided
			 exclusively for school-age children in an
			 existing public school or chartered nonpublic school building as described in
			 section
			 5104.02 of the
			 Revised Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-05 - Denial, revocation and suspension of a licensed child care center application or license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								What does "owner"
			 mean?
(1)
									For
			 purposes of paragraphs (C) and (E) of this rule, "owner" is defined in rule
			 5101:2-12-01
			 of the Administrative Code, except that "owner" also includes a firm,
			 organization, institution or agency, as well as any individual governing board
			 members, partners, or authorized representatives of the owner as defined in
			 section
			 5104.03
			 of the Revised Code.
(2)
									For all other paragraphs of this rule, "owner" is as
			 defined in rule
			 5101:2-12-01
			 of the Administrative Code.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-06 - Procedures for a licensed child care center operating under a provisional license

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) How long is a provisional license valid
			 for a newly licensed child care center?
A provisional license for a newly licensed child care center is
				valid for at least twelve months and until the continuous license is issued,
				unless revoked pursuant to rule
				5101:2-12-05
				of the Administrative Code.
(B) What requirements shall the child care
			 center meet for the provisional license to be amended to a continuous license
			 at the end of the provisional period?
By the end of the provisional period, the center shall:
(1) Be in compliance with Chapter 5101:2-12
			 of the Administrative Code.
(2)
			 Have children enrolled and attending the center.
(3) Have a qualified administrator named
			 pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-12-07
			 of the Administrative Code
									.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-07 - Administrator responsibilities, requirements and qualifications for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the requirements to be an
			 administrator in a licensed child care center?
(1) Be named on the child care center
			 license.
(2) Written documentation
			 verifying the administrator's qualifications is to be kept on
			 file at the center or verified documentation is available for review in the
			 Ohio professional registry (OPR). Administrators are to meet the
			 education requirements detailed in appendix A to this rule.
(3) A person named as administrator, who was
			 promoted from within, and who does not meet the requirements of appendix A to
			 this rule within one year of being named as administrator,
			 is to no
			 longer serve as the administrator. The person also is not
			 to be named administrator at another location
			 until the administrator qualifications have been met.
(4) The administrator
			 is to
			 complete a rules review course provided by the Ohio department of job and
			 family services (ODJFS).
(a) Administrators
			 are to
			 complete the rules review course within six months of the date of their
			 appointment and every five years thereafter.
(b) Verification of
			 completion of the rules review course is to be
			 documented in the OPR.
(5) The administrator is to complete the
			 staff orientation training as prescribed by ODJFS within thirty days of being
			 named administrator at the center or the administrator has documentation of
			 completion of the child care center staff orientation or child care center
			 pre-licensing training after December 31, 2016.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-08 - Employee and child care staff member requirements for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the requirements
			 for an
			 employee in a licensed child care center?
Each employee is to:
(1)
									Have on file, on or before the employee's first day of employment,
			 a completed medical statement that meets the requirements detailed in appendix
			 A to this rule.
(2)
									Have written documentation on file of current
			 immunization against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (Tdap) from a licensed
			 physician, as defined in Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code, physician's
			 assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, certified nurse midwife,
			 certified nurse practitioner or licensed pharmacist. The employee may be exempt
			 from the immunization requirement for religious reasons with written
			 documentation signed by the individual and for medical reasons with written
			 documentation signed by a licensed physician.
(3)
									For the purpose
			 of tuberculosis (TB) screening, notify the child care center if the person has
			 both resided in a country identified by the world health organization (WHO) as
			 having a high burden of TB and arrived in the United States within the five
			 years immediately preceding the date of application for employment. A current
			 list of identified high burden countries (HBC) for TB can be found in the most
			 recent report on the WHO website at
https://www.who.int/teams/global-tuberculosis-programme/tb-reports
.
(a)
										Notification is to be made on a completed medical
			 statement that meets the requirements detailed in appendix A to this
			 rule.
(b)
										If the person meets the criteria described in this
			 paragraph, the child care center is to comply with the testing requirements of
			 section
			 5104.037
			 of the Revised Code before employment. The TB test is either a two-step mantoux
			 tuberculin skin test or a blood assay for m. tuberculosis.
(i)
											If the result of
			 the TB test is negative, the child care center may employ the
			 person.
(ii)
											If the result of any TB test performed is positive, the
			 child care center is to follow the requirements outlined in appendix C to this
			 rule.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-09 - Background check requirements for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What records
			 are included in a background check?
(1)
			 Bureau of criminal investigation (BCI) records pursuant to section
			 5104.013 of the Revised
			 Code.
(2) Federal bureau of
			 investigation (FBI) records pursuant to section
			 5104.013 of the Revised
			 Code.
(3) National sex offender
			 registry.
(4) State sex offender
			 registry.
(5) Statewide automated
			 child welfare information system (SACWIS) records.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-10 - Training and professional development requirements for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the health training requirements
			 for a child care center?
(1)
									All child care staff members are to be currently
			 trained in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate for
			 the age and developmental levels of the children in care.
(a)
										First aid and CPR
			 trainings are to be completed within the first ninety days of
			 hire.
(b)
										Until all required individuals are current in the
			 trainings, at a minimum, the center is to have at least one trained child care
			 staff member on-site (in each building) during all hours of operation who meets
			 this requirement.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-11 - Indoor and outdoor space requirements for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the
			 indoor space requirements for a center?
(1)
			 There shall be at least thirty-five square feet of usable wall-to-wall indoor
			 floor space for each child the center is licensed to serve.
(2) Usable indoor floor space shall not
			 include bathrooms, hallways, storage rooms or other areas not available or not
			 used for child care.
(3) Bathrooms
			 may be included if they are used exclusively by children enrolled in the
			 center.
(4) Areas included in the
			 center's square footage shall be exclusively available for child care during
			 all operating hours of the child care program.
(5) If the center is in a shared building,
			 the center may identify a back-up space that is available for use on days the
			 primary space is not available. When the backup space is utilized, the space
			 shall only be used for child care during that time and shall have building and
			 fire approval.
(6) The public may
			 use areas such as entry ways, hallways, bathrooms and other areas normally
			 available for public use if such access does not constitute a risk or hazard to
			 the health and safety of the children in care.
(7) The calculation of indoor space may
			 include hallways, kitchens, storage areas and bathrooms not used exclusively by
			 children and other areas not available for child care if either of the
			 following apply:
(a) The center's license has
			 been maintained since September 1, 1986; or
(b) A new license was issued due to the
			 change of ownership of the center that was previously licensed prior to
			 September 1, 1986.
(8)
									Dividers may be used to divide a room into smaller
			 spaces to serve additional groups of children, provided the center ensures that
			 the space maintains the indoor space square footage requirement pursuant to
			 paragraph (A)(1) of this rule.
If used, dividers are to:
(a)
										Meet any
			 requirements set by the department of commerce, local building department,
			 state fire marshal or local fire safety inspector.
(b)
										Be made of
			 non-porous material or other material that can be cleaned and
			 sanitized.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-12 - Safe equipment and environment for a licensed child care center

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(A) What are the
			 safe equipment requirements for a licensed child care center?
(1) Equipment, materials, and furniture shall
			 be sturdy, safe, and easy to clean and maintain. They shall also be free of
			 sharp points or corners, splinters, or protruding nails; loose or rusty parts;
			 peeling or chipping paint
			 ; or other hazardous features.
(2) Furniture, equipment and materials which
			 are not usable due to breakage or being a hazard shall be removed immediately
			 and stored away from children until repaired or replaced.
(3) Air conditioners, heat pumps, electric
			 fans and space heaters shall be mounted or placed out of the children's reach
			 or have safeguards which prevent children from being injured. All heaters
			 utilized by the child care center shall be approved in writing by the fire
			 department and/or the building department.
(4) Indoor swings (excluding infant swings),
			 slides, climbers, and climbing apparatuses shall not be placed over carpet,
			 concrete, tile, or any similarly hard surface. There shall be shock absorbent
			 protective covering under and around this equipment. If climbing equipment is
			 over three feet high, landing mats at least one and one half inches thick shall
			 be used. The protective covering shall be used and placed according to
			 manufacturers' guidelines.
(5)
									All
			 children's equipment shall be used in accordance with the manufacturer's
			 guidelines.
(6) Trampolines,
			 ball pits, and inflatable play equipment intended for climbing and bouncing, including
			 but not limited to slides and bounce houses shall not be permitted for use at the
			 center.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-13 - Sanitary equipment and environment for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the
			 requirements to provide and maintain a clean environment, furniture, materials,
			 and equipment in a licensed child care center?
(1) Toilet tissue, liquid soap, running
			 water, and individually assigned towels,
			 disposable towels or air dryers shall be provided in all bathrooms. Toilets and
			 bathroom sinks shall be in good working condition. Toilets shall be flushed
			 after each use.
(2) Equipment,
			 furnishings, and materials shall be constructed of materials to facilitate
			 cleaning .
(3) Accumulated
			 trash and garbage are not to be stored in an
			 area that has been approved for child care.
(4) The center shall be cleaned daily and
			 kept in a sanitary condition at all times. Cleaning and sanitizing shall not
			 take place while rooms are occupied by children, except for general cleanup
			 activities such as sweeping, vacuuming, mopping and wiping off tables which are
			 part of the daily routine. The cleaning and sanitizing schedule contained in
			 appendix A to this rule shall be followed.
(5) The premises shall be kept clean to
			 prevent an infestation by insects or rodents.
(6) If the center's water is not publicly
			 supplied, the center shall contact the Ohio environmental protection agency
			 (EPA) to determine if it qualifies as a public water system.
(a) If the water supply qualifies as a public
			 water system, the center shall comply with the Ohio EPA requirements.
(b) If the water supply does not qualify as a
			 public water system, the center shall contact the local health department to
			 have the water tested and follow any additional requirements requested by the
			 health department. The center shall retain a copy of the water test and make it
			 available upon request.
(7) On-site sewage disposal systems shall not
			 present a public health hazard.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-14 - Transportation and field trip safety for a licensed child care center

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(A)
								What is to be available on all trips, including routine
			 walking trips?
The center is to:
(1)
									Have written and
			 signed permission from the parent before transporting or escorting a child away
			 from the center for field trips and routine trips as detailed in appendix A to
			 this rule. The permission slips are to be kept on file at the center for one
			 year from the date of the trip.
(2)
									Attach to each
			 child on a routine or field trip, except children being transported only to and
			 from school or to and from home, identification containing the center's name,
			 address, and a telephone number to contact in the event the child becomes
			 lost.
(3)
									Have a completed copy of the JFS 01234 "Child
			 Enrollment and Health Information for Child Care" for each child on the trip,
			 except routine walks.
(4)
									Have first aid supplies as required by rule
			 5101:2-12-16
			 of the Administrative Code.
(5)
									Have the
			 completed JFS 01236 "Child Medical/Physical Care Plan for Child Care" for any
			 child who has a health condition which could need medication, special
			 procedures or precautions during the course of the trip. The center is also to
			 take supplies needed to provide such treatment and medications that may need to
			 be administered during the trip.
(6)
									Have a working
			 cellular phone or other means of immediate communication. Cellular phones are
			 not to be used by a driver while the vehicle is in motion.
(7)
									Ensure that the
			 child care staff member responsible for each child on the field trip maintains
			 a written record of which vehicle each child is being transported in and the
			 cellular phone number of the adult in that vehicle who could be contacted in an
			 emergency.
(8)
									Ensure that a person trained in cardiopulmonary
			 resuscitation (CPR), first aid and management of communicable disease in
			 accordance with rule
			 5101:2-12-10
			 of the Administrative Code is present in the vehicle for routine trips and
			 field trips and at the destination on all field trips. More than one person may
			 be used to meet this requirement.
(9)
									Ensure that if
			 the vehicle used to transport children is manufactured with seat belts, they
			 are to be utilized by adults and children, no more than one person may be
			 strapped in each seat belt. Children or adults are not to be permitted to stand
			 in a moving vehicle, sit on the floor or ride in a vehicle where all seats are
			 not securely anchored.
(10)
									Not leave children in the vehicle when it is being
			 refueled except when a trip is of such a length as to need refueling after
			 starting with a full tank.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-15 - Child record requirements for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the
			 requirements for the JFS 01234 "Child Enrollment and Health Information"
			  for a licensed child care
			 center?
The center shall:
(1)
			 Have a completed JFS 01234 on file for each child  by the first day of
			 attendance.
(2) Ensure the JFS
			 01234 is reviewed at least annually by the parent and updated as needed when
			 information changes. The parent and administrator shall initial and date the
			 form when the information is reviewed or updated.
(3) Send the child's JFS 01234 with any child
			 who is being transported for emergency assistance.
(4) Maintain a current copy of the completed
			 JFS 01234 for each child in care in a location that can be easily and quickly
			 accessed and removed from the center if there is an emergency that requires the
			 children to be moved to another location.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-16 - Emergency and health-related plans for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the
			 medical, dental, and general emergency requirements for a licensed child care
			 center?
The center shall:
(1)
			 Have a written plan for medical or dental emergencies on the JFS 01242
			 "Medical, Dental and General Emergency Plan for Child Care." 
			 The plan shall be completed, implemented when necessary, and shall be posted,
			 readily in view  in
			 each classroom and other spaces used by the children.
(2) Complete the JFS 01201 "Dental First Aid"
			  and post in a location
			 readily available to center staff and parents.
(3) Post a  weather alert plan that includes the
			 details listed in paragraph (H) of this rule and a fire plan in each
			 classroom and other spaces used by the children. The plan shall include a
			 diagram indicating evacuation routes.
(4) Conduct monthly fire drills at varying
			 times. Written documentation of these drills shall be kept on-site.
(5) Conduct monthly weather emergency drills
			 in the months March through September. Written documentation of these drills
			 shall be kept on-site.
(6) Conduct
			  emergency/lockdown drills
			 in each quarter of the calendar year. Written
			 documentation of these drills shall be kept on-site.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-17 - Programming and materials for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the
			 programming requirements for a licensed child care center?
The requirements include:
(1) Posting the daily schedule for each age
			 group in each classroom.
(2)
			 Providing opportunities for both quiet and active play suitable to the
			 developmental levels and abilities of each child in care.
(3) Providing activities to promote the
			 children's physical, social-emotional, cognitive and language
			 development.
(4) Providing
			 opportunities for periods of child initiated activities such as, imaginative
			 play, language development, and creative activities.
(5) Providing outdoor play in suitable
			 weather for any infant over twelve months of age, toddler, preschool, and
			 school-age child in attendance four or more consecutive daylight hours.
			 Suitable weather is at a minimum of twenty-five to ninety degrees
			 Fahrenheit.
(6) Indoor gross motor
			 play such as, climbing, jumping, running, riding wheel toys, yoga, other
			 physical fitness or music and movement on days when outdoor play is not
			 provided.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-18 - Group size and ratios for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the
			 requirements for staff/child ratios and maximum group size for a licensed child
			 care center?
(1) The center shall ensure that
			 required child care staff members/child ratios and maximum group size
			 limitations are maintained at all times in accordance with appendix A to this
			 rule. The center shall post appendix A to this rule in a noticeable area in the
			 center.
(2) Child care staff
			 members shall not be counted in the staff/child ratio when engaged in duties or
			 activities that interfere with supervision of children.
(3) There shall be at least one other
			 employee or child care staff member at the center if there are seven or more
			 children in the building.
(4)
			 Children shall be organized and assigned to a permanent group in consultation
			 with parents and in accordance with the maximum group size detailed in appendix
			 A to this rule.
(5) A child with
			 special needs shall be included in the group that best meets the child's
			 development needs.
(6)
			 The center shall not exceed the license capacity at any time.
(a) Children on routine trips to and from
			 home, do not count in the center's capacity.
(b) Children on routine trips, other than to
			 and from home, and on field trips do count in the center's capacity.
(7) Group size
			 limitations shall not be interpreted to apply during nap time, evening sleep
			 time, meal time, snack time, outdoor play, field trips, routine trips or
			 special occasions.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-19 - Supervision of children and child guidance for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the
			 requirements for supervision by child care staff members?
Each child care staff member shall:
(1) Leave no child unsupervised. Supervision
			 means the child care staff members have knowledge of a child's needs and
			 accountability for his or her care at all times,
			 including but not limited to, developmental and behavioral needs and parental
			 preferences. Supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the
			 activity of each child and being near enough to respond and reach children
			 immediately including responding to the child's basic needs and protecting them
			 from harm.
(2) Ensure all children
			 in care are within sight and hearing of child care staff members at all times,
			 except as listed in paragraph (B) of this rule. Within sight and hearing means
			 without the use of mechanical devices such as baby monitors, video cameras or
			 walkie talkies. The use of mirrors to view children in another room does not
			 meet the supervision requirements of this rule.
(3) Not be under the influence of any
			 substance that impairs the child care staff member's ability to supervise
			 children and/or perform duties.
(4)
			 Always have immediate access to a working telephone on the premises which is
			 available and capable of making outgoing calls and receiving incoming
			 calls.
(5) Only release a child to
			 the parent or to a person who has been previously approved by the
			 parent.
(6) Not permit children to
			 be exposed to inappropriate language or media.
(7) Supervise outdoor play.
(a) The child care staff member shall remain
			 outdoors with the children at all times.
(b) The child care staff member shall be able
			 to summon another adult without leaving the group unsupervised.
(c) When the outdoor play space is not on the
			 premises, child care staff members shall accompany and supervise all children
			 in transit and at the outdoor play space.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-20 - Sleeping and napping requirements for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the
			 sleep and nap requirements for a licensed child care center?
(1) The licensed child care center shall
			 provide a quiet space for children who want to rest, nap, or sleep.
(2) Nap and rest time shall be in accordance
			 with the developmental needs of the child.
(3) Rest or nap areas shall be lighted to
			 allow for visual supervision of all children at all times.
(4) Any child who does not fall asleep during
			 a designated nap time shall have the opportunity to engage in quiet
			 activities.
(5) Evacuation routes
			 shall not be blocked by resting or napping children. Each child shall have a
			 free and direct means of escape, and the provider shall have a clear path to
			 each resting child.
(6) Cribs shall
			 be separated from the play space by a safe and sturdy physical barrier which
			 does not impair the ability of child care staff to supervise infants by sight
			 and hearing. Sight and hearing is when the child care staff can see the infants
			 in and out of their cribs and hear their sounds. The barrier shall provide for
			 safe accessibility.
(7) Ratio may
			 be doubled for no more than two hours during nap time, and shall only be
			 doubled if all of the children in the group are on cots or on mats, if the
			 group does not include any infants and if there are enough child care staff
			 members in the building to meet staff/child ratio pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-12-18 of the Administrative Code for the
			 group.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-21 - Evening and overnight care for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) When is a
			 licensed child care center considered to be providing evening and overnight
			 care?
Evening or overnight care is provided when children are in
				attendance anytime between the hours of seven p.m. and six a.m.
(B) What is required when evening
			 and overnight care is provided?
If a licensed child care center has evening or overnight care,
				the following are required:
(1) Child
			 care staff members shall remain awake at all times.
(2) The center shall provide adequate
			 lighting indoors in all areas, including bathrooms, hallways, and sleeping
			 rooms to ensure that child care staff members are able to see all children at
			 all times.
(3) The center shall
			 ensure that parking areas, outdoor walkways, and all building entrances be
			 adequately lighted for safety and security.
(4) The center shall
			 develop and follow bedtime routines in
			 consultation with the parents of the children.
(5) The center shall
			 provide a written security plan that ensures that access to the center is
			 limited to parents and guardians of children in care and authorized persons.
(6) The center shall
			 provide sleeping arrangements so that sleeping children are cared for
			 separately from children who are awake, and so that sleeping children are not
			 disturbed by arrivals and departures.
(7) The center shall
			 ensure areas where children sleep during evening and overnight care are on the
			 building's ground floor unless another floor has been approved for the care of
			 sleeping children by the local fire official having jurisdiction.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-23 - Infant care and diaper care for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the
			 requirements for infant daily care?
(1) The
			 center shall:
(a) Allow infants to safely and
			 comfortably sit, crawl, toddle, walk and play according to the infant's stage
			 of development.
(b) Remove each
			 infant from the crib, swing, infant seat, exercise seat or other equipment
			 throughout the day for individual attention.
(c) Provide each non-crawling infant the
			 opportunity for tummy time, outside of their
			 crib, each day.
(d) Maintain
			 a daily written record for each infant that is provided to the infant's parent
			 or person picking up the infant on a daily basis. The record shall include the
			 following information:
(i) Food
			 intake.
(ii) Sleeping
			 patterns.
(iii) Times and results
			 of diaper changes.
(iv) Information
			 about daily activities.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-24 - Swimming and water safety requirements for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) What are the
			 requirements for swimming sites for a licensed child care center?
(1) All swimming sites shall meet all state
			 and local guidelines for environmental health inspections. Inspection reports
			 for on-site and private pools shall be on file at the center.
(2) A center shall have one lifeguard present
			 for every thirty-five children when children are involved in a water activity
			 for on-site or private pools over eighteen inches in depth.
(3) Activities in bodies of water eighteen
			 inches or more in depth shall be supervised by people who are currently
			 certified as lifeguards or water safety instructors by the "American Red Cross"
			 or an equivalent water safety program, as determined by the Ohio department of
			 job and family services (ODJFS). If the lifeguard is a child care staff member,
			 they shall not be counted as a child care staff member in the staff/child
			 ratio.
(4) Child care staff members
			 shall be actively supervising children pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-12-19
			 of the Administrative Code and shall be able to clearly see all parts of the
			 swimming area including the bottom of pools.
(5) The use of saunas, hot tubs, and spas by
			 children is prohibited.
(6)
			 Swimming in lakes, rivers, ponds, creeks or other similar bodies of water is
			 prohibited.
(7) Swimming pools,
			 wading pools and other swimming/wading sites shall be made inaccessible to the
			 children when not in use.
(8) A
			 center may use wading pools less than eighteen inches in wall height regardless
			 of the amount of water put into it.
(a) Wading
			 pools shall be filtered or emptied daily, and portable wading pools shall be
			 sanitized daily or more often if needed.
(b) The child care
			 staff member shall supervise
			 children at all times while a wading pool is in use and shall be able to
			 clearly see all parts of the wading area.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-12 - Licensing of Child Care Centers › Section 5101:2-12-25 - Medication administration for a licensed child care center

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								When is a JFS 01217 "Request for Administration of
			 Medication for Child Care" required?
(1)
									The JFS 01217 is
			 required for all prescription and non-prescription medication, including sample
			 medication.
(2)
									The JFS 01217 is not required for a medication or
			 medical food required by a JFS 01236 "Child Medical/Physical Care Plan for
			 Child Care" pursuant to rule
			 5101:2-12-15
			 of the Administrative Code.
(3)
									The JFS 01217 is
			 not required for non-prescription topical lotions or
			 products.
Ohio Administrative Code › Title 5101:2 - Division of Social Services › Chapter 5101:2-13 - Licensing Family Care Homes › Section 5101:2-13-01 - Definitions for licensed family child care

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) "Adult" means an individual who is at
			 least eighteen years of age.
(B)
			 "Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN)" means a certified registered nurse
			 anesthetist, clinical nurse specialist, certified 
								nurse
			 midwife or certified nurse practitioner under Chapter 4723. of the
			 Revised Code. This was previously called advanced practice nurse
			 (APN).
(C) "Authorized
			 representative" means an individual employed by a type A home, that is owned by
			 a person other than an individual and who is authorized by the owner to do all
			 of the following:
(1) Communicate on the
			 owner's behalf.
(2) Submit on the
			 owner's behalf applications for licensure or approval.
(3) Enter into on the owner's behalf provider
			 agreements for publicly funded child care.