Appendix A - Step Up To Quality Center Program Standards for a One-Star
Rating
Appendix B - Step Up To Quality Center Program Standards for a Two-Star
Rating
Appendix C - Step Up To Quality Center Program Standards for a Three-Star Rating
Appendix D - Step Up To Quality Center Program Standards for a Four and
Five-Star Rating
Appendix E - Step Up To Quality Family Child Care Program Standards for a
One-Star Rating
Appendix F - Step Up To Quality Family Child Care Standards for a Two-Star Rating
Appendix G - Step Up To Quality Family Child Care Program Standards for a
Three-Star Rating
Appendix H - Step Up To Quality Family Child Care Program Standards for a
Four and Five-Star Rating
(A)What are the step up to quality (SUTQ)
definitions for the purposes of implementing Chapter 5101:2-17 of the
Administrative Code?
(1)"Administrator" means the
following:
(a)Ohio department of job and family
services (ODJFS) licensed child care center administrator as described in rule
5101:2-12-07 of the Administrative Code.
(b)ODJFS licensed family child care
provider as described in rule 5101:2-13-07 of the Administrative Code.
(c)Ohio department of education (ODE)
licensed preschool director as defined in rule 3301-37-01 of the Administrative
Code.
(d)ODE licensed staff member as described
in rule 3301-32-02 of the Administrative Code.
(2)"Approved related fields"
means the following:
(a)Early childhood education teacher
approved related fields include: early childhood education, child development,
family studies, human ecology, human development, child and family community
studies, elementary education, early intervention (ECE or special education),
elementary, middle or secondary education, physical education, elementary
intervention, and school counselor, or other degrees as approved by ODJFS and
ODE.
(b)Approved related child development
fields include psychology, and recreation management if twelve semester or
eighteen quarter hours of child development coursework, with a grade of C or
better from an accredited institution of higher education, is completed.
(3)"Assistant teacher" means a
child care care staff member who works under the supervision of a lead teacher.
Assistant teachers may work independently in a lead teacher's absence, but for
the majority of time the assistant teacher works directly with the lead teacher
in the same space with the same children.
(4)"Child care staff" means:
(a)ODJFS licensed child care center staff
member as described in rule 5101:2-12-08 of the Administrative Code.
(b)ODJFS licensed family child care
provider staff member as described in rule 5101:2-13-08 of the Administrative Code.
(c)ODE licensed preschool staff member,
head teacher, teacher, and non-teaching employee as defined in rule 3301-37-01
of the Administrative Code.
(5)"Family child care provider"
means:
(a) ODJFS licensed type A home provider.
(b) ODJFS licensed type B home provider.
(6)"Instructional time" means
the time the group spends with the lead teacher each day, excluding nap or rest
time.
(a)The lead teacher shall interact with
children a minimum of three and one-half hours daily for at least half the days
of each week the program operates.
(b)If a group requires two or more child
care staff members to meet ratio, there shall be a lead teacher and an
assistant teacher present. Co-lead teachers may be used to meet this
requirement.
(c)The assistant or co-lead teacher shall
meet this requirement the other days of the week.
(d)If a program or group operates less
than three and one-half hours daily, the lead teacher shall be present for the
entire day.
(e)School-age programs shall have a lead
teacher for the duration of either a total of three and one-half hours, the
complete before school session, or the complete after school session. On
non-school days, the program shall meet the three and one-half hour requirement
as stated in paragraph (A)(7) to this rule.
(7)"Lead teacher" means the
adult who has primary responsibility for the group of children. The lead
teacher shall meet the three and one-half hour minimum instruction time daily,
not including nap or rest, for more than half of the days in operation each
week. The lead teacher is responsible for activity planning and implementing
the curriculum and child assessment requirements related to the current star
rating level.
(8)"Program" means any of the
following:
(a)Family child care provider.
(b)ODJFS licensed child care center.
(c)ODE licensed preschool.
(d)ODE licensed school child program.
(9)"Substitute" means the
following:
(a)A child care staff member who replaces
an assigned staff member for fewer than ninety days.
(b)What if the substitute is providing
care for more than ninety days?
The substitute shall become the lead
teacher or assistant and meet the requirements of the lead or assistant
pursuant to this chapter.
(B)What are the standards that shall be met
to be star rated?
(1)The program shall comply with the desk
review and the on-site verification visit.
(2)ODJFS licensed child care centers, ODE
licensed preschools and ODE licensed school child programs shall meet all of
the standards for the star rating requested at registration as listed in
appendices A, B, C, and D to this rule.
(3)Family child care providers shall meet
all of the standards for the star rating requested at registration as listed in
appendices E, F, G and H to this rule.
(4)Programs who register for a four or
five-star rating may be awarded points based on the verification of the
three-star rating requirements and their ability to earn additional points as
outlined in appendices D and H to this rule.
(5)A program shall obtain at least one point
in each of the following domains in order to achieve a four or five-star
rating:
(a)Learning and development.
(b)Administrative and leadership
practices.
(c)Staff qualifications and professional
development.
(d)Family and community partnerships.
(6)How many points shall be earned to
achieve a four-star rating?
(a)ODJFS licensed child care centers and
ODE licensed preschool or licensed school child programs shall score
thirty-five to fifty-five points. Points are indicated in appendix D to this
rule.
(b)Family child care providers shall score
thirty to forty-five points. Points are indicated in appendix H to this rule.
(7)How many points shall be earned to
achieve a five-star rating?
(a)ODJFS licensed child care centers, ODE
licensed preschools and licensed school child programs shall score fifty-six to
seventy-nine points. Points are indicated in appendix D to this rule.
(b)Family child care providers shall score
forty-six to sixty-four points. Points are indicated in appendix H to this
rule.
Replaces: 5101:2-17-01
Effective: 1/6/2019
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 01/06/2024
Certification: CERTIFIED
ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 12/27/2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5104.29
Rule Amplifies: 5104.29
Prior Effective Dates: 07/01/2009, 08/01/2010, 11/10/2011,
10/01/2013, 07/20/2014, 09/28/2015, 06/26/2016, 12/31/2016