This letter is to notify stakeholders that the rules listed below have been either amended or have been reviewed and have no changes. This rule review is a result of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services rule review process, which requires all rules to be reviewed at least every five years. The first section below lists rules with changes and a summary of the changes. The second section lists the rules that have no changes. All rules will be reviewed again when the Center for Early Childhood Development becomes operational in the Ohio Department of Education.

The following is a summary of the rules with changes:

5101:2-12-05 License fees and notification requirements for licensed child care centers has been revised to reflect the current fiscal process for application fees.

5101:2-12-11 Fire department approval for licensed child care centers has been revised to update the form revision date of the fire inspection form and to add language that specifies that centers must comply with restrictions documented on the inspection form by the fire inspector.

5101:2-12-14 Outdoor play requirements for licensed child care centers has been revised to require that; large muscle play must be provided inside on days children are not taken outside, mechanical units are to be made inaccessible to children, a trash can may be kept on the playground if kept clean and that an administrator's designee may conduct the playground inspection. This rule has also been revised to require that playground equipment pass the playground probe inspection when using tools from the Consumer Product Safety Commisions handbook, to prohibit the use of trampolines that are more than four feet in diameter and to clarify language about the playground equipment fall zones.

5101:2-12-15.1 Handwashing and basic precautions for licensed child care centers has been revised to clarify times employees must wash their hands, to clarify the use of hand sanitizer and to change language to reflect the same language as used by the communicable disease training curriculum.

5101:2-12-18 Transportation procedural requirements for licensed child care centers has been revised to require that when children are transported in the parent/guardian's cars that the child care staff member for the children have a written record of which car the child is and how to contact the adult with the children. The rule is also to be revised to clarify current requirements.

5101:2-12-18.1 Transportation/vehicle requirements for licensed child care centers has been revised to clarify current rule requirements.

5101:2-12-18.2 Transportation/driver requirements for licensed child care centers has been revised to differentiate between drivers that are employees of the center and contracted drivers and to clarify current rule requirements.

5101:2-12-19 Cots Requirements for children who rest, nap or sleep and use of cots in licensed child care centers has been revised to correct a rule citation.

5101:2-12-22 Child guidance and management for licensed child care centers has been revised to include a prohibition for any type of prone restraint and to define what prone restraint is.

5101:2-12-26 Statement of nonconviction and criminal records checks for licensed child care centers has been revised to update the revision date of a prescribed form, to eiliminate the use of the JFS 01311, to update the WebCheck informational website, to remove dated language and to require the use of a prescribed form when assessing rehabilitation for an employee.

5101:2-12-27 Training in first aid, CPR, management of communicable disease and child abuse prevention for staff in licensed child care centers has been revised to clarify the requirements for review classes and to exempt trainers from needing to complete the trainings they are qualified to teach.

5101:2-12-30 Provision of information, policies and procedures in licensed child care centers has been revised to remove information from the rule which is listed on the prescribed JFS 01237 and to move the requirement for a written outdoor play policy from 5101:2-12-14 to this rule.

5101:2-12-33 Management of illness in licensed child care centers has been revised to mirror language used in the communicable disease management training curriculum and to update the revision dates of the JFS 08087.

5101:2-12-42 Cribs in licensed child care centers has been revised to allow for see through dividers between two cribs and to require that crib mattress supports be kept in their lowest position and crib rails in the highest position when an infant is in the crib.

The following rules have been filed with no changes to the current rule language:

5101:2-12-10 Building approval for licensed child care centers.

5101:2-12-12 Food service licensure requirements for licensed child care centers

5101:2-12-13 Indoor floor space requirements for licensed child care centers

5101:2-12-15 Safe and sanitary equipment and environment in licensed child care centers

5101:2-12-15.2 Diapering and toilet training for licensed child care centers

5101:2-12-15.3 Smoke free environment for licensed child care centers

5101:2-12-15.4 Toothbrushing in licensed child care centers

5101:2-12-16 Requirements for programming and equipment in licensed child care centers

5101:2-12-17 Swimming and water safety requirements for licensed child care centers

5101:2-12-29 Unlawful discriminatory practices

5101:2-12-31 Administration of medication in licensed child care centers

5101:2-12-32 Parental participation policies and parent roster requirement in licensed child care centers

5101:2-12-39 Requirements for meals and snacks in licensed child care centers

The electronic version of the Child Care Center Manual is located at: http://emanuals.jfs.ohio.gov. The manual contains all rules and transmittal letters that the department has issued to licensed child care centers. A current version of this manual should be accessible and utilized by all providers in all licensed child care centers.

Please contact the Help Desk for the Office for Children and Families at 1-866-886-3537, option 4 if you have any questions.

INSTRUCTIONS: The following chart identifies the material that needs to be removed from and inserted into the Child Care Center Manual (CCCM).