This letter transmits information regarding child care forms that are being removed or added to the child care manual as a result of an annual forms inventory project. The following is a summary of the changes:

JFS 01577 "January 1, 2007 Rule Changes to the Child Care Licensing Rules for Child Care Centers" has been made obsolete because the rules have been amended.

JFS 01578 "January 1, 2007 Rule Changes to the Child Care Licensing Rules for Type A Homes" has been made obsolete because the rules have been amended.

JFS 08087 "Ohio Department of Health's Communicable Disease Chart" has been added to the manual.

ODHS 1927 "Child Care Certificate" will no longer be in the manual. This form will be available online in a PDF format at: http://www.odjfs.state.oh.us/forms/inter.asp.

The electronic version of the Child Care Manual is located at: http://emanuals.jfs.ohio.gov. The manual contains all rules, forms, transmittal letters, and procedure letters that the department has issued to child care providers. A current version of this manual should be utilized by staff in all child care centers and type A homes that are licensed by the Department of Job and Family Services. A current and updated copy of the manual should be accessible at all times in the center or type A home.

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 Manual (CCM).