CCMPL 96 (Child Care Forms)
Child Care Manual Procedure Letter No. 96
November 13, 2015
TO: All Child Care Manual Holders
FROM: Cynthia C. Dungey, Director
SUBJECT: Child Care Forms

Background:

Amended Substitute House Bill 64 of the 131st General Assembly added new prohibitive offenses and expanded the definition of owner for child care programs.

Contracted drivers not used in ratio and who are not employees of licensed child care centers or Type A Homes are required to have their employer complete and submit the JFS 01266 "Contracted Driver Qualifications Statement for Child Care" yearly. This form includes a statement that the driver does not have a prohibitive offense.

Licensed child care centers and Type A Homes may be owned by corporations or partnerships. Currently the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services does not have a method to identify all individuals included in a corporation or partnership.

New Policy:

The JFS 01266 "Contracted Driver Qualifications Statement for Child Care" has been revised to reflect the updated Ohio Revised Code citation for criminal records checks, Section 109.572 (A)(5), as a result of Amended Substitute House Bill 64 of the 131st General Assembly. New prohibited offenses include: reporting child abuse or neglect, trafficking in persons, commercial sexual exploitation of a minor, soliciting - after positive HIV test, driver's license suspension, misrepresentation relating to provision of child care, disclosure and notice regarding death or injury of child in facility and making or causing false report of child abuse or neglect. The Child Care Policy Help Desk phone number has also been updated.

The JFS 00598 "Owner's Authorized Representative/Partnership For Child Care" is a new form for licensed child care centers or Type A Homes that are owned by a corporation or partnership to provide information on all individual owners.

Implementation:

JFS 01266

Effective immediately all providers shall use the October 2015 version of the JFS 01266 for initial contracted drivers and for any annual updates.

JFS 00598

New applications for licensure received on or beforeSeptember 29, 2015 are required to have all owners, except individual governing board members who have a vested interest in the program, complete the JFS 00598 and submit it along with their Plan of Operation.

New applications for licensure received on or after September 30, 2016 are required to have all owners, which include individual governing board members, complete the JFS 00598.

If you have questions, please contact the Child Care Policy Helpdesk at 1-877-302-2347, option 4.