Appendix
A - Step Up To Quality
(A)What are the step up to quality (SUTQ)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 A child care center administrator as described in
rule 5101:2-12-07 of the Administrative Code.
(b)ODJFS licensed A family
child care provider as described in rule 5101:2-13-07 of the Administrative
Code.
(c)Ohio department of education (ODE) licensed preschool A director as defined in rule 3301-37-01 of the
Administrative Code.
(d)An administrator as defined in rule
3301-32-01 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
the Ohio department of children and youth (DCY).
(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 A child
care center staff member as described in rule 5101:2-12-08 of the
Administrative Code.
(b)ODJFS licensed A family
child care provider staff member as described in rule 5101:2-13-08 of the
Administrative Code.
(c)ODE licensed A preschool staff member and
lead teacher , head
teacher, teacher, and non-teaching employee as defined in rule
3301-37-01 of the Administrative Code.
(d)A staff member as described in rule
3301-32-03 of the Administrative Code.
(5)"Family
child care provider" means:
(a)ODJFS licensed type Licensed type A home provider.
(b)ODJFS licensed type 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 shallis to
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 shallis to 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 shallis
to 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 shallis to be present for
the entire day time the group is in session or entire time group operates.
(e)School-age
programs shall are to 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 shallis to 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 shallis to 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 licensed:
(a)Family child
care provider.
(b)ODJFS licensed child Child care
center.
(c)ODE licensed preschool Preschool
program.
(d)ODE licensed school 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 is to 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 shallare to
be met to be star ratedawarded
bronze, silver or gold?
(1)The program shallis to comply with
the desk review and the any
on-site verification visit.
(2)ODJFS licensed child care
centers, ODE licensed preschools and ODE
licensed school child Licensed programs shallare to meet all of
the standards listed in appendix A to this rule for the
rating requested at registration and maintain the standards on an ongoing basis
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.
Effective: 7/7/2024
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 4/18/2024 and 07/07/2029
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 06/24/2024
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, 01/06/2019