This letter is to notify type A child care home providers 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 rules with changes:

5101:2-13-05 License fees and notification requirements for licensed type A child care homes has been revised to reflect the current fiscal process for application fees.

5101:2-13-11 Fire department approval for licensed type A child care homes has been revised to update the revision date of the fire inspection form and to add language that specifies that a home must comply with restrictions documented on the inspection form completed by the fire inspector.

5101:2-13-14 Outdoor play requirements for licensed type A child care homes has been revised to require that large muscle play must be provided inside on days that children are not taken outside, mechanical units are to be made inaccessible to children and a trash can may be kept on the playground if it is kept clean. This rule has also been revised to require that playground equipment pass the playground probe inspection when using tools from the Consumer Product Safety Commision's handbook and to prohibit the use of trampolines that are more than four feet in diameter.

5101:2-13-15.1 Handwashing and basic precautions for licensed type A child care homes has been revised to clarify times that child care staff members must wash their hands, to clarify the use of hand sanitizer and to use the same language that is used by the communicable disease training curriculum.

5101:2-13-18 Transportation procedural requirements for licensed type A child care homes is being revised to require that when children are transported in parent's/guardian's cars that the child care staff member for the children have a written record of which car the child is in and how to contact the adult who is with the children. Additional language is also being clarified.

5101:2-13-18.1 Transportation/vehicle requirements for licensed type A child care homes is being revised to clarify current rule requirements.

5101:2-13-18.2 Transportation/driver requirements for licensed type A child care homes has been revised to differentiate between drivers that are employees of the center and contracted drivers and to clarify current rule requirements.

5101:2-13-22 Child guidance and management for licensed type A child care homes has been revised to define prone restraint and include a prohibition for the use of any type of prone restraint.

5101:2-13-26 Statement of nonconviction and criminal records checks for licensed type A child care homes has been revised to update the revision date of a prescribed form, to eliminate 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.

5101:2-13-27 Training in first aid, CPR, management of communicable disease and child abuse prevention for staff in licensed type A child care homes has been revised to clarify the requirements for review classes and to exempt trainers from the requirement to complete the trainings they are qualified to teach.

5101:2-13-30 Provision of information, policies and procedures in licensed type A child care homes has been revised to correct formatting issues.

5101:2-13-33 Management of illness in licensed type A child care homes has been revised to mirror language used in the communicable disease management training curriculum and to update the revision dates of the JFS 08087.

5101:2-13-42 Cribs in licensed type A child care homes 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:

5101:2-13-10 Building approval for licensed type A child care homes.

5101:2-13-12 Meal preparation and service and water sanitation for licensed type A homes.

5101:2-13-13 Indoor floor space requirements for licensed type A child care homes.

5101:2-13-15 Safe and sanitary equipment and environment in licensed type A child care homes.

5101:2-13-15.2 Diapering and toilet training for licensed type A child care homes.

5101:2-13-15.3 Smoke free environment for licensed type A child care homes.

5101:2-13-15.4 Toothbrushing in licensed type A child care homes.

5101:2-13-16 Requirements for programming and equipment in licensed type A child care homes.

5101:2-13-17 Swimming and water safety requirements for licensed type A child care homes.

5101:2-13-29 Unlawful discriminatory practices.

5101:2-13-31 Administration of medication in licensed type A child care homes.

5101:2-13-32 Parental participation policies and parent roster requirement in licensed type A child care homes.

5101:2-13-39 Requirements for meals and snacks in licensed type A child care homes.

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 type A homes. 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 Type A Home Manual (CCAM).