Appendix A - Verification of High School
Education
Appendix B - Education and Training
Requirements for Family Child Care Providers
Appendix C - Written Information for Parents
and Employees
Appendix D - Family Child Care Parent
Information
(A) What are the
requirements to be a licensed family child care provider?
The family child care provider shall:
(1) Be at least
eighteen years old, and for those type B certified or licensed after April 1,
2003, have completed a high school education. Verification of high school
education is detailed in appendix A to this rule.
(2) Meet the
training or education requirements detailed in appendix B to this rule.
(3) Reside in the
home where the care is being provided.
(4) Not have had
any child removed from his or her home due to abuse or neglect caused by the
provider pursuant to section 2151.353 of the Revised Code.
(5) Not have a
prohibited offense as required by rule 5101:2-13-09 of the Administrative Code.
(6) Complete the JFS 01302 "Request for
Child Abuse and Neglect Report Information for Child Care" (rev. 12/2016)
and update it annually (for the provider and all adults (eighteen and older)
residing in the home of the type B home provider).
(7)(6) Provide a safe, healthy environment when child
care services are being provided. The provider or anyone in the family child
care home including any child care staff members shall not:
(a) Demonstrate
physical or mental conditions potentially harmful to children.
(b) Be under the
influence of alcohol or other drugs while child care is being provided.
(8)(7) Not be involved in any activities which
interfere with the care of the children. This includes not being involved in
other employment during the operating hours of the family child care home.
(9)(8) Complete only one of the following:
(a) Obtain and
maintain liability insurance that insures the family child care provider against
liability arising out of, or in connection with, the operation of the family
child care home.
(i) The liability
insurance shall cover any cause for which the family child care home would be
liable, in the amount of at least one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence
and three hundred thousand dollars in the aggregate.
(ii) Proof of
insurance shall be maintained at the home.
(iii) If the family
child care provider is not the owner of the home where the family child care
home is located and the provider obtains liability insurance described in this
rule, the provider shall name the owner of the property as an additional
insured party on the liability insurance policy if all of the following apply:
(a) The owner
requests the provider in writing to add the owner to the liability insurance
policy as an additional insured party.
(b) The addition of
the owner does not result in cancellation or nonrenewal of the insurance
policy.
(c) The owner pays
any additional premium assessed for coverage of the owner.
(b) Complete the
JFS 01933 "Liability Insurance Statement for Family Child Care
Providers" (rev. 12/2016) if the family child care provider is not
obtaining liability insurance and shall provide the JFS 01933 to the parent of
each child receiving care in the home. The JFS 01933 shall be signed and dated
by the parent and on file by the child's first day of attendance.
(i) If the family
child care provider is not the owner of the home where the family child care
home is in operation, the statement shall also include that the owner of the
home may not provide coverage of any liability arising out of, or in connection
with, the operation of the family child care home.
(ii) The JFS 01933
shall be kept on file at the home.
(B) What are the
on-going requirements to be a licensed family child care provider?
The family child care provider shall:
(1) Be onsite a
minimum of seventy-five per cent of the operating hours per week. The provider
may request a short-term exemption from this requirement from the county
agency.
(2) Post scheduled
hours of availability in a noticeable place for parents.
(3) Make available
the current licensing rules to all staff and parents. The rules may be made
available via paper copy or electronically.
(4) Upon request,
provide a parent with any information necessary for the parent to compile child
care related expenses for income tax preparation, including tax identification
numbers.
(5) Be responsible
for the creation, maintenance and implementation of the policies and procedures
detailed in appendix C to this rule. A copy of these policies and procedures
shall be available on-site at the home.
(6) Provide the
parent and all employees with the policies and practices in appendix C to this
rule.
(7) Provide a copy
of appendix D to this rule to the parents of children enrolled in the home.
(8) Notify the
county agency no later than the next business day of any change in the
household composition including someone joining the household or leaving the
household.
(9) Notify the
county agency no later than the next business day of anyone temporarily staying
in the home for more than five consecutive calendar days.
(10) Complete annually the JFS 01302 as
required in paragraph (A)(6) of this rule.
(11)(10) Be responsible for all information
provided to the county agency or the ODJFS
including information provided by a substitute, child care staff member or
resident of the home.
(12)(11) Have available on-site a written list of
all employees including their dates of hire, positions and scheduled hours.
(12) Submit to the county agency an updated JFS
01174 "Adjudicated a delinquent child statement" (rev. 10/2017)
within ten business days if a child residing in the home is adjudicated a
delinquent child.
(C) What if the type
B home provider is a foster parent?
The type B home provider shall:
(1) Notify the
county agency and all parents.
(2) Notify the
county agency of all children receiving care within one business day of when
the type B home provider is to begin caring for additional foster children.
(3) Maintain a
written record documenting the date and how the county agency and parents were
notified about foster children in care.
Effective: 10/29/2017
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 12/31/2021
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 10/12/2017
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5104.041, 5104.018, 5104.017
Rule Amplifies: 5107.017, 5104.22, 5104.03, 5104.018, 5104.041
Prior Effective Dates: 4/1/82, 5/20/83, 10/1/83, 9/1/86, 9/5/86,
2/15/88, 5/1/89, 7/1/95, 3/15/96, 10/15/96, 10/1/97 (Emer.), 12/30/97, 1/1/01,
4/1/03, 7/1/03, 1/1/07, 9/1/07, 9/29/11, 8/14/08, 8/3/13, 1/1/14, 12/31/16