Appendix A -Medical Statement Requirements for Administrator, Employees, and Child Care Staff Members in a Licensed Child Care Center
Appendix B -Verification of High School Education
(A) What are the
requirements of an employee in a licensed child care center?
(1) An employee
shall have on file a completed medical statement that meets the requirements
detailed in appendix A to this rule.
(2) The completed
medical statement shall be on file on or before the employee's first day of
employment.
(B) What are the
requirements for a child care staff member in a licensed child care center?
A child care staff member shall meet one of the following:
(1) Be at least
eighteen years of age and have completed a high school education.
(a) High school
education is defined in appendix B to this rule.
(b) Verification
shall be on file on or before the child care staff member's first day of
employment.
(2) Be enrolled in
the second year of or have completed a two year career-technical program in
child development or be a high school senior and also enrolled in a college
credit program in child development.
(a) Enrollment or
completion of a two year career-technical program shall be verified by a signed
statement from student's teacher/coordinator of the training program verifying
that the student is enrolled in the program and receiving supervision.
(b) Enrollment in
a college credit program shall be verified by written documention from the
college credit program.
(c) Verification
shall be on file on or before the child care staff member's first day of
employment.
(C) What are the
documentation requirements for employees in a child care center?
(1) The center shall
maintain documentation for each current employee on file at the center.
(2) Employment
records shall be made available upon request by the Ohio department of job and
family services (ODJFS) for at least three years after each employee's
departure.
(3) Employment
records shall include days and hours worked, duties and group assignments, if
applicable.
(4) Employee
records shall be confidential, except that they shall be available to the ODJFS
for the purpose of administering Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code and Chapter
5101:2-12 of the Administrative Code.
(D) What are the
orientation requirements for child care staff members?
(1) Child care
staff members shall complete an onlinethe staff orientation training
as prescribed by the ODJFS within thirty days of starting employment at
the center as a child care staff member unless the child
care staff member has documentation of completion of the training after
December 31, 2016.
(2) The online orientationtraining may
be used for up to six hours of professional development pursuant to rule
5101:2-12-10 of the Administrative Code.
(3) Completion of
the training shall be documented with verification from the Ohio professional
registry.
(4) The child care
staff member may be used in ratio, but may not have sole care of children until
the orientation is completed.
(5) Once a child care staff member has
completed this orientation training and then begins employment at another
licensed child care center, the child care staff member shall complete the
online training again if it has been more than five years since the orientation
was last completed.
(6) Child care staff members employed
before the effective date of this rule shall have until June 30, 2017 to
complete the online orientation.
(E) Do child care
staff members have whistle blower protection?
No employer shall discharge, demote, suspend or threaten to
discharge, demote, suspend or in any manner discriminate against any employee
based solely on the employee taking any of the following actions:
(1) Making any good
faith oral or written complaint to the ODJFS or other agency responsible for
enforcing Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code regarding a violation of this
chapter or the rules adopted pursuant to Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code;
(2) Instituting or
causing to be instituted any proceeding against the employer under section
5104.04 of the Revised Code;
(3) Acting as a
witness in any proceeding under section 5104.04 of the Revised Code;
(4) Refusing to
perform work that constitutes a violation of Chapter 5104. or the rules adopted
pursuant to Chapter 5104. of the Revised Code.
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: 5104.016
Rule Amplifies: 5104.036, 5104.0110
Prior Effective Dates: 3/1/81, 2/8/82, 9/1/86, 1/2/92(Emer.),
4/1/92, 4/1/03, 1/1/07, 9/1/07, 9/29/11, 12/31/16