Appendix A, Allowable Discipline Techniques
(A) What are the requirements for
staff/child ratios for an approved child day camp?
(1) The approved child day camp shall
ensure that the following day camp staff members/child ratios are maintained at
all times:
(a) For children five to eleven years of
age, a one to eighteen staff to child ratio is required.
(b) For children eleven to eighteen years
of age, a one to twenty staff to child ratio is required.
(2) Approved child day camp staff members
shall not be counted in the staff/child ratio when engaged in duties or
activities that interfere with supervision of children.
(3) Children shall be organized and
assigned to a group.
(a) A child with special needs shall be
included in the group that best meets the child's developmental needs.
(b) Specific child day camp staff members
shall be assigned and responsible for the care and supervision of the children
in their group on a daily basis.
(B) What are the requirements for approved
child day camps to keep an attendance record?
(1) The program shall have written documentation
of the following:
(a) The name and birth date of the child.
(b) The assigned group for the child.
(c) The child's weekly schedule.
(d) Each child shall be checked in upon
arrival at camp and checked out when leaving for the day.
(2) Attendance documentation for each day
shall be kept in a place where child day camp staff have easy access at all
times.
(3) Written attendance records shall be
kept on file at the approved child day camp for a period of one year.
(4) Each group shall have a method for tracking
the children in the group. This tracking method shall ensure that child day
camp staff members know the whereabouts of the children they are responsible
for at all times.
(C) What are the requirements for
supervision by approved child day camp staff members?
Each child day camp staff member shall:
(1) Leave no child unsupervised.
Supervision means the child day camp staff members have knowledge of a child's
needs and accountability for his or her care at all times. Supervision includes
awareness of and responsibility for the activity of each child and being near
enough to respond and reach children immediately.
(2) Ensure all children are within sight
or hearing of child day camp staff members at all times. Within sight or
hearing means without the use of mechanical devices such as video cameras or
walkie talkies. The use of mirrors to view children in another area does not
meet the supervision requirements of this rule.
(3) Not be under the influence of any
substance that impairs the child day camp staff member's ability to supervise
children and/or perform duties. Illegal drugs and substances shall not be on
the premises. Alcohol shall only be kept in areas not approved or used for
children.
(4) Have immediate access at all times to a
working telephone on the premises that is capable of receiving incoming calls
and making outgoing calls.
(5) Only release a child to the parent or
to a person who has previously been approved by the parent.
(6) Not permit children to be exposed to
inappropriate language or media.
(D) What child guidance techniques shall be
used in the approved child day camp?
(1) All child day camp staff members,
including administrators and owners, shall follow appendix A to this rule
regarding guidance techniques to be used with children.
(2) The approved child day camp shall
communicate and consult with the parent prior to implementing a specific
behavior management plan. This plan shall be in writing and signed by the
parent and shall be consistent with the requirements of this rule.
(E) What are the child abuse and/or neglect
reporting requirements?
If the owner, administrator, employee or
child day camp staff member suspects that a child has been abused or neglected,
he or she shall immediately notify the public children services agency (PCSA).
Effective: 4/16/2018
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 04/16/2023
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 03/29/2018
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 5104.21, 5104.22
Rule Amplifies: 5104.21, 5104.22