Licensing Requirements for Family Child Care Homes and Large Child Care Homes Effective Date 11/1/2020 Date Effective FOREWORD Licensing requirements govern child care facilities in the State of Oklahoma. These rules are minimum requirements for the care and protection of children in care outside their own homes. They were developed by Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) Child Care Services with input from individuals from various professions with expertise in child care, including providers; the Child Care Advisory Committee; and the public. The requirements were approved by the DHS Director and the Governor of the State of Oklahoma pursuant to the Oklahoma Administrative Procedures Act. It is the intent of DHS that licensing requirements are clear, reasonable, fair and enforceable. In the interest of serving the public, comments are welcomed and will be considered for future revisions or development of new requirements. Please complete the form below and send it to: Oklahoma Department of Human Services Child Care Services P.O. Box 25352 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 COMMENTS REGARDING LICENSING REQUIREMENTS Licensing Requirements for: Reference: Please give the cite and topic of the specific requirement to whichwhich you are referring, such as Section 81, regarding (re.) Definitions. you Section re: Section re: Recommendation: Reason: Your Name Date Return Address: Oklahoma Department of Human Services Child Care Services P.O. Box 25352 Oklahoma City, OK 73125 FAX (405) 522-2564 Family Child Care Homes Effective 11-1-2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES AND LARGE FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES (340:110-3-80 through 340:110-3-97.1) Section 80. Purpose and Policy of the Law ............................................................ 1 Section 81. Definitions .............................................................................................. 1 Section 82. Necessity and Issuance of License ...................................................... 3 (a) License required ......................................................................................... 3 (b) Application for license ............................................................................... 3 (c) License issued ............................................................................................ 3 (d) Application denied or license revoked ...................................................... 3 Section 84. Ages and Number of Children .............................................................. 4 (a) Total number of children ............................................................................ 4 (b) One caregiver ............................................................................................. 4 (c) Two caregivers ........................................................................................... 4 Caregiver requirements ............................................................................................ 5 Section 85. Caregiver requirements ......................................................................... 5 (a) Caregiver responsibilities .......................................................................... 5 (b) Caregiver qualifications ............................................................................. 7 (c) Background investigations- general .......................................................... 8 (d) Background investigations- Restricted Registry ...................................... 9 (e) Background investigations- criminal history ............................................ 9 (f) Prohibited individuals ............................................................................... 10 (g) Child Abuse and neglect-DHS database .................................................. 11 (h) Professional development requirements ................................................. 11 Section 86. Home environment .............................................................................. 13 (a) Physical conditions .................................................................................. 13 (b) Water safety .............................................................................................. 14 (c) Animals and household pets .................................................................... 14 (d) Emergency procedures ............................................................................ 15 (e) Overnight care .......................................................................................... 15 Section 86.1. Emergency preparedness ................................................................ 16 (a) General. ..................................................................................................... 16 (b) Emergency medical care plans ................................................................ 16 Family Child Care Homes Effective 11-1-2020 (c) Situations .................................................................................................. 16 (d) Child location and needs .......................................................................... 16 (e) Shelter-in-place ........................................................................................ 16 (f) Lock-down ................................................................................................. 16 (g) Evacuation ................................................................................................ 16 (h) Relocation ................................................................................................. 16 (i) Reporting ................................................................................................... 17 (j) Phones ....................................................................................................... 17 (k) First aid supplies ...................................................................................... 17 (l) Poisoning ................................................................................................... 17 (m) Emergency supply kit .............................................................................. 17 (n) Drills .......................................................................................................... 17 (o) Emergency plans and procedures reviews .............................................. 18 Section 87. Transportation ..................................................................................... 19 (a) Driver qualifications ................................................................................. 19 (b) Written permission ................................................................................... 19 (c) Verifications .............................................................................................. 19 (d) Records ..................................................................................................... 19 (e) Passenger restraints ................................................................................ 19 (f) Vehicle requirements ................................................................................ 19 (g) Supervision and safety ............................................................................. 19 Section 88. Records ................................................................................................ 20 (a) General requirements ............................................................................... 20 (b) Caregiver records ..................................................................................... 20 (c) Children's records .................................................................................... 20 (d) Public access to records- compliance posting ....................................... 20 (e) Compliance file ......................................................................................... 20 Section 89.1. Parent communication ..................................................................... 22 (a) Policy ........................................................................................................ 22 (b) Well-being of the child ............................................................................. 22 (c) DHS child care information ...................................................................... 22 (d) Access to the home .................................................................................. 22 (e) Insurance .................................................................................................. 22 (f) Parent notifications ................................................................................... 22 Section 90. Child Health .......................................................................................... 23 (a) Immunizations .......................................................................................... 23 (b) Medication ................................................................................................ 23 (c) Ill children ................................................................................................. 23 (d) Cleanliness ............................................................................................... 23 Family Child Care Homes Effective 11-1-2020 Section 91. Daily Routine and Equipment ............................................................. 25 (a) Program .................................................................................................... 25 (b) Media