7 AAC 57.030 - Application for license; biennial renewal
(a) If an
orientation and pre-service training program is available within 60 miles by
road of the facility, an applicant for a license to operate a child care
facility under this chapter must attend and complete the program. If the
applicant does not complete the required program, the department will suspend
processing the application until the requirement is met.
(b) An applicant for a license to operate a
child care facility under this chapter shall initiate the application in the
name of the individual or legal entity responsible for operation of the
facility.
(c) An applicant for a
provisional or biennial license under AS 47.32 and this chapter shall submit a
completed application on a form supplied by the department and shall provide
the following information as applicable to the type of child care facility:
(1) the name, mailing address, telephone
number, facsimile number, if any, electronic mail address, if any, and title,
if any, of
(A) the applicant; if the applicant
is an individual, the application must also include the name, age, and driver's
license number, if any, of each member of the individual's household;
(B) each individual who has an ownership or
management interest in the facility if the applicant is an agency, corporation,
partnership, association, or any other form of organization;
(C) the chief executive officer of the unit
or subunit of government, if the applicant is a government agency;
(D) the owner of the property that houses the
facility; and
(E) the administrator
of the facility or agency;
(2) the four references required under
7
AAC 57.300(g) for the designated
administrator;
(3) the type of
facility, and the name, physical location, and mailing address of the facility
or agency for which the license is sought;
(4) evidence that the administrator is an
adult with sufficient experience, training, or education to fulfill the duties
of an administrator;
(5) the signed
release of information authorization and other items required under
7
AAC 10.910(b) to request a criminal
history check for each individual associated with the child care facility in a
manner described in
7
AAC 10.900(b);
(6) the ages of children to receive care in
the facility;
(7) the number of
children to receive care in the facility;
(8) the hours and days of
operation;
(9) a copy of
(A) each fire safety inspection report
required by a state or municipal authority responsible for those inspections,
and any variance, waiver, or exemption granted by one or more of these
authorities;
(B) each report from
an inspection required under 18 AAC 31 (Alaska Food Code), 18 AAC 60 (solid
waste management), 18 AAC 72 (wastewater treatment and disposal), or 18 AAC 80
(drinking water); in addition to the report, the applicant must provide any
variance, waiver, or exemption granted under those chapters;
(C) a business license as required under AS
43.70; and
(D) any other license,
permit, or certificate necessary and as required by the state or a municipality
to operate a child care facility;
(10) a request for a general variance from a
requirement of AS 47.32 or this chapter, if applicable; a request submitted
under this paragraph must comply with
7
AAC 10.9500 -
7
AAC 10.9535;
(11) information regarding any specialization
for which approval is requested under
7
AAC 57.800 -
7
AAC 57.810;
(12) a current plan of operation for the
facility, including an organizational chart, a staffing chart, other plans,
policies, rules, program descriptions, schedules, forms, and materials; if
these documents were previously submitted to the department, and no changes
have occurred, the applicant is not required to resubmit them, but must verify
that the previously submitted documents are still current;
(13) a staffing plan that describes the
number of people who will work at the facility, staff qualifications, a
description of each person's responsibilities, and a supervision schedule for
the children in care that meets the requirements of this chapter;
(14) evidence that the applicant has
completed any orientation or training required under this chapter;
(15) evidence that the designated
administrator has completed training requirements under
7
AAC 57.350;
(16) other information required by the
department to enable the department to determine if the applicant meets the
requirements of AS 47.32 and this chapter.
(d) An application for a license must include
a signed declaration by the applicant, or by a person authorized to submit the
application on the applicant's behalf if the applicant is not an individual,
that the contents of the application and the information provided with it are
true, accurate, and complete.
(e)
Except for a biennial renewal application under
AS
47.32.060, an application is not complete
unless it provides all of the information required by this section. If the
application is a biennial renewal application, only attachments that include
updated information must be submitted with the application, and any requests
for criminal history checks required under
7
AAC 10.910. Subject to
7
AAC 57.035, the department will renew a biennial
license if the department finds that the facility
(1) has maintained the facility in good
repair;
(2) is in compliance with
state fire safety code requirements in
13 AAC 50.025 and 13 AAC
55;
(3) is in compliance with
AS
47.05.300-47.05.990 and
7
AAC 10.900 -
7
AAC 10.990 (barrier crimes and conditions; background
checks); and
(4) is in
(A) full compliance with AS 47.32,
7
AAC 10.1000 -
7
AAC 10.1095 (Environmental Health and Safety), and
this chapter; or
(B) substantial
compliance with AS 47.32,
7
AAC 10.1000 -
7
AAC 10.1095, and this chapter, and has implemented a
plan of correction, approved by the department, designed to bring the facility
or agency into full compliance with AS 47.32,
7
AAC 10.1000 -
7
AAC 10.1095, and this chapter.
(f) In a license issued under this
chapter, the department will include
(1) the
period of time during which the license is in effect;
(2) the name of the facility;
(3) the type of facility;
(4) the name of the licensee;
(5) the location and mailing address of the
facility;
(6) the number and age
range of children the facility may have in care at any time;
(7) any conditions imposed by the
department;
(8) any variance
granted by the department; and
(9)
the address and telephone number of the department office responsible for
administering this chapter, or of any department representative responsible for
evaluating the facility under
AS
47.32.030(a)(6) or
(7).
(g) A child care facility shall post the
license as required by
AS
47.32.080.
(h) In this section, "management interest"
includes membership on a governing board or body of the child care
facility.
Notes
Authority:AS 44.29.020
AS 47.05.010
AS 47.05.310
AS 47.05.330
AS 47.05.340
AS 47.32.020
AS 47.32.030
AS 47.32.040
AS 47.32.050
AS 47.32.060
AS 47.32.080
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