Iowa Admin. Code r. 441-110.6 - Number of children
The number of children in a
(1)
Limit. Except as
provided in subrule 110.6(3), no greater number of children shall be received
for care at any one time than the number authorized on the registration
certificate .
(2)
Children
counted. To determine the number of children cared for at any one time
in a child development home , each child present in the child development home
shall be considered to be receiving care unless the child is described by one
of the following exceptions:
a. The child 's
parent , guardian, or custodian established or operates the child development
home and either the child is attending school or the child receives child care
full-time on a regular basis from another person.
b. The child has been present in the child
development home for more than 72 consecutive hours and meets the requirements
of the exception in paragraph 110.6(2)"a" as though the person
who established or operates the child development home is the child 's parent ,
guardian, or custodian.
(3)
Exception for emergency school
closing. On days when schools start late, are dismissed early, or are
canceled or closed due to emergencies such as inclement weather, physical plant
failure, structural damage, or public health emergency, a child development
home may have additional children present in accordance with the authorization
for the registration category of the home and subject to all of the following
conditions:
a. The child development home has
prior written approval from the parent or guardian of each child present in the
home concerning the presence of additional children in the home.
b. One or more of the following conditions
are applicable to each of the additional children present in the child
development home :
(1) The home provides care
to the child on a regular basis for periods of less than two hours.
(2) If the child were not present in the
child development home , the child would be unattended.
(3) The home regularly provides care to a
sibling of the child .
c.
The provider shall maintain a written record including the date of the
emergency school closing, the reason for the closing, and the number of
children in care on that date.
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