Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.8419 - School-age child care center site administrator; qualifications; responsibilities
Rule 419.
(1) A
site administrator shall be present at the center during all hours of operation
when the program administrator overseeing multiple sites is not on the
premises.
(2) Site administrators
are responsible for the daily operation and implementation of the site program,
supervision of the site staff, and overall care and supervision of
children.
(3) Site administrators
shall assist the program administrator in all of the following:
(a) Developing, implementing, and evaluating
program and center policies.
(b)
Administering day-to-day operations, including being available to address
parent, child, and staff issues.
(c) Monitoring and overseeing
staff.
(4) Site
administrators shall meet both of the following qualifications:
(a) Be not less than 18 years of
age.
(b) Have a high school diploma
or GED.
(5) Site
administrators shall meet 1 of the following to be qualified:
(a) All of the following:
(i) A minimum of 6 months of
experience.
(ii) 6 semester hours,
9 CEUs, or a combination to equal 90 clock hours of coursework in child care
administration, early childhood education, child development, youth
development, or a child-related field. Up to 30 hours of training from
MiRegistry may be used to meet these requirements.
(iii) Work for a center that participates in
great start to quality.
(b) All of the following:
(i) A minimum of 3 months of
experience.
(ii) A valid child
development associate credential, Montessori credential, Michigan youth
development or credential, or associate degree in a child-related
field.
(iii) Work for a center that
participates in great start to quality.
(c) Both of the following:
(i) An associate degree or higher in any
field of study.
(ii) 15 clock hours
of school-age training.
(6) A site supervisor who was qualified on
the site supervisor's date of hire remains qualified as a site administrator as
of the effective date of this rule as long as they remain continuously employed
as a site supervisor at the center or at another licensed center without a
break in service of more than 180 days.
(7) Verification of the qualifications must
be maintained on file at the center or at the central office until 2 years
after the effective date of this rule, after which qualifications must be
reflected as verified in MiRegistry.
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