1. Temporary
License: The licensing agency may issue a temporary license to any child care
facility. This license will allow the child care facility to operate pending
the issuance of a regular license. The temporary license
will reflect the date of issuance of the license, the expiration date, and the
number of children for which the facility is licensed. The license issue date
is the actual date documentation is received and approval for initial temporary
license is granted; the expiration date is the last day of the sixth month
following the issue date; examples: January 01 through June 30 or January 15
through June 30.
NOTE: Before a Temporary License is issued
and the facility allowed to begin operation the following items must be
submitted to and/or verified by the licensing authority, i.e., Mississippi
State Department of Health:
a. License
Application and $100.00 application fee.
b. License fee - the amount of fee is
determined by the licensed capacity of the facility.
c. Documentation that the facility has a
qualified director for the child care program that meets the standards set
forth in Rule 2.5.3.
d. "Letter of
Suitability for Employment" for every employee or volunteer as appropriate that
is to begin work when the facility starts operation. The "Letter of Suitability
for Employment" issued by the Mississippi State Department of Health verifies
that a criminal records check, sex offender registry, and child abuse central
registry check has been conducted on an individual.
e. An MSDH Immunization Form #121 for every
employee or volunteer that is to begin work when the facility starts operation
and/or have documentation indicating that they comply with the immunization
requirements of the Mississippi State Department of Health.
f. Valid MSDH Fire Inspection Form
#333.
g. Verification of passing an
American National Standards Institute Conference for Food Protection (ANSI-CFP)
Accredited food manager training. Currently the following providers are
authorized by the MSDH to provide the required training:
i. National Restaurant Association, Inc.,
i.e., ServSafe,
ii. Environmental
Health Testing, Inc., i.e., National Registry of Food Safety Professionals,
iii. Prometic, Inc., or
iv. Mississippi State University Extension
Service, i.e., TummySafe.
NOTE: For information on ServSafe or
TummySafe contact the Mississippi State University Extension Service at
www.msucares.com. In addition, the
Mississippi Restaurant Association (MRA) also provides ServSafe training. The
MRA can be contacted at www.msra.org.
For information on the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals or
Prometric, contact the MSDH Office of Environmental Heath at
601-576-7690.
h.
Wastewater disposal approval.
i.
Potable water source approval - drinking water.
j. Zoning approval.
k. Lead Testing approval:
i. Building - if constructed before 1965
ii. Playground l. Adult, Child and
Infant CPR and First Aid certification as required for a person or persons who
will be present at the facility during all hours of
operation.
m. Approved
Menu if applicable.
n. Floor
Plan.
o. MSDH Maximum Capacity
Worksheet (Form #28).
p. MSDH Child
Care Facility Inspection Report (Form #281).
q. MSDH Child Care Facility Data Sheet (Form
#286).
r. MSDH Food Service
Inspection (Form #301-302) - if applicable.
s. Daily Schedule of Activities - developed
by provider.
t. Arrival and
Departure Procedures - developed by provider.
u. Emergency Policy developed by
provider.
v. Verification of Two
Emergency Relocation Sites developed by provider:
i. One site must be a minimum of one mile
distant from the facility.
ii. One
site must be a minimum of five miles distant from the
facility.
w.
Transportation Policy not required if facility does not transport children.
NOTE: An emergency transportation policy is
required even if the facility does not plan to transport children. An emergency
transportation policy shall
encompass such events as emergency evacuation of the
facility and emergency transporting of a child to receive medical
attention.
x. Proof of
Vehicle Insurance not required if facility does not transport
children.
y. Verification, in
writing, that the operator has or does not have accident/liability insurance
covering the business.
z.
Verification, in writing, that the operator has or does not have
accident/liability insurance covering the children enrolled at the
facility.
aa. Discipline Policy
developed by the provider.
NOTE: The discipline policy developed by the provider
shall not allow any of the prohibited behaviors listed in Subchapter 14 of
these regulations.
bb.
Verification that the owner/operator and director have completed mandatory
training on:
i.
Regulations Governing
Licensure of Child Care Facilities.
ii. New Directors Orientation.
iii. Playground Safety.
NOTE: Contact the Mississippi State
Department of Health, Child Care Facilities Licensure Division at 601-364-2827
for more information on the availability and location of the above referenced
training.
Information on available training classes and approved
training providers is listed on the MSDH website at
www.HealthyMS.com. Training
classes provided by the Child Care Licensing Division are listed under the
heading "MSDH Child Care Provider Training Calendar." Other approved providers
of training for child care facility operators and staff are listed under the
headings "MSDH Approved Staff Development Trainers" and "Approved Child Care
Staff Development Providers."
