7 Miss. Code. R. 3-17.7 - Family Day Care

1. The MDE shall:

a. Develop readiness training for Day Care Home Sponsors for children ages 0-4

i. Train sponsors on readiness for 0-4 years old

ii. Provide training to sponsor representatives on use of readiness training program

iii. How to present readiness training

iv. Utilization/effectiveness checklist

b. Family Day Care Home Sponsors shall:

i. Attend training provided by MDE on readiness

ii. Adopt and implement readiness training in every family day care home under sponsorship

iii. Annually train all providers on readiness

iv. Train new family day care home providers prior to approval

v. Employ a childcare director who is at least 21 years of age with a minimum of two years' experience as director or caregiver

vi. Establish a referral program for low literacy providers

c. Family Day Care Home Providers shall:

i. Attend annual training on the readiness as a condition of approval

ii. Implement training in the family childcare setting

iii. Involve parents in training, send/handout progress reports home with children

d. Parents shall:

i. Reinforce training by using materials sent home with children

e. Sponsoring organizations shall implement in all homes under sponsorship by October 1, 2000 and each year thereafter.

Notes

7 Miss. Code. R. 3-17.7

Miss. Code Ann. § 37-1-3 (Revised 09/2022)

Adopted 12/30/2015 Amended 1/5/2023