55 Pa. Code § 3270.241 - Requirements specific to school-age programs
(a) If a child is required to be enrolled in
public or private school under the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P.S. §§
1-101-27-2702) and if the child is not enrolled and if the child is not
exempted from enrollment under the Public School Code, a child care facility
may not admit the child for care during the hours when the child is required by
law to attend public or private school.
(b) A facility or a space in a facility in
which care is provided exclusively to school-age children shall comply only
with the following sections:
(3)
Staff
persons and volunteers. Sections
3270.31,
3270.32 and
3270.33(a), (b) and
(d) (relating to age and training;
suitability of persons in the facility; and general requirements for facility
persons). Special requirements for director, group supervisor and assistant
group supervisor are set forth in subsection (c).
(4)
Staff-child ratio.
Sections 3270.51,
3270.53 and
3270.54 (relating to similar age
level; children of an operator or a staff person; and minimum number of
facility persons in the child care facility).
(5)
Physical site.
(i) Physical site requirements do not apply
for a school-age program located in a school building that is under section
776.1 of the Public School Code of 1949 (24 P. S. §
7-776.1); specifically, a program operated
for school-age children in a public or private school building, a building used
by an intermediate unit, or an area vocational-technical school building which
meets the physical site requirements acceptable to the Department of
Education.
(9)
Procedures for
admission. Sections
3270.121-3270.124 (relating to procedures
for admission). When a school-age child attends the facility 15 hours or less
per week, the operator is not required to complete the Department's approved
form to provide information to the family about the child's growth and
development in the context of the services being provided referenced in §
3270.124(a)(3).
(10)
Child health. Sections
3270.131-3270.134(a) and
3270.136-3270.138. An equivalent health
report completed by a school is acceptable as documentation of child health for
a school-age child.
(12)
Nutrition.
(i) In a facility operating a school-age
program for fewer than 4 consecutive hours, none of the nutrition requirements
applies.
(13)
Transportation.
(i) A facility is exempt from transportation
requirements when children attending care at the facility are transported in
vehicles owned and operated by the school district in which the facility is
located.
(16)
Special
exemptions. Sections
3270.231-3270.233 (relating to staff
qualifications; indoor and outdoor space and capacity; and play
surfaces).
(17)
Telephone. Staff persons shall have immediate access to a
working telephone on the facility premises. If a land-line telephone is not
accessible to staff persons during the hours of facility operation, a wireless
telephone is acceptable.
(c) Special requirements for staff persons in
school-age programs or in school-age spaces.
(1)
Director.
(i) In a program operating 30 or fewer hours
a week, a director or director/group supervisor shall be present at a facility
as required at §
3270.34 (relating to director
qualifications and responsibilities) at least 20% of the program's operational
hours.
(ii) In a program operating
31 to 45 hours a week, a director or director/group supervisor shall be present
at a facility site at least 35% of the program's operational hours.
(iii) In a program operating 46 or more hours
a week, a director or director/group supervisor shall be present at a facility
site as described at §
3270.34(c) and
(d).
(iv) A responsible designee shall be
appointed by a director as described at §
3270.34.
(2)
Group supervisor. In a
program in which 46 or more school-age children are enrolled, a group
supervisor shall be present at a facility site as described at §
3270.35 (relating to group
supervisor qualifications and responsibilities).
(3)
Assistant group
supervisor.
(i) In a program in
which 45 or fewer school-age children are enrolled, assistant group supervisors
shall be present at a facility site during the program's operational
hours.
(ii) In a program in which
45 or fewer school-age children are enrolled, one assistant group supervisor is
required to be present at a facility site for each group of 12 young school-age
or 15 older school-age children in attendance.
(iii) In a program of 45 or fewer enrolled
children, an assistant group supervisor is responsible for the following
minimum duties:
(A) Planning and implementing,
with the director, daily program activities.
(B) Coordinating activities with other
assistant group supervisors.
(C)
Assisting the director as needed.
(4)
Aides. In a program in
which 46 or more school-age children are enrolled, the responsibility of an
aide is described at §
3270.37 (relating to aide
qualifications and responsibilities).
Notes
The provisions of this § 3270.241 amended under Articles IX and X of the Human Services Code (62 P.S. §§ 901-922 and 1001-1088).
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