Utah Admin. Code R430-90-11 - Child Supervision and Security
(1) The provider shall ensure that caregivers
provide and maintain active supervision of each child, including:
(a) a caregiver is inside the home when a
child in care is inside the home;
(b) a caregiver is in the outdoor area when a
child younger than five years old is in the outdoor area;
(c) caregivers know the number of children in
their care at any time; and
(d)
caregivers' attention is focused on the children and not on caregivers'
personal interests.
(2)
The provider shall ensure that staff and household members who are 16 or 17
years old only have unsupervised contact with any child in care, including
during offsite activities and transportation when:
(a) the provider or an eligible adult is
physically present and available as needed; and
(b) they are not
volunteers.
(3) The
provider shall ensure that staff, volunteers, and household members who are
younger than 16 years old are not assigned to care for or supervise any child
in care.
(4) The provider shall
ensure that guests do not have unsupervised contact with any child in care,
including during offsite activities and transportation.
(5) The provider shall ensure that parents of
children in care do not have unsupervised contact with any child in care,
except with their own children.
(6)
The provider may allow school-age children to be outdoors while caregivers are
indoors if:
(a) a caregiver can hear the
children when children are outdoors; and
(b) the children are in an area completely
enclosed within a fence, wall, or solid natural barrier that is at least four
feet high.
(7) The
provider shall ensure that a caregiver monitors each sleeping infant by:
(a) placing each infant to sleep within the
sight and hearing of a caregiver; or
(b) personally observing each sleeping infant
at least once every 15 minutes.
(8) The provider may allow a child to
participate in supervised offsite activities without a caregiver if:
(a) the provider has prior written permission
from the child's parent for the child's participation; and
(b) the provider has clearly assigned the
responsibility for the child's whereabouts and supervision to a responsible
adult who accepts that responsibility throughout the period of the offsite
activity.
(9) The
provider shall ensure that parents have access to their child and the areas
used to care for their child when their child is in care.
(10) To maintain security and supervision of
children, the provider shall ensure that:
(a)
each child is signed in and out in accordance with this section;
(b) only parents or individuals with written
authorization from the parent may sign-out a child;
(c) photo identification is required if the
individual signing the child out is unknown to the provider;
(d) individuals signing children in and out
use identifiers, including a signature, initials, or electronic code;
(e) the sign-in and sign-out records include
the date and time each child arrives and leaves; and
(f) there is written permission from the
child's parent if school-age children sign themselves in or
out.
(11) In an
emergency, the provider shall accept the parent's verbal authorization to
release a child if the provider can confirm the identity of:
(a) the individual giving verbal
authorization; and
(b) the
individual picking up the child.
(12) The provider shall ensure that a
six-week record of each child's daily attendance, including sign-in and
sign-out records, is on-site for review by the department.
Notes
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