1. (a) All staff, children, and home records shall be kept and made available to the Child Care Licensing Unit on request.

2. (b)

   1. (1) Falsification of any document and submission of false information to the Office of Early Childhood may constitute grounds for revocation of the license.
   2. (2) “Falsification” means the submission of untrue information, whether by statement or omission.
3. (c) Any individual and related parties on the Department of Human Services exclusion list pursuant to Participant Exclusion, 25 CAR pt. 30, shall not be eligible to be an owner or person in charge of any licensed childcare family home.

4. (d)

   1. (1) All applicable health and fire rules shall be met.
   2. (2) See 20 CAR § 476-301(b).

5. (e)

   1. (1) The home shall not exceed its licensed capacity at any time.
   2. (2) See 20 CAR § 476-801(c).

6. (f) The caregiver:

   1. (1) Shall provide prudent supervision of all staff and other persons in the home; and
   2. (2) Is responsible for the health, welfare, and safety of the children in care.

7. (g)

   1. (1) The facility shall provide a written procedure for reporting a person suspected of child maltreatment.
   2. (2) This procedure shall be followed and a call made to the Child Abuse Hotline whenever there is a suspicion of child maltreatment (1-800-482-5964).

   3. (3) These reports of child maltreatment shall include all allegations made to the licensee by:

      1. (A) Parents;
      2. (B) Staff members; or
      3. (C) The general public.

8. (h)

   1. (1) The facility shall provide a written procedure for reporting suspected licensing violations.
   2. (2) Serious licensing violations shall be reported to the licensing unit.

   3. (3) These include, but are not limited to:

      1. (A) Violations relating to:

9. (i) Transportation;

   1. (ii) Inappropriate behavior guidance;

      1. (iii) Leaving children unattended or unsupervised; and

         1. (iv) Staff-to-child ratio; or

      2. (B) Any other violations that could imminently affect the health and safety of children.

         1. (i)
   2. (1) Parents shall be informed in writing upon enrollment of their child that children may be subject to interviews by licensing staff, child maltreatment investigators, or law enforcement officials for the purpose of determining licensing compliance or for investigative purposes.
   3. (2) Child interviews do not require parental notice or consent.

10. (j)

    1. (1) The facility shall provide a copy of the list of Kindergarten Readiness Skills Calendar or Checklist, prepared by the Department of Education (copies can be requested online, by phone, or by mail from the Program Support Unit of the Office of Early Childhood), to the parents of all three-year-old and four-year-old children enrolled.
    2. (2) A statement signed by the parent that they have received a copy of the list shall be maintained in the child’s record.

11. (k) The caregiver shall not release a child to anyone who is not immediately recognized as the child’s parent or as someone on the authorized pickup list unless:

    1. (1) The individual can provide an official picture identification (ID); and

    2. (2) The person in charge can match the ID to the individual named on the child’s data sheet.

       1. (l)
    3. (1) Verification of permission for persons not on the authorized list shall be obtained by the caregiver by calling the parent at a number listed in the child’s record.
    4. (2) The caregiver shall view an official picture ID of the individual to verify identity.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules contained the following at the end of subdivision (j)(1) of this section: "(Act 825 of 2003)".