1. (a)

   1. (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.
   2. (2) Child interviews do not require parental notice or consent.
2. (b) Required records shall be kept and made available to the Child Care Licensing Unit on request.

3. (c)

   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.

4. (d)

   1. (1) 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, member of the board of directors, director, assistant director, or person in charge of any licensed childcare facility.
   2. (2) All applicable health and fire regulations shall be met.
5. (e) The registered home shall not care for more than five (5) children at any time including their own preschool children.

6. (f) The caregiver:

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

7. (g)

   1. (1) The caregiver shall provide a copy of the list of kindergarten readiness skills, prepared by the Department of Education, to 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.

8. (h) 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 pick-up 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.

9. (i)

   1. (1) Verification of permission for persons not on the authorized pick-up list shall be obtained by the caregiver by calling the parent at a number listed in the child’s record.
   2. (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 (g)(1): “(Act 825 of 2003).”