(a) The facility shall not exceed its total licensed capacity.
(b) Childcare staff shall be responsible for providing the level of supervision, care, and treatment that is necessary to ensure the safety and well-being of each child at the facility, taking into account the child’s age, individual differences and abilities, surrounding circumstances, hazards, and risks.
(c) The agency shall have a written plan providing for appropriate supervision of children during activities away from the facility.
(d) The staff-to-child ratio shall be at least:
(1) One to six (1:6) during waking hours; and
(2) One to eight (1:8) during sleeping hours.
(e) Twenty-four-hour awake supervision is required.
(f) Only staff who directly supervise children shall be counted in this ratio.
(g) The facility shall maintain a daily census report to include the child’s name and room or building assignment.
(h)
(1) The agency shall have written policies governing the supervision and monitoring of children in the buildings, on the grounds, and in the community, including direct visual or auditory monitoring of moderate or high-risk children, based on 9 CAR § 31-1104(b).
(2) Policy shall include appropriate grouping of children according to chronological age or cognitive development.
(i) If cameras, heat sensors, or motion detectors are used as part of the safety plan, they shall be operational and placed for effective monitoring according to the plan.
(j) The agency shall have a written safety plan to protect children in the program and to ensure public safety.