a) An Administrator or a Program Director must possess the following qualifications:
- 1) A Bachelor's Degree and at least 1 year's experience working with school-age youth in the areas of child development, recreation, education or related fields;
- 2) An Associate's Degree and at least 3 years' experience working with school-age youth in the areas of child development, recreation, education or related fields; or
- 3) A High School Diploma or a GED and at least 5 years' experience working with school-age youth in the areas of child development, recreation, education or related fields.
b) The provider must meet the following requirement if the provider is employing a Site Coordinator, a Site Director, or any other staff member, excluding a Student Aide (as described in subsection (c)):
- 1) An Administrator or Program Director must be on the provider's premises if the Site Coordinator, Site Director, or any other staff member other than a Student Aide is less than 18 years old or does not have a High School Diploma or GED; or
- 2) An Administrator or Program Director is not required to be on the provider's premises if the Site Coordinator, Site Director, or any other staff member other than a Student Aide is at least 18 years old or has a High School Diploma or GED.
- c) A Student Aide must be at least 14 years old and be supervised by a staff member of a higher classification.
- d) All providers, providers' staff, subcontractors and volunteers working or volunteering at license-exempt school-age providers must undergo appropriate background checks, including CANTS clearances in accordance with child care program policies (89 Ill. Adm. Code 50.430).
- e) Providers must maintain the minimum staff to child ratio and maximum group size prescribed in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 407.190 for school-age children in day care facilities.
Provider's staff members must have the appropriate level of professional and educational experience to work with school-age youth.
(Source: Added at 42 Ill. Reg. 8491, effective May 8, 2018)