Authority: IC 12-13-5-3

Affected: IC 12-17.2-4

Sec. 121. (a) Caregivers shall have had training specifically related to infant/toddler development.

(b) Caregivers shall have means available to communicate with other staff and summon assistance without leaving children unattended.

(c) The director shall assign a primary caregiver for each infant and toddler.

(d) All caregivers shall interact with and address the needs of all children in their room.

(e) Staff person in charge of an infant/toddler group shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age. If all the children in the group are at least twenty-four (24) months of age, the staff person in charge shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.

(Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-4.7-121; filed Aug 11, 2003, 3:00 p.m.: 27 IR 153; errata filed Nov 7, 2003, 2:45 p.m.: 27 IR 1184; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFA; readopted filed Nov 13, 2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA)