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15 Miss. Code R. Part 11, Subpart 55, Chapter 1 – Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities | Midpage
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Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15
15
Part 11
Subpart 55
Chapter 1
15 Miss. Code R. Part 11, Subpart 55, Chapter 1
Regulations Governing Licensure of Child Care Facilities
MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
1.1.1
Legal Authority The "Mississippi Child Care Licensing Law,"
1.1.2
Purpose
1.1.3
Severability If any provision of these regulations or the application
1.1.4
Definitions
1.2.1
Requirement for Licensure
1.2.2
Types of Licenses
1.2.3
Application for License An application for a license under these
1.2.4
License Fee
1.2.4
Certificate of Inspection by Fire Department A certificate of
1.2.5
Inspection An agency representative(s) shall inspect each child
1.2.6
Record of Inspection Whenever an inspection is made of a child
1.2.7
Renewal of License
1.2.8
License Not Transferable or Assignable
1.2.9
The current license issued by the licensing
1.3.1
Right of Entry An agency representative may enter any child care
1.3.2
Violations
1.4.1
Parental Information Before a child's enrollment, the parent
1.4.2
Smoking, Tobacco Products, and Prohibited Substances
1.4.3
Parental Access Child care facilities shall assure the parent that they
1.4.4
Changes in Facility Operations The operator shall immediately
1.4.5
Notice of Legal Action The licensing agency shall be notified
1.4.6
Posting of Information The following items shall be posted
1.4.7
Weapons Prohibited
1.4.8
Prevention of Shaken Baby syndrome and Abusive Head
1.4.9
Emergency Preparedness and Evacuation Planning
1.4.10
All policies and procedures referenced above in Subchapter 4 shall
1.5.1
General Requirements For Personnel
1.5.2
Comprehensive Background Check
1.5.3
Child Care Director Qualifications
1.5.4
Caregivers Caregivers shall be at least 18 years of age, and shall
1.5.5
Caregiver Assistants
1.5.6
Students
1.5.7
Use of Director Designee
1.5.8
Staff Development
1.6.2
Records Retention:
1.6.3
Facility Records:
1.6.4
Personnel Records:
1.6.5
Volunteer Records (120 or more hours per year)
1.6.6
Volunteer Records (Less than 120 hours per year)
1.6.7
Child Records The facility shall maintain an individual file for
1.7.1
Serious Occurrences Involving Children
1.7.2
Child Abuse Any operator or employee of a child care facility who
1.7.3
Communicable Disease
1.7.4
Infants and Toddlers
1.8.1
General
1.8.2
Ratio
1.8.3
Grouping
1.9.1
General
1.9.2
Daily Routines All daily routines, such as eating and rest periods,
1.9.3
Eating
1.9.4
Rest Periods
1.9.5
Outdoor Activities
1.9.6
Infant and Toddler Activities
1.9.7
Indoor or Outdoor Physical Activity
1.10.1
General
1.10.2
Playground Equipment
1.10.3
Paint
1.10.4
Chairs and Tables
1.10.5
Hooks and Compartments
1.10.6
Sand Boxes
1.10.7
Cribs
1.10.8
High Chairs High chairs, if used, shall have a wide base and a Tshaped safety strap. They shall be labeled or warranted by the manufacturer in
1.10.9
Rest Period Equipment
1.10.10
Play Equipment
1.10.11
School Age Programs
1.11.1
Building
1.11.2
Indoor Square Footage
1.11.3
Openings
1.11.4
Kitchens
1.11.5
Toilets and Hand Washing Lavatories
1.11.6
Water
1.11.7
Exits
1.11.8
Heating, Cooling, and Ventilation
1.11.9
Outdoor Playground Area
1.11.10
Indoor Playground Area
1.11.11
Grounds
1.11.12
Garbage Removal
1.11.13
Environmental Health The child care facility shall
1.11.14
Pest Control All child care facilities are to use a
1.12.1
Employee Health
1.12.2
Child Health
1.12.3
Child Hygiene
1.12.4
Toys and Equipment
1.12.5
First Aid Supply
1.12.6
Animals and Pets
1.13.1
Meals and Snacks
1.13.2
Feeding Infants and Children
1.13.3
Baby Bottles and Formula
1.13.4
Feeding Chairs
1.13.5
Menus
1.13.6
snacks scheduled for the period during which they are present
1.13.7
Restrictions
1.13.8
Beverages
1.13.9
Modified Diets
1.13.10
Unconsumed Food
1.13.11
Catered Food
1.13.12
Vending Machines
1.13.13
Food Safety and Food Manager
1.14.1
Prohibited Behavior
1.14.2
shall
1.14.3
Time Out
1.14.4
Children Shall Not Discipline Other Children:
1.15.1
General
1.15.2
Requirements:
1.15.3
Occupant Restraints
1.15.4
Staff-to-Child Ratio
1.16.1
Diaper Changing Area Each room in which diaperwearing children play shall contain a diapering area. A diapering
1.16.2
Non-Disposable Diapers and Training Pants The
1.16.3
Disposable Diapers
1.16.4
Potty Chairs Potty chairs, if used, shall be placed in
1.16.5
Hand Washing Employees shall wash their hands
1.16.6
Parental Consultation A
1.17.1
Equipment Each child shall be placed on a separate bed, crib, cot,
1.17.2
Cleaning of Linens and Bed Coverings Linens and
1.17.3
Cleaning of Rest Period Equipment All rest period
1.17.4
Sharing of Rest Period Equipment At no time will
1.18.1
Hand Washing Employees shall wash their hands
1.18.2
Bottle Feeding
1.18.3
Formula Storage Formula shall be labeled with the
1.18.4
Baby Food Any food left over from the serving dish
1.18.5
Refrigerator A refrigerator shall be available and
1.18.6
Heating Unit A heating unit for warming bottles
1.18.7
Breast-Feeding Accommodations and Staff Training
1.19.1
General
1.19.2
Lifeguard Supervision
1.19.3
Health and Safety
1.20.1
Facility Adaptation
1.20.2
Activity Plan A child with special needs shall have an
1.20.3
serving
1.20.4
Staffing
1.21.1
General
1.21.2
Nutrition
1.21.3
Sleeping
1.21.4
Bathroom Facilities
1.22.1
General
1.22.2
Definition
1.22.3
Indoor Square Footage and Grouping A minimum of 25
1.22.4
Nutrition
1.22.5
Transportation
1.22.6
Toilets and Lavatories
1.22.7
Playgrounds
1.22.8
In after school programs, screen time is limited to one hour
1.22.9
Summer Day Camp & School Age Program Director Qualifications
1.22.10
Caregiver CPR and First Aid Certification
1.22.11
Facility Record Storage Facility records may
1.22.12
Equipment Archery equipment, firearms (e.g., skeet
1.22.13
Immunization Requirements Children properly enrolled
1.24.1
General
1.24.2
Definition
1.24.3
Facility Policy and Procedures
1.24.4
Personnel Requirements Students in a field study
1.24.5
Records and Reports
1.24.6
Health Records Sample forms for duplication will be
1.24.7
Program of Activities Hourly child care facility
1.24.8
Buildings and Grounds
1.2.2
(1)(k) and Rule 1.11.1 (8) refer to required testing
1.24.9
Nutrition
1.24.10
Abuse and Neglect Reports
1.25.1
Emergency Suspensions of License
1.25.2
Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of License The
1.25.3
Notification
1.25.4
District Level Hearing for Monetary Penalties:
1.25.5
State Level Hearing
1.25.6
Appeal
1.25.7
Injunction
1.25.8
Criminal Penalties
1.25.9
Violations and Penalties
1.26.1
Information in the possession of the licensing agency