1. (a) School-age programs shall comply with He-C 4002.01 through He-C 4002.32, He-C 4002.34, He-C 4002.40 through He-C 4002.44, and this section, unless otherwise specified.
2. (b) All school age programs shall be exempt from He-C 4002.08(b) only regarding recording birth dates on attendance records.

3. (c) School-age programs that operate in a building which currently house a public or private school shall:

   1. (1) Identify and protect children from hazards such as vehicular traffic with direct supervision if the environment does not provide adequate protection; and
   2. (2) Be exempt from modifying the environment to comply with He-C 4002.

4. (d) Programs that serve only children attending part day public kindergarten or full-day public school, or which have rooms used exclusively by kindergarten or school age children, shall be exempt from:

   1. (1) He-C 4002.22(a)(2) regarding unprotected outlets only;
   2. (2) He-C 4002.22(b) regarding access to sharp objects and hand sanitizer, provided the hand sanitizer is used by children under staff supervision;
   3. (3) He-C 4002.22(d) regarding non-toxic materials labeled “keep out of reach of children”; and
   4. (4) He-C 4002.22(e) regarding long cords and strings.
5. (e) In lieu of He-C 4002.25(n), school-age programs operating for more than 5 hours per day shall provide children with an opportunity for at least 30 minutes of quiet activities, rest, or relaxation.
6. (f) Programs shall staff school age programs with at least one group leader per group.
7. (g) The maximum group size shall be 45 with one staff for every 15 children.
8. (h) In addition to the staffing requirements in (f) above, programs licensed as school-age programs shall have a second staff person in the building when 13 or more children are present.
9. (i) School-age programs that hold combination licenses with multiple program types shall provide separate space for the school-age children during the hours of operation of the school-age program when 9 or more school age children are present.
10. (j) When 8 or fewer school-age children are present, programs shall have the option to combine school-age children with children 4 years of age and older.

11. (k) Programs shall have and maintain on file for review by parents or guardians and the department a written schedule of daily activities that ensures that the curriculum includes:

    1. (1) Opportunities for children to help in planning their own activities;
    2. (2) Time for structured and unstructured play, both indoors and outdoors;
    3. (3) Opportunities for active and quiet activities; and
    4. (4) Opportunities for individual and group experiences, both child-initiated and staff directed.

Source. #7294, eff 5-26-00; ss by #9160, INTERIM, eff 5-26-08; ss by #9310, eff 11-23-08; ss by #12046, INTERIM, eff 11-19-16; ss by #12174, EMERGENCY RULE, eff 5-17-17; ss by #12415, eff 11-6-17; ss by #13373, eff 4-22-22 (formerly He-C 4002.36); ss by #14356, eff 9-22-25, EXPIRES: 9-22-35 (formerly He-C 4002.39)