ECE History and Regulations

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Regulations

The State Regulations for child care are created to help ensure that child care environments are safe and healthy for young children. These regulations serve to protect children's physical and mental health by controlling safe environments and programs. The State Regulations include definitions relating to terms that are commonly used in family childcare centers. These definitions can be beneficial to ECE professionals when documenting information about children or when talking to the families of children. Operational Requirements are listed that provide such information as terms of license, administration requirements, reporting duties, parental requirements, staff records, children's records, confidentiality, and reporting child abuse. Staffing requirements are listed that provide such information like responsibilities and qualifications, supervision rules, and grouping requirements. Physical plant and equipment requirements are provided to ensure conformance with building codes, protective measures, sanitation, and space and facility codes. Requirements regarding the operation of the program are listed, including information about planning and scheduling programs, guiding children, using equipment, rest periods, snack and meal times, health concerns, and animal requirements. Transportation requirements are stated, including rules such as carrying emergency information, ensuring a licensed driver, ensuring a safe vehicle, using seat belts, proper capacity and supervision, and smoking is prohibited. There are also additional requirements for infant and toddler care, night care, licensing, and when the licensee is not providing care to children at least 50% of the licensed hours of operation. Finally, requirements regarding complaints, inspections, and enforcement actions are listed last.

What You Might Learn When Reading Regulations

1 State regulations are similar with Day camps, Group Child care and Family Child care.

2 Each must all comply with the operational requirements which include the policy, reports, staff records daily attendance and staffing.

3 The policy must be reviewed, revised and submitted to the licensing specialist.

4 If transportation is provided, there needs to be a transportation policy.

5  Injuries that occur at the center that requires medical attention should be reported to licensing specialist. Repeated diseases problems should be reported to licensing specialist.

6 Change in the meal plans also has to be reported to licensing specialist within 5 days of change.

7 Center administrators, directors and teachers are required to have registry certificates.

8 Daily attendance must be recorded with current and accurate information.

9 Centers should have staff records of all employees.

10 All staff must obtain and maintain a CPR certificate.

11 Assistant teachers must be eighteen and must have completed the training.

12 The premises must be free of hazardous materials, inside and outdoors. Fire alarms must be maintained and checked on a monthly practice evacuation.

13 The center requires a permanent enclosure with minimum amount of square footage.

14 Trampolines and inflatable bounces items are not allowed.

15 Snacks prepared by parents must be documented at all times. If any medications are giving, it must be administered as directed by label and parents.

16 Driving records must be obtained annually to help ensure safe driving.

Appendix Section

According to this licensing rule book, people who have child care centers which provide care and supervision for 4 or more children under the age of 7, for less than 24 hours a day must be licensed.

Appendix A tells about the 5 divisions of the early care and education regional offices. This just lets us know which office to contact and where they're located.

Appendix B and C talks about the meal pattern that should be followed if you have a licensed daycare. Each child should have a certain amount of the different food groups per meal, per day for each age group.

Appendix D is talking about crib safety.

Appendix E talks about requirements for staff workers in your center and what things information needs to be given to parents who come to the center.

Appendix F talks about the Wisconsin administrative code and what all their requirements are

Appendix G speaks about the importance of background checks for all employees.