Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 408.50 - Child Care Assistants
a)
Assistants shall have passed the background check requirements in Section
408.40(a).
b) Part-time assistants shall be at least 14
years of age and 5 years older than the oldest child they supervise. Minor
assistants shall be employed in accordance with 56 Ill. Adm. Code 250 (Illinois
Child Labor Law).
c) Full-time
assistants shall be at least 18 years of age.
d) Assistants under age 18 shall work under
the direct, personal supervision of the caregiver at all times. Direct,
personal supervision means the caregiver maintains audible or visual contact
with the assistant and children on the premises at all times.
e) An assistant 18 years of age or older may
accompany children playing outdoors and may transport children if the assistant
presents a valid driver's license for the vehicle classification that is being
used to transport children and insurance.
f) The assistants shall be compatible with
the caregiver, capable of following directions, and responsive to
supervision.
g) The child care
assistants shall be able to relate well with children.
h) Assistants shall provide medical evidence
that they are free of reportable communicable disease and physical or mental
conditions that could interfere with child care responsibilities. The medical
report shall be valid for 3 years.
Notes
Amended at 25 Ill. Reg. 5281, effective April 1, 2001
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