10A N.C. Admin. Code 09 .0714 - OTHER STAFFING REQUIREMENTS
(a)
Each child care center shall have a child care administrator who shall be
responsible for monitoring the program and overseeing administrative duties of
the center. This requirement may be met by having one or more persons on site
who meet the requirements for a child care administrator as set forth in
G.S.
110-91(8) and according to
the licensed capacity of the center. The child care administrator shall be
on-site in accordance with the following chart:
Licensed Capacity |
Weekly On-Site Hours |
Less than 30 children |
20 |
30-79 children |
25 |
80-199 children |
30 |
200 or more children |
40 |
The child care administrator's required weekly hours may include those hours that he or she is off-site due to administrative duties, illness or vacation.
(b)
One person who meets the requirements for a child care administrator or lead
teacher as set forth in
G.S.
110-91(8) shall be on site
during the center's operating hours, except that a person who is at least 18
years old with at least a high school diploma or its equivalent and who has a
minimum of one year's experience working with children in a child care center
may be on duty at the beginning or end of the operating day provided that:
(1) no more than 10 children are
present;
(2) the staff person has
worked in that center for three months; and
(3) the staff person has completed the
orientation training required in Rule.1101 of this Section.
(c) One person who meets the
requirements for a lead teacher shall be responsible for each group of children
except as provided in Paragraph (b) of this Rule. This requirement may be met
by having one or more persons who meet the requirements for a lead teacher
responsible for the same group of children. Each lead teacher shall be
responsible for only one group of children at a time. Each group of children
shall have a lead teacher in attendance for at least two-thirds of the total
daily hours of operation, based on a normal working schedule, and may include
times when the lead teacher may not be in attendance due to circumstances such
as illness or vacation.
(d) No aide
shall have responsibility for a group of children except as provided in
Paragraph (b) of this Rule.
(e)
Nothing contained in this Chapter shall be construed to preclude a "qualified
person with a disability," as defined by
G.S.
168A-3(9), or a "qualified
individual with a disability," as defined by the Americans With Disabilities
Act at 42 U.S.C.
12111(8), from working in a
licensed child care facility.
Notes
Eff. July 1, 1988;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2012; May 1, 2004; July 1, 1998; January 1, 1996; October 1,1991; November 1, 1989;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2017.
Eff. July 1, 1988;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2012; May 1, 2004; July 1, 1998; January 1, 1996; October 1, 1991; November 1, 1989.
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