049-5 Wyo. Code R. §§ 5-2 - Capacity/Supervision Requirements
(a) The licenser
shall determine total capacity up to 10 children for the facility, which shall
be located in the owner's primary residence. The licensed capacity shall never
be exceeded.
(i) The children counted in the
capacity for a Family Child Care Home (FCCH) in the owner's primary residence,
include the owner's infant, toddler and/or children ages three (3) to five (5).
The owner's own children who have completed kindergarten or are enrolled in the
first grade or higher or are six (6) years or older are not included in the
capacity.
(A) All foster children and children
related to staff, under the age of 13, on the premises shall be included in the
capacity; and
(B) School age
childhood friends shall be limited to two (2) at any given time without being
counted in the overall capacity.
(b) There shall be at least one (1) adult
staff supervising the care of children at all times and the following
supervision requirements also apply:
(i)
Awake infants and toddlers shall be directly supervised by staff at all
times;
(ii) Children who have
completed kindergarten or are enrolled in first grade or are six (6) years old
or older may be located in adjacent fenced outdoor areas of the facility if
there is direct access, the staff person can clearly hear what happens in the
adjacent area and the staff person remains attentive and moves from one area to
the other every couple of minutes;
(iii) Children ages three (3) and older may
be located in adjacent indoor areas of the facility if there is direct access,
the staff person can clearly hear what happens in the adjacent area and the
staff person remains attentive and moves from one area to the other every
couple of minutes;
(iv) If children
are in more than two (2) non-adjacent areas, a staff person shall be present
and attending the children in each area;
(v) All children shall be located on the same
level as staff at all times; and
(vi) Napping children who are not within
sight of the staff person shall be within easy hearing distance at all times,
be checked on every few minutes and meet all other requirements.
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