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Finish Strong: Day 7 Get Prepared For Licensing Visits

I want to inspire you to end the year by getting prepared for upcoming Licensing Visits.

Daycare licensing violations are public record and to be sure that you have very few or no violations, it is vital that you get prepared for your next state visit.

Here are 3 easy  ways for you to get prepared for your next Licensing visit:

  1. Check your last licensing compliance visit form and conduct your very own site inspection.
  2. Review all the children records to be sure that you have immunization records and physicals.
  3. Check your staff records for required training hours, updated back ground screenings, physical and PPD information on file.

I want to hear from you, be sure to share your thoughts and feedback with me about this blog series by posting on the Child Care Business Owner facebook page or tweeting me @ccarebusiness. Be sure to use hashtag #Finishstrong2015

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Shiketa

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Maintaining Proper Child-to-Staff Ratios in Your Child Care Center

A sure sign of a high quality child care center is a center that maintains adequate staff-to child ratios. In fact, staff-to child ratios has a major affect on the quality of childcare that children receive in many ways.

 
” Child-to-staff ratios and group sizes are two of the best indicators for determining the quality of a child care program and they significantly effect many other health and safety issues. Smaller group size is associated with a lower risk of infection in child care. (excerpt from the 13 Indicators of quality childcare report by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services)

 

The risk of illness in children between the ages of one and three years of age increases as the group size increases to four or more, whereas children in groups of three or fewer have no more risk of illness than children cared for at home.”
(Bartlett, Orton, & Turner, 1986; Bell, Gleiber, Mercer, Hifer, Guinter, Cohen, Epstein, & Narayanan, 1989). The risk of repeated ear infections increases in one- to six-year old children who attend child care in groups of more than six children (Hardy & Fowler, 1993).

Moreover, when your child care facility is out of child-to-staff ratio, this could  result in a citation from your local Child Care Licensing agency; if observed during a licensing visit.

For more information on how to maintain a proper Child-to Staff Ratio at all times in your center, along with having access to downloadable forms and resources links including my Director’s handbook, Join the Center Owner eClub today!

With Quality Care in mind!

Shiketa

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