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37.95.622    DAY CARE CENTERS: STAFFING QUALIFICATIONS

(1) All providers, staff members, and volunteers at a day care center must be:

(a) able to demonstrate they are physically, emotionally, and mentally capable of performing the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations;

(b) free of communicable disease;

(c) immunized in compliance with ARM 37.95.140; and

(d) able to demonstrate they are of good moral character.

(2) Each Center will have a director. The director shall have a bachelor's degree in a related field plus one year experience in child day care or child development associate certification (CDA) or three years experience in a licensed or registered day care facility. If the director also acts as a caregiver, or conducts in-service training, the director must meet the qualification of a primary caregiver.

(3) A center director must obtain 15 hours of approved education or training on an annual basis.

(4) A primary care-giver must:

(a) be at least 18 years of age;

(b) have sufficient language skills to communicate with children and adults;

(c) have at least one day of on the job orientation; and

(d) receive a minimum of at least eight hours of documented continuing education annually as provided in ARM 37.95.162; and

(e) have the following training and experience:

(i) two years of experience in an early childhood program such as a day care center, a family or group day care home, headstart, early headstart, or another recognized preschool program; or

(ii) child development associate credential; or

(iii) a bachelor of arts or an associate degree in education or a related field;

(f) hold a current course completion card in infant, child and adult CPR and infant choking response; and

(g) be currently certified in standard first aid.

(5) Course completion as indicated in (4) (f) means direct instruction, which includes the practical and demonstrated applications of CPR methods as taught by instructors from accredited entities.

(6) An aide must be directly supervised by a primary care-giver and shall be at least 16 years of age and must:

(a) have sufficient language skills to communicate with children and adults; and

(b) have at least one day of on-the-job orientation; and

(c) successfully complete a minimum of at least eight hours of verified education or training annually as required in ARM 37.95.162.

History: 52-2-704, MCA; IMP, 52-2-704, 52-2-723, 52-2-731, MCA; NEW, 2006 MAR p. 2136, Eff. 6/2/06.

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