Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 50, June 10, 2024
Part 9503.0090 - INFORMATION FOR PARENTSSubpart 1.Policies given to parents.At the time of a child's enrollment, the parent must be provided with written notification of the:
A. ages and numbers of children the center is licensed to serve;B. hours and days of operation;C. child care program options the center is licensed to operate, including a description of the program's educational methods and religious, political, or philosophical basis, if any, and how parents may review the center's child care program plan;D. center's policy on parent conferences and notification to a parent of a child's intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development;E. center's policy requiring a health care summary and immunization record of a child;F. policies and procedures for the care of children who become sick at the center and parent notification practices for the onset of or exposure to a contagious illness or condition or when there is an emergency or injury requiring medical attention;G. center's policies and procedures for administering first aid and sources of care to be used in case of emergencies;H. center's policies on the administration of medicine;I. procedures for obtaining written parental permission for field trips;J. procedures for obtaining written parental permission before each occasion of research, experimental procedure, or public relations activity involving a child;K. center's policies on the provision of meals and snacks;L. center's behavior guidance policies and procedures;N. center's policy that parents of enrolled children may visit the center any time during the hours of operation; andO. telephone number of the Department of Human Services, Division of Licensing.Subp. 2.Parent conferences and daily reports.The license holder must ensure that the parent of a child is informed of the child's progress. The license holder must ensure that:
A. individual parent conferences are planned and offered by program staff at least twice a year;B. documentation is made in the child's record that individual parent conferences were planned and offered;C. the status of the child's intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development is reported to the parent during the conference; andD. daily written reports are made to the parent of an infant or toddler about the child's food intake, elimination, sleeping patterns, and general behavior.13 SR 173; 18 SR 2748; 30 SR 1216Statutory Authority: MS s 245A.02; 245A.09; 252.28