N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:54-6.21

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 3A:54-6.21 - Communicating with parents

(a) The provider shall supply each parent of an enrolled child with an Information to Parents statement that has been supplied to the provider by the sponsoring organization.

(b) The provider shall discuss the child's daily activities and routines with each child's parent(s) upon enrollment and periodically thereafter.

(c) The provider shall inform each child's parent(s) of the names of the provider assistant and the alternate provider, if any, the substitute provider and any other persons caring for children in the home.

(d) The provider shall inform each child's parent(s) upon enrollment about:

1. The presence of pets in the home; and

2. Smoking by any person in the home.

(e) The provider shall permit the parents of enrolled children to visit the home at any time when enrolled children are present. Parents may be restricted to visit only those areas of the home designated for family child care.

(f) The provider shall inform parents that they may request the sponsoring organization to provide technical assistance or referral to appropriate community resources.

(g) The provider shall develop and follow a written policy on the use of social media including, but not limited to, social networking sites, websites, the use of e-mail, text messages, and/or other electronic means of communication with staff, household members who are present during the family child care home's operating hours, and parents.

1. The social media policy shall include:

i. The types of social media that are used at the family child care home;

ii. The methods and devices the provider will use for parent communication;

iii. Guidelines for appropriate conduct by each alternate provider, substitute provider, and provider assistant, including, but not limited to, what methods will be used to ensure private e-mails, phone numbers, addresses, and other personal information pertaining to enrolled children are not shared or posted; and

iv. Guidelines for parents.

2. The provider shall distribute a copy of the social media policy to the parent or guardian of each enrolled child and to each alternate provider, substitute provider, and provider assistant and secure and maintain on file, a record of each parent's or guardian's and each alternate provider's, substitute provider's, and provider assistant's signature attesting to receipt of the policy.

N.J. Admin. Code § 3A:54-6.21

Administrative Change, 49 N.J.R. 98a.

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 531(a), effective 3/20/2017