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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 22. Social Services |
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Agency 40. Department of Social Services |
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Chapter 111. Standards for Licensed Family Day Homes |
Section 560. Supervision
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A. A caregiver shall be physically present on site and provide direct care and supervision of each child at all times. Direct care and supervision of each child includes:
1. Awareness of and responsibility for each child in care, including being near enough to intervene if needed; and
2. Monitoring of each sleeping infant in one of the following ways:
a. By placing each infant for sleep in a location where the infant is within sight and hearing of a caregiver;
b. By in-person observation of each sleeping infant at least once every 15 minutes; or
c. By using a baby monitor.
B. Caregivers shall actively supervise each child during outdoor play to minimize the risk of injury to a child.
C. A caregiver may allow only school age children to play outdoors while the caregiver is indoors if the caregiver can hear the children playing outdoors.
D. Infants shall be protected from older children.
E. No child under five years of age or a child older than five who lacks the motor skills and strength to avoid accidental drowning, scalding, or falling while bathing shall be left unattended while in the bathtub.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 26, Issue 07, eff. July 1, 2010.