State Board Policy
DESCRIPTOR TERM: Family Day Care
CODE: 2007
ADOPTION DATE: April 19, 2000
REVISION: October 25, 2010
The State Department of Education shall:
- Develop readiness training for Day Care Home Sponsors for children ages 0-4
- Train sponsors on readiness for 0-4 years old
- Provide training to sponsor representatives on use of readiness training program
- How to present readiness training
- Utilization/effectiveness checklist
Family Day Care Home Sponsors shall:
- Attend training provided by State Department of Education on readiness
- Adopt and implement readiness training in every family day care home under sponsorship
- Annually train all providers on readiness
- Train new family day care home providers prior to approval
- Employ a child care director who is at least 21 years of age with a minimum of two years experience as director or caregiver
- Establish a referral program for low literacy providers
Family Day Care Home Providers shall:
- Attend annual training on the readiness as a condition of approval
- Implement training in the family child care setting
- Involve parents in training, send/handout progress reports home with children
Parents shall:
- Reinforce training by using materials sent home with children
Sponsoring organizations shall implement in all homes under sponsorship by October 1, 2000 and each year thereafter.