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4. Require (Notes will 10A NCAC 09 .0701 – Health Standards for All staff are
medical vary) Staff required to have on
examinations All staff must have on file within 60 days of the file within 60 days of
of staff date of employment, a statement signed by a
employment a
members licensed physician or an authorized health
statement that
professional under his/her supervision, that
indicates that the person is emotionally and
signed by their
Rationale: physically fit to care for children. doctor or a
This rule physician stating
exists so that that the person is
the employees emotionally and
do not expose physically fit to for
any type of care .
viruses or
diseases to
the children.
5. Keep medical 10A NCAC 09 .0801 – Application for Each child must
care information Enrollment have a copy of all
for children on Each child must have a completed medical information
file application on file on the first day of
on file to
attendance and must remain on file for
at least one year from the date the
Rationale:This child is no longer enrolled in the center.
policy was The child’s parent or guardian must
created to make sign the application. The application
sure the a child’s must be available and easily
medical needs accessible to the caregiving staff. The
are met if needed completed application must include, at
and to make sure a minimum, the following information:
its the the child's full name and the name the
appropriate child is to be called the child's date of
approach. birth, any allergies, particular fears, or
unique behavior characteristics that the
child has names of individuals to
whom the center may release the child
as authorized by the person who signs
the application date of enrollment
emergency medical information.
7. Provide care 10A NCAC 09 .0804 – Infectious and If child has a fever
for mildly ill Contagious Diseases of 101 orally then a
children teacher is to
Centers may provide care for a mildly
separate the child
ill child who has a Fahrenheit
from other to
Rationale:If child temperature of less than 100 degrees
is sick and need auxiliary; 101 degrees orally; or 102
prevent from the
the proper care it degrees rectally and who remains child from whatever
is appropriate to capable of participating in routine the child may have.
take care of the group activities; provided the child
nd inform parents does not: have the sudden onset of
with the right diarrhea characterized by an increased
knowledge that is number of bowel movements
needed help compared to the child's normal pattern
prevent getting and with increased stool water; or
the other children have two or more episodes of vomiting
sick within a 12 hour period; or have a red
eye with white or yellow eye discharge
until 24 hours after treatment; or have
scabies or lice; or have known chicken
pox or a rash suggestive of chicken
pox; or have tuberculosis, until a
health professional states that the child
is not infectious; or have strep throat,
until 24 hours after treatment has
started; or have pertussis, until five
days after appropriate antibiotic
treatment; or have hepatitis A virus
infection, until one week after onset of
illness or jaundice; or have impetigo,
until 24 hours after treatment; or have
a physician or other health
professional’s written order that the
child be separated from other children.
Rationale:
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10. Provide 10A NCAC 09 .0205 – Parental
parents access to Access
their children The parent, guardian or full-time
custodian of a child enrolled in any child
care center must be allowed unlimited
Rationale: access to the center during its
operating hours for the purposes of
contacting the child or evaluating the
center and the care provided by the
center.