D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A173

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 5-A173 - OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAM: CENTER DIRECTOR QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

173.1

A licensed Child Development Center that provides out-of-school-time care, either exclusively or in connection with infant, toddler, or preschool care, shall have a Center Director.

173.2

A Center Director for a Child Development Center that provides both out-of-school- time care and care for infants, toddlers, or preschoolers shall meet the qualification requirements for a Center Director in accordance with Section 164 (Child Development Center: Director Qualifications and Responsibilities).

173.3

A Center Director for a Child Development Center that only provides out-of-school- time care shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age and shall either:

(a) Have earned a bachelor's or more advanced degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, with a major in education, child and positive youth development, or early special education;

(b) Have earned a bachelor's or more advanced degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, and have at least one (1) year of supervised occupational experience working with school age children under the age of fifteen (15) years in a duly authorized school or camp, a licensed Child Development Center, or the equivalent; or

(c) Have earned an associate's or more advanced degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, with a major in education or child and positive youth development, and have at least one (1) year of supervised occupational experience working with school age children under the age of fifteen (15) years in a duly authorized school or camp, a licensed Child Development Center, or the equivalent.

173.4

For the purposes of Sub section 173.3, a period of supervised occupational work experience shall include an average of no less than twenty (20) hours per week. One (1) year of occupational experience is equal to one thousand (1,000) hours. Multiple qualifying periods may be aggregated in order to achieve the required total.

173.5

A Center Director of an out-of-school-time program shall be responsible for the supervision, program planning, and administration of the Child Development Center and its staff, consistent with its written operational policies and philosophy, and shall assume the following responsibilities:

(a) Ensuring compliance with the requirements of this chapter, and with all applicable Federal and District of Columbia laws;

(b) Selecting and supervising qualified staff and volunteers in accordance with the District of Columbia Career Guide for Early Childhood and Out-of-School-Time Professionals;

(c) Implementing an initial orientation and annual training for each staff member and volunteer, as required;

(d) Ensuring that adult-to-child ratios are maintained in compliance with this chapter at all times;

(e) Ensuring that parents or guardians continuously have an opportunity to be involved in the program and in the activities of the Center;

(f) Reporting unusual incidents as defined by and in accordance with this chapter;

(g) Ensuring that all staff members maintain current First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation certification for children are present at the Facility premises at all times;

(h) Participating in on-going in-service training and continuing education requirements, as required;

(i) Reporting evidence of child abuse and neglect that comes to the Facility staff's attention, in accordance with this chapter;

(j) Supervising curriculum implementation at the Center; and

(k) Ensuring that staff members have access to ongoing professional development through registration in the District of Columbia's Early Learning Professional Development Information System.

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-A173

Final Rulemaking published at 63 DCR 14640 (12/2/2016)