La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CLXI-1707
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
Section CLXI-1707 - Required StaffA. Director or Director Designee. Each center shall have a qualified director or qualified director designee. 1. The director or director designee shall be an on-site, full-time staff person at the center during the daytime hours of operation (prior to 9 p.m.). When the director is not an on-site full-time employee at the licensed location, there shall be a qualified director designee who is an on-site full-time employee at the licensed location.2. The director or director designee shall be responsible for planning, managing, and controlling the centers daily activities, as well as responding to parental concerns and ensuring that minimum licensing requirements are met.B. Staff-in-Charge. When the director or director designee is not on the premises due to a temporary absence of less than 11 consecutive business days, or during nighttime care hours, there shall be an individual appointed as staff-in-charge 1. The staff-in-charge shall be at least age 21.2. The staff-in-charge shall have the authority to respond to emergencies, inspections, parental concerns, and have access to all required information.C. More than 42 Children in Care. When the number of children present at an early learning center exceeds 42, the duties of the director or director designee shall consist only of performing administrative duties or there shall be an individual present whose job duties consist solely of administrative duties and of ensuring that staff members working with children do not leave their classrooms to handle administrative duties.D. Staff 1. Staff age 18 or older may be included in the child-to-staff ratio and may work without the direct supervision of another adult staff member.2. Staff age 16 and17 may be included in the child-to-staff ratio if the person works under the direct supervision of an adult staff member.La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CLXI-1707
Promulgated by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, LR 41633 (April 2015). effective 7/1/2015, Amended by LR 412107 (10/1/2015), Amended LR 441864 (10/1/2018), Amended LR 491712 (10/1/2023).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6 and 17:407.40(A)(3).