S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:17:18

Current through Register Vol. 51, page 67, December 16, 2024

Section 67:42:17:18 - Supervision and group size - Center and school-age programs

A center provider shall supervise by hearing or seeing children and being present in the same room and on the playground with children. Children over eighteen months of age in a center program can be supervised by hearing if all children are resting and visually checked every fifteen minutes. A school-age program provider shall supervise children by hearing or seeing children and be close enough to intervene at all times.

Maximum group sizes are determined by individual room capacity and subject to the following conditions:

(1) All space used shall be approved for care;

(2) The provider shall ensure that the number of children in care at any given time does not exceed the capacity identified on the license;

(3) Ratios are maintained in all settings including large indoor and outdoor space; and

(4) In spaces where more than twenty children are allowed, providers shall implement primary caregiving to identify which children each provider is responsible to supervise.

S.D. Admin. R. 67:42:17:18

49 SDR 124, effective 7/3/2023

General Authority: SDCL 26-6-16.

Law Implemented: SDCL 26-6-16(5)(6).