Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 78-18-3 - Definitions3.1. Approved Training -- Instruction or training approved by the Secretary or provided by a trainer approved or sponsored through the West Virginia State Training and Registry System (STARS).3.2. Child Abuse and Neglect -- Personal injury, mental or emotional injury, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, the sale or attempted sale or negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child by a parent responsible for the child's welfare.3.3. Child Care Setting -- Any regulated setting providing child care services to children, typically between 6 weeks through 12 years of age to include relative and informal child care homes, family child care homes, family child care facilities, child care centers and Out-of-School Time programs.3.4. Core Knowledge/Core Competencies of Early Childhood Educators -- Skills and knowledge that represent common standards of practice in the early childhood field in areas including child development; health, safety, and nutrition; positive interactions and relationships; curriculum; child observation and assessment; family and community; program management; and professionalism.3.5. Criminal History Background Check -- A review of information pursuant to the provisions of the West Virginia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening Act (WV CARES), W. Va. Code § 16-49-1 et seq., and 60CSR10, and an examination of protective service records to determine eligibility for employment or participation under this rule.3.6. Disinfect -- Eliminate most germs from a contact surface through the use of heat or chemical disinfectants, such as the bleach solution listed in Appendix 78-18-A of this rule.3.7. Family Child Care Facility Operator -- A person designated as responsible for the ongoing daily operations of the family child care facility. This person may be the owner of the facility or an employee of the owner.3.8. Field Trip. -- an excursion or outing to a destination that is a location other than the family child care facility or from the site where program activities regularly occur.3.9. Infant -- A child less than 12 months of age. 3.10. Level I Water Activity. -- Any activity occurring in or near water 18 inches deep or less.3.11. Level II Water Activity. -- Any activity occurring in or near water with a depth of more than 18 inches.3.12. Parent -- A parent by blood, marriage, or adoption, or a legal guardian or other person standing in loco parentis.3.13. Plan of Correction -- A written agreement completed by the Department and the family day care facility operator and/or owner in response to deficiencies identified by the Department as the result of an inspection and/or the investigation of a complaint. The plan of correction shall describe the steps the operator shall take to correct the deficiencies. The Secretary shall review and accept the plan prior to its implementation.3.14. Pre-service Training - Training completed by all child care staff and applicable volunteers as required by the S1086 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014, Section I. Health and Safety Requirements (Pre-Service training modules 1-10 Safe Spaces, Emergency Preparedness, Hazardous Materials, Shaken Baby, Safe Sleep/Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome (SUIDs), Infectious Diseases, Medication Administration, Food Allergies, Transportation, and Child Development must be completed to meet compliance).3.15. Pre-Schooler -- A child between the ages of two and four years of age.3.16. Revocation -- The termination of a licensure when a family child care facility fails to maintain the minimum requirements established by the Department under this rule.3.17. School-Age Child -- A child aged five years to 13 years of age.3.18. Self-disclosure Application and Consent Form -- A signed declaration of criminal convictions, indictments, and authorization to allow a criminal history background check.3.19. Serious Communicable Diseases or Conditions -- Include, but are not limited to measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, strep or streptococcal infections, hepatitis, impetigo, infestations of lice or scabies, diarrhea and/or vomiting, pertussis, tuberculosis, conjunctivitis, and pneumonia.3.20. Serious Injury. -- An injury sustained while in care to the extent that the child requires medical care beyond immediate first aid.3.21. Significant Developmental Delay -- A delay of at least 25 percent in one or more areas of development, or a six-month delay in two or more areas as determined by an early intervention program, special education program, or other multi-disciplinary team.3.22. Substitute -- An individual who cares for children when the caregiver is absent and is responsible to the facility owner.3.23. Toddler -- A child between the ages of 12 and 24 months.3.24. Universal Precautions -- Procedures for infection control, as listed in Appendix 78-18-B of this rule, to use in all situations to prevent the transmission of blood-borne germs that may be spread through blood and body fluids that might contain blood.