049-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-2

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 4-2 - Capacity/Supervision Requirements

(a) The licenser shall determine total capacity for each facility. The licensed capacity shall never be exceeded. Maximum group size shall be limited by facility capacity. For specific rules relating to Capacity and Supervision refer to Chapters 5, 6, and 7.

(b) Staff:child ratios and supervision requirements as described in this chapter shall be maintained at all times.

(c) Staff:child ratios and maximum group size shall be maintained as follows (Table 4-1) during all hours of operation when facilities care for only one (1) age group:

Table 4-1

Ages of Children	Staff:Child Ratio	Maximum Group Size
Birth to 12 mos.	1:4; 2:8; 3:10	10
12 mos. - 24 mos.	1:5; 2:10; 3:12	12
24 mos. - 36 mos.	1:8; 2:16; 3:18	18
3 year olds	1:10; 2:20; 3:24	24
4 and 5 year olds	1:12; 2:24; 3:30	30
School age and older	1:18; 2:32; 3:40	40

(d) Fewer children may be present in the youngest age group and slots shifted to older age groups, but the age of the youngest child shall dictate the ratio.

(e) When age groups are combined the following staff:child ratios and group sizes for the youngest age group present shall apply. These options represent maximum numbers of children per youngest age group and total.

(i) When one (1) staff person is present caring for up to six (6) children under the age of 36 months there shall be no more than two (2) under the age of 12 months, no more than two (2), one (1) year to 24 months, and no more than two (2), two (2) years to 36 months, with a maximum group size of eight (8) children; or

(ii) When one (1) staff person is present, if there are only two (2) children under the age of two (2), the maximum group size can be increased to ten (10) children and no more than five (5) children shall be present in the 24-36 month age group.

(iii) When two (2) staff persons are present and caring for a mixed age group there shall be no more than four (4) children under the age of 12 months, no more than four (4), one (1) year to 24 months, and no more than four (4), two (2) years to 36 months, with a maximum group size of 15 children.

(f) When four (4) or more infants are present, the provider or staff shall have an infant/toddler director credential.

(g) Reasonable accommodations shall be made for children with special needs and shall be based on the child's abilities.

(h) Supervision of children 10 years or older may be relaxed with parents' written permission to allow children to be out of the direct supervision of an adult while participating in parent approved activities.

(i) In order to be counted in the staff:child ratio, staff shall be attending to the children. Necessary cooking, cleaning, janitorial, or similar tasks performed by a staff person counted in the staff:child ratio may take no longer than a few minutes, shall be done in such a way that the children are within sight and sound of the staff person, and the staff person can quickly and easily leave the task to handle direct child caring duties.

(j) Staff under the age of majority shall be under the direct supervision of an adult staff member at all times. Minimum age of staff shall be 16 years.

(k) Youth trainees may be present in the facility with a written plan outlining their specific purpose for being present, a TB test, training goals and objectives.

(l) A youth trainee shall be supervised, aided, and assisted by an adult staff at all times. The facility shall maintain records and document training time in the facility with dates, time, location and supervising trainer. There shall be one (1) youth trainee per one (1) adult staff. Youth trainees are never counted in staff:child ratios.

(m) There shall be at least one (1) adult staff supervising the care of children at all times.

(n) At least one (1) person certified in infant/child CPR and first aid shall be in attendance at all times and in all areas that children are in care.

049-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-2

Adopted, Eff. 10/7/2016.