Effective: January 1, 2014
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 316 - 129th General Assembly
A child day-care center shall have at least two responsible adults available on the premises at all times when seven or more children are in the center. The center shall organize the children in the center in small groups, shall provide child-care staff to give continuity of care and supervision to the children on a day-by-day basis, and shall ensure that no child is left alone or unsupervised. Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the maximum number of children per child-care staff member and maximum group size, by age category of children, are as follows:
Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the maximum number of children per child-care staff member and maximum group size requirements of the younger age group shall apply when age groups are combined.
(B)(1) When age groups are combined, the maximum number of children per child-care staff member shall be determined by the age of the youngest child in the group, except that when no more than one child thirty months of age or older receives services in a group in which all the other children are in the next older age group, the maximum number of children per child-care staff member and maximum group size requirements of the older age group established under division (A) of this section shall apply.
(2) The maximum number of toddlers or preschool-age children per child-care staff member in a room where children are napping shall be twice the maximum number of children per child-care staff member established under division (A) of this section if all the following criteria are met:
(a) At least one child-care staff member is present in the room.
(b) Sufficient child-care staff members are on the child day-care center premises to meet the maximum number of children per child-care staff member requirements established under division (A) of this section.
(c) Naptime preparations are complete and all napping children are resting or sleeping on cots.
(d) The maximum number established under division (B)(2) of this section is in effect for no more than two hours during a twenty-four-hour day.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Section 5104.01 | Child Care Definitions.
Section 5104.013 | Criminal Records Checks.
Section 5104.014 | Medical Statement of Immunization.
Section 5104.015 | Adoption of Rules.
Section 5104.016 | Rules Establishing Minimum Requirements for Child Day-Care Centers.
Section 5104.017 | Adoption of Rules Governing the Operation of Type a Family Day-Care Homes.
Section 5104.018 | Adoption of Rules Governing the Licensure of Type B Family Day-Care Homes.
Section 5104.019 | Adoption of Rules Governing the Certification of In-Home Aides.
Section 5104.0110 | Rules Requiring a Physical Examination.
Section 5104.0111 | Director of Job and Family Services; Duties.
Section 5104.02 | License Required.
Section 5104.021 | Exemption of Youth Development Programs.
Section 5104.022 | Licensing of Foster Homes as Family Day Care Homes.
Section 5104.03 | Application for and Renewal of License.
Section 5104.032 | Physical Space Requirements for Child Day-Care Centers.
Section 5104.033 | Staff to Child Ratios.
Section 5104.034 | Trained Staff Required on Premises.
Section 5104.037 | Tuberculosis Screening, Testing of Prospective Employees.
Section 5104.038 | Enrollment, Health, and Attendance Records.
Section 5104.039 | Access to Centers for Parents or Guardians.
Section 5104.04 | Investigating, Inspecting, and Licensing Procedures Established.
Section 5104.041 | Type a and B Family Day-Care Home Requirements.
Section 5104.042 | Suspension of Day-Care Center and Home Licenses Without Hearing.
Section 5104.043 | Determination of Serious Risk of Noncompliance; Notice.
Section 5104.05 | Requirements for Building, Fire Prevention, and Food Service.
Section 5104.051 | Responsibility for Inspections.
Section 5104.052 | Fire Prevention and Fire Safety in Licensed Type B Family Day-Care Homes.
Section 5104.053 | Inspecting Unlicensed Type B Homes.
Section 5104.054 | Zoning for Type B Family Day-Care Home.
Section 5104.06 | Providing Consultation and Technical Assistance.
Section 5104.08 | Day-Care Advisory Council.
Section 5104.081 | Management of Day-Care Functions.
Section 5104.09 | Discrimination Prohibited.
Section 5104.10 | Whistleblower Protection.
Section 5104.12 | Certification of In-Home Aides to Provide Publicly Funded Child Day-Care.
Section 5104.14 | Readability of Materials.
Section 5104.21 | Child Day Camp Registration.
Section 5104.22 | Enabling Approved Child Day Camp to Receive Public Moneys.
Section 5104.25 | Prohibiting Smoking.
Section 5104.29 | Step Up to Quality Program.
Section 5104.31 | Eligible Providers of Services for Publicly Funded Child Day-Care.
Section 5104.32 | Provider Contracts.
Section 5104.33 | Forms for Eligibility Determinations for Publicly Funded Child Day-Care.
Section 5104.34 | Determination of Eligibility.
Section 5104.341 | Validity of Determination of Eligibility.
Section 5104.35 | County Department of Job and Family Services - Powers and Duties.
Section 5104.36 | Record for Each Eligible Child.
Section 5104.382 | No Contracts to Person Against Whom Finding for Recovery Has Been Issued.
Section 5104.40 | Implementation of Rules.
Section 5104.41 | Homeless Child Care.
Section 5104.42 | Payment Procedure for Publicly Funded Child Care.
Section 5104.43 | Deposits Into Public Assistance Fund.
Section 5104.44 | Effect of Child Support Default on License or Certificate.