Title: 
Headings:  SECTION FOR CHILD CARE REGULATION
SECTION
 
FOR
 
CHILD
 
CARE
 
REGULATION
 

Child
 
Care
 
Law
 

Child
 
Care
 
Classifications
 

Family
 
Child
 
Care
 
Home
 

Group
 
Child
 
Care
 
Home
 

Child
 
Care
 
Center
 

Nursery
 
School
 

Child
 
Care
 
Programs
 
Operated
 
by
 
a
 
Religious
 
Organization
 

Health
 
Care
 

Nutrition
 

Records
 
and
 
Reports
 

Missouri
 
Department
 
of
 
Health
 
and
 
Senior
 
Services
 
Child
 
Care
 
Rules
 

Care
 
Homes.

Rules
 
for
 
Group
 
Child
 
Care
 
Homes
 
and
 
Child
 
Care
 
Centers.
 

Licensing
 
and
 
Inspection
 
Process
 

Required
 
Staff/Child
 
Ratios
 

Ages
 
of
 
Children
                                                                 
Number
 
of
 
Children
 
per
 
One
 
Adult
 

Child
 
Care
 
Program
 

Buildings
 
and
 
Grounds
 

Furniture,
 
Equipment
 
and
 
Materials
 

Transportation
 

Children
 

Adult
 

Staff/Background
 
Screening
 

*General
 
Requirements
 

Child
 
Care
 
Training
 
and
 
Professional
 
Development
 

Child
 
Care
 
Training
 
and
 
Professional
 
Development
 
Opportunities
 
include:
 

Inclusion
 
Services
  

Child
 
Care
 
Assistance
 
Program
 
through
 
Department
 
of
 
Social
 
Services/Family
 
Support
 
Division
 

Child
 
Care
 
Aware®
 
of
 
Missouri
 


Content: A
 
group
 
child
 
care
 
home
 
may
 
be
 
a
 
location
 
other
 
than
 
the
 
provider’s
 
permanent
 
residence
 
or
 
separate
 
from
 
the
 
provider’s
 
living
 
quarters. Group
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
must
 
meet
 
the
 
same
 
requirements
 
for
 
staff/child
 
ratios
 
as
 
child
 
care
 
centers. Child
 
Care
 
Center
 
Child
 
care
 
centers
 
may
 
provide
 
care
 
for
 
any
 
number
 
of
 
children
 
dependent
 
on
 
the
 
director’s
 
qualifications,
 
available
 
staffing,
 
amount
 
of
 
usable
 
indoor
 
floor
 
space,
 
amount
 
of
 
outdoor
 
play
 
space
 
and
 
materials
 
and
 
equipment. A
 
child
 
care
 
center
 
may
 
be
 
in
 
a
 
location
 
other
 
than
 
the
 
provider’s
 
permanent
 
residence
 
or
 
a
 
separate
 
from
 
the
 
provider’s
 
living
 
quarters. Nursery
 
School
 

 
“nursery
 
school”
 
is
 
a
 
program
 
for
 
preschool
 
children
 
that
 
is
 
operated
 
for
 
no
 
more
 
than
 
four
 
hours
 
per
 
child
 
per
 
day. Child
 
Care
 
Programs
 
Operated
 
by
 
a
 
Religious
 
Organization
 
Child
 
care
 
programs
 
that
 
are
 
under
 
the
 
exclusive
 
control
 
of
 
a
 
religious
 
organization
 
caring
 
for
 
children
 
up
 
to
 
18
 
years
 
of
 
age. Health
 
Care
 
The
 
provider
 
must
 
meet
 
specific
 
requirements
 
for
 
reporting
 
communicable
 
diseases,
 
caring
 
for
 
children
 
when
 
ill,
 
administering
 
medication,
 
emergency
 
care
 
procedures,
 
hand
 
washing
 
procedures
 
and
 
immunization
 
of
 
children. Nutrition
 
The
 
provider
 
must
 
supply
 
and
 
serve
 
nutritious
 
meals
 
and
 
snacks. Acceptable
 
food
 
components
 
and
 
serving
 
sizes
 
for
 
meals
 
and
 
snacks
 
are
 
outlined
 
in
 
a
 
chart
 
for
 
each
 
group. Children’s
 
menus
 
must
 
be
 
based
 
on
 
the
 
chart
 
outlined
 
in
 
the
 
rules
 
applicable
 
to
 
the
 
facility.