Title: 
Headings: Child Care Regulations in West Virginia
Child
 
Care
 
Regulations
 
in
 
West
 
Virginia
 

Overview
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
licensed
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
must
 
be
 
registered
 
or
 
certified
 

Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license,
 
registration,
 
or
 
certification
 

Age-group
 
definitions
 

Subsidized
 
child
 
care
 

Whom
 
to
 
contact
 

West
 
Virginia
 
Department
 
of
 
Health
 
and
 
Human
 
Resources
 
Bureau
 
for
 
Children
 
and
 
Families
 
(Child
 
Care
 
Centers)
 

West
 
Virginia
 
Department
 
of
 
Health
 
and
 
Human
 
Resources
 

Child
 
abuse
 
reporting
 

Child
 
care
 
centers
 

Types
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
centers
 

Licenses
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Director,
 
assistant
 
director,
 
lead
 
teacher
 

Teacher
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
facilities
 

Certification
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Assistant
 

Volunteer
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 

Registration
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Assistant
 

Substitute
 

Staff
 
training
 

CPR
 
and
 
first
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Care
 
for
 
sick
 
children
 

Informal
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 

Registration
 

State
 
inspection
 

Staff:
 
child
 
ratios
 

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 

Staff
 
qualifications
 

Provider
 

Staff
 
training
 

First
 
aid
 

Staff
 
medical
 
requirements
 

Staff
 
background
 
checks
 

Discipline
 

Parents’
 
rights
 

Health
 
and
 
safety
 
requirements
 

Transportation
 

Child
 
medical
 
requirements
 


Content: Care
 
only
 
for
 
children
 
related
 
to
 
the
 
caregiver; the
 
caregiver
 
must
 
be
 
a
 
relative. More
 
detailed
 
information
 
about
 
child
 
care
 
centers,
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
facilities,
 
and
 
family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
may
 
be
 
found
 
later
 
in
 
this
 
guide. Types
 
of
 
care
 
that
 
may
 
operate
 
without
 
a
 
license,
 
registration,
 
or
 
certification
 
Some
 
types
 
of
 
child
 
care
 
are
 
not
 
required
 
to
 
be
 
licensed,
 
registered,
 
or
 
certified
 
by
 
the
 
state. There
 
are
 
no
 
agencies
 
investigating
 
or
 
regulating
 
these
 
providers,
 
so
 
be
 
sure
 
to
 
thoroughly
 
check
 
a
 
provider’s
 
background
 
and
 
experience
 
before
 
choosing
 
this
 
type
 
of
 
care. When
 
children’s
 
programs
 
are
 
run
 
by
 
private
 
or
 
public
 
elementary
 
schools,
 
the
 
Department
 
of
 
Education
 
is
 
responsible
 
for
 
regulating
 
them. Other
 
government
 
agencies
 
that
 
run
 
children’s
 
programs
 
also
 
do
 
their
 
own
 
regulating. Age-group
 
definitions
 

 
Infant: child
 
between
 
birth
 
and
 
1
 
year
 


 
Toddler: child
 
between
 
1
 
and
 
2
 
years
 


 
Preschooler: